krit Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I'm using version 1.9.1 on mac OS Big Sur and can reproduce this bug on any new document or any document I open. Basically, the smudge tool only works on certain pixels on the document in the form of stripes. the bigger the document, the smaller the stripes. I do use a drawing tablet with my macbook, but this bug still happens when I unplug it. I have two images of different sizes where I use the paint tool to put a bunch of colours on a pixel layer and then used the smudge tool all over so it shows the stripe pattern. This bug only appeared yesterday and I have not changed anything recently that I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Hi and welcome to the forums @krit, 14 hours ago, krit said: have two images of different sizes where I use the paint tool to put a bunch of colours on a pixel layer What do you mean by the "paint tool" 14 hours ago, krit said: the bigger the document, the smaller the stripes. What size Brush are you using? Have you looked to see if the context toolbar has settings which may affect the smudge brush? Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krit Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Hi, Sorry. The contents if the document are not important because this happens with anything. I've attached a screen recording to hopefully make this make more sense. In the video, I open a photo and try to use the smudge tool then I adjust the strength but it doesn't solve the fact that it leaves certain pixels unaffected. This happens with any brush size. thanks smudgeproblem.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Set the strength to something lower than 100% if you are going to start from outside the canvas, you are taking 100% of 'nothing' and smudging it across the canvas. Or try a brush with some blur in it. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krit Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 the pieces that won’t smudge are the problem 😩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Which brush are you using? I get good results with a basic brush that has a hard edge. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krit Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 Now that you mentioned brushes, i figured out the issue. The problem was that i had accidentally selected a brush from a downloaded set of brushes that are meant for photoshop and not affinity (so the brush was buggy) sorry. my mistake. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted March 10, 2021 Staff Share Posted March 10, 2021 Hi @krit, Do you mind attached the brush in question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krit Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 It was these brushes 12-Free-Halftone-Brushes-for-Photoshop.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted March 11, 2021 Staff Share Posted March 11, 2021 Mine seem fine with these brushes too. very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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