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Affinity Photo: Is there a way to make the pixel tool use pen pressure for accumulation/opacity?


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Hello,

Recent convert from Photoshop here, and I'm pretty happy with Affinity's products so far! Transition has been fairly easy, and lots of features to like.

One problem I'm having, however, involves the Pixel Tool. I did a lot of my pixel work in Photoshop using their Pencil tool, with pen pressure controlling opacity. However, when I attempt the same thing with AP's Pixel Tool, pen pressure seems to be binary? Like 0-50% pressure = no mark made, 51-100% pressure = 100% opacity.

Am I missing a setting somewhere?

The brush tool seems to behave correctly to pen pressure, but I want the rough/aliased edges of the pixel tool, not smooth/antialiased edges that Paint Brush Tool produces.

Also, bizarrely, the pixel tool's size seems to work fine with pen pressure. Just accumulation is on/off like this.

Any suggestions? I've attached a screenshot of both the brush and pixel tools attempting the same stroke with a pressure pen (Huion Inspiroy H950P).

Best,

Dan

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Thanks for the suggestion, Callum!

I just tried those settings, and unfortunately, that didn't seem to work.

Note that the "Paint Brush Tool" actually works fine with these settings, it's just the "Pixel Tool" that seems to have this trouble. I.e. the same settings behave differently between the brush vs. pixel tools.

If there are any other suggestions, I'm all ears!

Best,

Dan

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I am not sure this is of any help, but I don't find a problem with accumulation and the pixel tool with pen pressure. I can vary the size okay and any pen pressure delivers a result. This is with these settings below. 

I think you have to set the settings under 'More' for each tool/brush (I'm sure you already know), and it looks like you can set them for specific tools too. 

I'm not sure how you control opacity though and I would also like to know how to do it. (I notice you can change the properties as in linear etc, presumably how the pressure affects the changes, but I couldn't see any difference in my short play with it).  

pixel brush.jpg

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