David Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 In an attempt to break me in, I decided to jump right in and make a large A3 piece. Going well so far, although missing not having an eye drop tool to sample things, hopefully the idea is once I have completed this I should have sussed affinity to a comfortable level. Things I love so far: • Effects are presented in one easy place with sliders • The path tools, once I figured out how to add points etc I'm finding them beautiful to use. • I don't have so many pallets open to achieve the same work as I do in Illustrator I have come across a couple of bugs, my tool bar got stuck to the foot of the window and then vanished, My artboard started flashing on and off at one point after drawing a box and I had to re-start iKoma, Andrew Tang, Raskolnikov and 3 others 6 Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted September 28, 2014 Staff Share Posted September 28, 2014 Haha! That's looking fantastic already! Can't wait to see the next step! :) (I feel a bit like the snotbag monster myself, right now!) David 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Update to my trial artwork... Couple of things I missed having, no warp tools and masking options (unless Ive missed these?). The software could also do with a few extra keyboard short cuts adding here and there, such as cmd + e for export. Overall through, I have very much enjoyed using the software and will be purchasing next week on release. Andrew Tang, peter, GRScott and 1 other 4 Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 28, 2014 Staff Share Posted September 28, 2014 Really cool FLOKK. To create a mask just drag a shape over the thumbnail of another shape/layer/group or of a bitmap layer. You will see a blue vertical mark near the thumbnail (on the right), when you drag your shape over it. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Really cool FLOKK. To create a mask just drag a shape over the thumbnail of another shape/layer/group or of a bitmap layer. You will see a blue vertical mark near the thumbnail (on the right), when you drag your shape over it. Cheers, I will go test that out :) Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Harris Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 missing not having an eye drop tool to sample things There's a Eye Drop tool on the colour page, for sampling colours. Samuel Bourdon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Andrew Tang Posted September 30, 2014 Staff Share Posted September 30, 2014 Flokk, I think this is really good! :) Very imaginative and different. It reminds me of something from a Japanese Manga. Have you tried experimenting with pressured line strokes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Cheers, I have a sketch pad full of weird drawings begging to be vectored up, Im just playing with brushes now actually, love the pressure settings so easy, can they be saved as presets?....oh and found the eye dropper too, thanks :) Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Looks good. How long did this take you? It looks very complicated and time consuming (but a lot of fun at the same time)..... :) George Quote eejits: curious creatures with curious ideas - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Early access to comics and more! www.patreon.com/eejits Get eejits COMiCS and occasional NEWS direct to your inbox https://eejits.substack.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 About 3 hours to sketch and 4 hours to vector (ish)...its full of learning errors and could do with work on the brushes though ;) It was fun though yes...Ive been sketching these since the 90s Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 There's a Eye Drop tool on the colour page, for sampling colours. Edit Found the eye dropper but it doesn't do what I would like it to do :( Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted October 1, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 1, 2014 Hi Flokk, are you wanting to paste the style of one object onto another? If so, this can be achieved by selecting the object you want to use as the source, choosing 'Copy', then selecting the destination object and choosing 'Paste Style' (Cmd+Shift+V). We don't currently have a format painter tool, but it sounds like we need to add one... Fantastic work, incidentally! :) Thanks, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Hi Flokk, are you wanting to paste the style of one object onto another? If so, this can be achieved by selecting the object you want to use as the source, choosing 'Copy', then selecting the destination object and choosing 'Paste Style' (Cmd+Shift+V). We don't currently have a format painter tool, but it sounds like we need to add one... Fantastic work, incidentally! :) Thanks, Matt Thank you very much :) A dropper tool would be fantastic...I have also used it in illustrator to clone text styles from one box to another also, so is a massive time saver. As a good substitute I have found the styles pallets works well, and I have integrated into my work flow very easily. Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniemcbride Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 What the Flokk! Nice work man! David 1 Quote LEARN AFFINITY DESIGNER TODAY. Follow me on twitter:@mixmediasalad or WATCH my FREE Youtube Channel Content Also check out my Affinity Designer Essential course on Lynda.com or Affinity Designer UX tools course and get a 30-day FREE!! trial to Lynda.com entire LIbrary by clicking this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elabx Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 The software could also do with a few extra keyboard short cuts adding here and there, such as cmd + e for export. Export shortcut would be a killer shorcut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobalou Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Wow! Ha ha, very nice and comic work. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I wondered whether this betentacled beast would have been easier to manage with a push back tool, limited mask regions where the z-order can change freely, but I think it would have been just as complicated as drawing properly! It's a ... beast. Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CartoonMike Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Great work! Like the colors and composition. It reminds me (kinda) of a cross between Gahan Wilson and Basil Wolverton -- but it is its own thing. :D Quote Mac OS X Catinlina, 2014 iMac, 3.5 Ghz Intel Core i7, Huion Kamvas Pro 22 Graphic Tablet, 16GB RAM, MacOS10.12 || Magic keyboard w/numeric keypad, wireless trackpad, Kengsington Edge Trackball || Flux Capacitor in a secure location --- I encourage kids to go ahead and play on my lawn. I mean, how else can I make sure the death-traps work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Just checking, am I the first to say it's a FLOKKtapus? David and CartoonMike 2 Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CartoonMike Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Just checking, am I the first to say it's a FLOKKtapus? + 1 FTW! David 1 Quote Mac OS X Catinlina, 2014 iMac, 3.5 Ghz Intel Core i7, Huion Kamvas Pro 22 Graphic Tablet, 16GB RAM, MacOS10.12 || Magic keyboard w/numeric keypad, wireless trackpad, Kengsington Edge Trackball || Flux Capacitor in a secure location --- I encourage kids to go ahead and play on my lawn. I mean, how else can I make sure the death-traps work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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