AD [1.10.0.1104] Pixelated brushes on grouping

[StuartRc]

Hi 

Doing some raster sketching in pixel persona but found that a lot of brushes supplied and personal were pixelating on screen/artboard. I was surprised as this has not been an issue for some time. The only difference I found is to do with grouping a pixel layer.
 

1. New file
2. Create pixel layer
3. paint draw on it
This should be OK!

1. New file 
2. Create pixel layer
3. Group Pixel layer>select pixel layer to paint
4. Pixelated raster painting

I have attached a video:

 

[walt.farrell]

51 minutes ago, StuartRc said:

but found that a lot of brushes supplied and personal were pixelating on screen/artboard.

I don't think that "pixelating" is the correct term; the brush textures looked OK to me in your video. But the lag and the gaps are very annoying, I'm sure.

I can recreate the problem, but only if I'm using an Artboard. In a canvas-based document it seems to work just as I'd expect.

[StuartRc]

Just now, walt.farrell said:

I don't think that "pixelating" is the correct term; the brush textures looked OK to me in your video. But the lag and the gaps are very annoying, I'm sure.

I can recreate the problem, but only if I'm using an Artboard. In a canvas-based document it seems to work just as I'd expect.

Yeah!... I wasn't sure how to describe it! I must admit the brushes are much more responsive in this beta.. I just came across this one by accident. Thanks for checking it!

It looks as though the painting process is getting scaled or scratchy!...it's working fine in the released version...Initially I thought the brushes were broken but it's defiantly related to grouping a pixel layer.. If you ungroup everything it works again! I have not compared Artboards and canvas...

[Sean P]

Hi StuartRc,

Thanks for letting us know - it looks like an annoying redraw issue - a quick change of the zoom level does seem to cause the document to redraw, but of course as soon as you start painting again it will happen.

I've reproduced this and will get it passed on to development.

[StuartRc]

Just an update... (1.10.0.1127)
Not just groups I have seen this in Layers > pixel layer as well yesterday..
Had to move the pixel layer outside the Layer to continue to draw...Much faster though!

[Andrew Reitsma]

I'm having the same issues. Any word on a workaround while this is being fixed? Here is a screen capture. I'm on a MacBook Pro 15in 2016 running Big Sur, latest version. I'm using Affinity Designer 1.10.1.

Edited September 10, 2021 by Andrew Reitsma
To elaborate on the issue and add a video.

[StuartRc]

On 9/10/2021 at 5:29 PM, Andrew Reitsma said:

I'm having the same issues. Any word on a workaround while this is being fixed? Here is a screen capture. I'm on a MacBook Pro 15in 2016 running Big Sur, latest version. I'm using Affinity Designer 1.10.1.

Screen Recording 2021-09-10 at 9.41.41 AM.mov

I just stopped placing px images | layers into groups or layers until the work was finalised! or complete...