Can I fill in a shape with a brush in Affinity Designer?

[Aftershaft]

Hi,

If I create a shape (say, a rectangle but I want to do a heart), can I use a brush to fill it in?

I'd like to create two blue hearts with a watercolor brush that I have with the inside of them filled in but not going beyond the outline of the hearts.

Thanks,

-paulw

[GarryP]

One easy way to do what I think you want to do is to create a new Pixel Layer, nest that layer inside your shape and then paint onto the Pixel Layer (see attached video).
If that’s not what you want then you might need to explain your requirements a bit better.

[firstdefence]

Another way is to use the Inside option.

1. Select the heart layer to paint in
2. Select the icon on the menu that the red arrow points to
3. Select a watercolour brush and apply brush strokes.

 

[Aftershaft]

All right!

That kept

10 hours ago, GarryP said:

One easy way to do what I think you want to do is to create a new Pixel Layer, nest that layer inside your shape and then paint onto the Pixel Layer (see attached video).
If that’s not what you want then you might need to explain your requirements a bit better.

All right!  That kept the brush inside the shape, and I got to use a brush to fill it!  Exactly!  Thanks

[Aftershaft]

10 hours ago, firstdefence said:

Another way is to use the Inside option.

1. Select the heart layer to paint in
2. Select the icon on the menu that the red arrow points to
3. Select a watercolour brush and apply brush strokes.

 

That works too!  Thank you both very much!  Fun!

-paulw

[Aftershaft]

Hi,

Can I draw a shape (circle, rectangle, ...) with an outline set to a brush (acrylic, crayon,...)?  The shape fill would not be filled.

I cannot seem to produce this by messing with the stroke size or brush size.

-paulw

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, PaulWilliamson said:

Can I draw a shape (circle, rectangle, ...) with an outline set to a brush (acrylic, crayon,...)?  The shape fill would not be filled.

I cannot seem to produce this by messing with the stroke size or brush size.

As long as the shape is a vector shape (e.g., drawn with the Rectangle Tool), and you're in the Designer Persona, and using a vector brush, yes.

For example, draw the rectangle, click on the stroke type in the Context Toolbar, select the Textured Brush icon, and select the brush you want to use:

 

[Aftershaft]

That works Walt.

I do not know what I was doing wrong!  

And I still haven't figured out why I sometimes use a brush and it doesn't appear (no, it is not because I picked a white stroke - well sometime hehe).

Thank you!

-paulw