Tlmanty Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 How do you subtract from within a line? I am trying to draw a line with the vector brush tool - adding a thinner one on top - and I don't get the option to subtract - can you subtract from within a line? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Short answer is no. You may be able to get the result you want by first drawing the lines then expanding the strokes and doing the subtraction. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlmanty Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 nuts lol - thank you for your reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I'm not sure this would do what you want, but have you considered drawing a second line over the brushed one, setting its blend mode to Erase, & grouping the two lines together? subtract fake.afdesign Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 @Tlmanty Use the Appearance panel… Draw your line and add your brush stroke. Add a 2nd stroke in the Appearance panel. Set the blend mode of the 2nd line to Erase. Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlmanty Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Awesome - so what am I using for drawing my line? Then add any brush stroke? Going to try this now - appreciate it! Have an amazing day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 EIther the Pen tool or the Vector Brush Tool. Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlmanty Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Thank you! Aammppaa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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