gw_westdale Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 In Photo, if I create a new pixel layer, I get a transparent canvas on which I can start painting leaving any layer underneath visble where I have not painted. In Designer pixel persona Windows 10 V1.9 a brush will not paint on a new (ie transparent) layer. Filling the layer with white enables me to paint - but obviously kills the aim of being able to see the layers underneath. A transparent area created by erasing paint after filling with white also does not allow painting so that is not a workaround. Still true if I rasterise the layer. Is there a workaround or is this a bug or misfeature? Quote Win 11 PCs 64bit Envy and Envy tablet + Filter Forge Retired computer systems tester doing graphics for charities and politics etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 It works fine for me, @gw_westdale. Can you provide a screenshot of the problem, or (even better) a sample .afdesign document that demonstrates it? By the way, in Photo you start out with an empty canvas. If you select the Brush Tool and start painting, then if you have the Assistant Manager properly configured it will create a pixel layer for you to paint on. But without having a pixel layer you cannot paint with the Brush Tool. The same applies in Designer, in the Pixel Persona, with the Pixel Tool or the Brush Tool. You need a pixel layer to paint on. Are you sure you have one? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemax Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 This works in Pixel Persona Quote Non-destructive Mask https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/150439-non-destructive-mask/Image layer & Pixel layer https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/146720-image-layer-and-pixel-layer/Brushes | Stars https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/135202-brushes-stars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 3 hours ago, gw_westdale said: In Designer pixel persona Windows 10 V1.9 a brush will not paint on a new (ie transparent) layer. You need to switch off "Protect Alpha" in the context toolbar for the brush CCC-PB, gw_westdale, telemax and 2 others 1 4 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_westdale Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 Absolutely right -- I have no idea how that turned on but that is the problem ... many thanks - I had tried all sorts edit : I think it's down to accidentally selecting a brush that sets 'protect' on, then choosing the brush I intended to use, which does not set 'protect' but leaves it on. the 'leave the setting alone' type of brush is a hazard I'll have to watch out for ! Quote Win 11 PCs 64bit Envy and Envy tablet + Filter Forge Retired computer systems tester doing graphics for charities and politics etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtesJaguey Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I was just able to fix this problem after several frustrating days of not getting anything done. The Protect Alpha feature was turned on, probably from the time I was working on Quick FX to add inner or outer glow, and protect alpha makes a difference on how it behaves, so I had it turned on for some of what I was doing. Apparently you have to turn it back off again when you go on to something new. Glad I found this thread, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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