End of strokes are a mess

[TrevorAdams]

Hello,

Im pretty new to Affinity. Im trying to just get simple strokes that widen at the end with a nice round tip. For some reason the tips are messy. Either flat or round with a pacman effect. See image included. Anyone know what Im doing wrong to get a simple stroke with clean round ends?

Thanks

[fde101]

Which application is this and what tool are you using to create the lines?

Are you using a graphics tablet with a pressure sensitive pen or a mouse/trackball/trackpad?

[TrevorAdams]

Hi Sorry I should have included that info. 

 

Its Affinity Designer. 

Brush tool,

Wacom mobile studio pro,

Controller is set to Pressure

[h_d]

It may be connected to the way the last node of the curve is drawn:

 

Try switching to the Node tool and then changing that last node to Smooth.

 

[TrevorAdams]

Thanks h_d. I went through your video and I see how it "untwists" the node and correncts the glitch. But it's still not quite what Im trying to do. 

I'm basically trying to make a stroke that starts small then widens with pressure to the tablet. Then when I lift the pen finishes the line with a nice round end. I noticed after playing with the node tool. All strokes seem to have this twisted node that I can go in and fix with the node tool. Which isnt very efficient and also shows to be a flat end and not round. 

Any suggestions to how to have a stroke grow in thickness and finish with a nice round end without having to edit or untangle every stroke. Sorry if these seem like really basic questions. 

 

Thanks

[Old Bruce]

14 hours ago, TrevorAdams said:

Any suggestions to how to have a stroke grow in thickness and finish with a nice round end without having to edit or untangle every stroke. Sorry if these seem like really basic questions. 

 

You'll need a brush with a round end and remove the tip of the pencil/pen from the tablet in the same direction as you were drawing the stroke.