Lescot Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hi guys, total Newbie here. Love Affinity, very snappy. Of course I found quite some bugs, that's why we are testing. Can I post my findings here or is that a no-go? While working on this illustration I was missing deeply a function I'd like to see here. General question or idea: is there a way to draw in autofill/loop mode with the vector line-tool? that's for creating closed shapes, maybe with a smoothing slider? And even more important: do you see a way to integrate intelligent gradient fill for this function? would be a KILLER feature. Settings: Smooth, Autoloop, Fill, Gradient The idea is to make the gradient fill depending on where you start drawing your shape. Gradient fill always from color to transparency, with a slider for color intensity. (Please see attached file). 1 is the starting position. There is only one app offering this and it's sooo helpful. Second attachment is my first drawing with Affinity, hope you like it ;) Dale and Ash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff TonyB Posted September 17, 2014 Staff Share Posted September 17, 2014 I love the 'Refill on Mars.' drawing, very cool. We will add a 'use fill' option to the pencil tool so you can draw filled loops. We will have a think about how to achieve your intelligent gradient fills, it sounds like an interesting feature. Many thanks, TonyB. Lescot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 17, 2014 Staff Share Posted September 17, 2014 Nice stylish work. Original and fresh :) Great use of transparencies/blends. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lescot Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thank you MEB, the layer blend tool is cool, especially that you can add different layer-FX to different objects on the same layer. Still looking for a function to merge ALL layers with a click for export while keeping all the settings. PDF is right now the best export option I have found ( only two errors, easy to correct ). The other formats make you lose all blend settings. @TonyB : Fantastic news, thank you! Imagine how cool it is when you have a closed freely drawn shape in full color, then draw the color gradient effects with locked Alpha over them (highlights/shadows). That's why I think the the color to transparency mode / directional control is most useful. Hope the video I posted helped a bit. Will speed up workflow like crazy ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 17, 2014 Staff Share Posted September 17, 2014 Lescot, Here's a workaround to "merge" the layers keeping the effects: Create a new empty layer, drag everything else to inside that layer and then go to Layer -> Rasterize... then export in the format you wish. Lescot 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lescot Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Great idea!! I will try this for my next drawing which is in the making. Next week my vacation with limited wifi starts, so I'm pretty eager to get a lot of stuff done with AD ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted September 17, 2014 Staff Share Posted September 17, 2014 I have to say it - that's a fantastic piece of work :) Can't wait to see what else you come up with! :D Lescot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lescot Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Lol, Thanx MattP. Maybe later this evening, on it now with the new release (some great new features!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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