Ninjag-O-G Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hello! I'm creating a big plane of custom shapes and after sketching in raster I want to use the pencil tool to create custom vector shapes. A problem I keep running into is while tracing an already drawn shape the tool will snap once the shape is completed, resulting in something entirely different. I've tried turning off snapping and stabilizer, but I don't know how to change this. Any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 8 hours ago, WatcherMagic said: the pencil tool to create custom vector shapes. Isn't it a better Pen Tool? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjag-O-G Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 12 hours ago, Pšenda said: Isn't it a better Pen Tool? I like the pencil tool better in most cases; they both create custom shapes, but the pencil tool is faster and more fluid I've found. I only use the pen tool if I want some really specific straight lines. Only problem with the pencil tool is it keeps auto correcting mistakes that don't exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 35 minutes ago, WatcherMagic said: I like the pencil tool better in most cases; they both create custom shapes, but the pencil tool is faster and more fluid I've found. I only use the pen tool if I want some really specific straight lines. Only problem with the pencil tool is it keeps auto correcting mistakes that don't exist. I find that if I trace slowly with the Pencil tool I will get a better outline but with many more points. Also turn off the Stabilizer. The shape you showed would probably be better drawn with the pen tool in my opinion. I used the node tool's ability to fix curves. Somewhere there is a brief tutorial about this sort of thing, I will try to find it an post back here. 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...
Pšenda Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 9 hours ago, Old Bruce said: brief tutorial about this For example this: https://www.frankentoon.com/post/sketching-for-beginners-free-ebook https://www.frankentoon.com/post/comic-book-affinity-designer R C-R and Ninjag-O-G 2 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Pšenda said: For example this: {...}https://www.frankentoon.com/post/comic-book-affinity-designer Amazing! The settings suggested in the "Drawing with the Pencil Tool" part of that post are something I never would have thought of trying. Using the tool with those settings is a little weird at first but with practice I can see that even for someone like me with practically zero freehand drawing skills it opens up a lot of new possibilities for creating unique line styles. Combined with the new Sculpt mode, it is even better. Yay! 😁 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...
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