Stylus Compatibility issues with Affinity Desktop!

[James Qian]

Affinity Designer offers compatibility with stylus and tablets that are paired with a computer, and I am currently using a Windows Surface Pro 3. I have the latest version of Affinity Designer, and am using a Sony pressure-sensitive stylus that I know works because I have used it with other programs such as Concepts and Sketchbook. I have loved to use Affinity, and have used it for 2 years and counting. I have only recently gotten ahold of an actual art laptop, and as such would love to sketch using my go-to program. Is there any way to enable pressure sensitivity with this program, because as it stands no matter what I try it is still not responding to pressure changes from me. Additionally (this isn't anything I need help with but I would prefer input) I was wondering if any of you had any sort of preferences specifically oriented towards art with a stylus or tablet that would work along the lines of a sketching program? Thanks for any help offered!

[Callum]

Hi James Qian,

Welcome to the forums

Please could you select the brush tool and then from the content tool bar make sure the controller dropdown is set to pressure?

Thanks

C

 

[James Qian]

Yep, everything is set up correctly, and everything is selected as "pressure." But nothing will make the program respond to pressure, and even using an external mouse doesn't work.