White gaps around each previous brush stroke

[Arjun Khode]

Hi! 

Every brush stroke I make over a previous brush stroke, a gap appears around the past brush strokes. :('

This was even happening yesterday and then I factory reset Affinity and the problem went away, but today the problem appeared again.

If I close affinity and open a fresh copy of a document or of the image and start painting, everything is back to normal.

It may be happening after I make a selection using the selection brush and then, when I start painting inside, this problem occurs. Whether it be my own brushes or the default affinity brushes, once the problem occurs, it doesn't seem to go away. As you can see in the image, the selection is still active within the confines of the female figure.

I just bought affinity a few days ago so I am very new to it. Please help.

- Arjun

[Arjun Khode]

I am using an XP Pen tablet. And the problem may also have occurred after I started using the express keys on the tablet.

[Lee D]

Does this occur on a new blank document with or without the tablet using the Paint brush tool and not the Colour Replacement Brush Tool and a default brush?

[MichelBlade]

Hi there!
I have the same issue. It is looking like each stroke of a brush is placed beneath the previous one and each has a bit of white halo. Any idea how to solve the issue?

[MichelBlade]

OK, mystery solved.

We were all using wrong Brush tool. Take a look at the brush icon. If you press B key few times, you cycle between different tools. The one that is acting wierd is Color Replacement Tool. Weird that noone figured it out. Cycle through the tools until you get Paint Brush Tool active.