Gradient tool overhaul

[phoenixart]

Hi there,

Any chance the gradient tool can see some improvement? This probably has been asked a few times already, but I find myself really spending a lot of extra time with the gradient tool, and I wish it would be a bit more effortless to use.

A simple example in PS working on a mask layer. It's like kind of painting with the gradient tool:

Doing the same thing is simply not possible in Affinity Photo, plus, every time I access the gradient tool all the previous settings are gone, which leads to more extra time:

I'm using Affinity Photo 1.9.2.1035

[Wosven]

Some of is ask for this... in different threads like this one:

 

[phoenixart]

Thanks @Wosven

I thought there had to be more threads on the same topic.
I see the one you linked started two years ago, which makes me think this may not happen, not soon at least.

[eiketre]

I have all the tools from Affinity and they are fantastic. However i am still using Photoshop for my 2d game art due the gradient tool. In photoshop i just drag a gradient line and paint on multiple times very quickly. There must be a way for Affinity to solve or implement a simmilar feature? 

[Wosven]

On 8/19/2021 at 2:50 AM, phoenixart said:

the gradient tool can see some improvement?

Different need about this tool:

 

Also, if the gradient tool could pick Foreground and Background/Stroke colors as default, it could be handy to create easily gradients/fills

It would help in this situation too:

 

[Wosven]

And some other ones:

If the Gradient Map Adjustement Layer and the Gradient Overlay Effect could pick gradients from the ones saved in the Swatches...

[eiketre]

Yes i see it has been discussed earlier.

I tried studio and designer where u can add multiple, but i have to stick with photshop until i can do what phoenixart shows in the video above. I use it all the time, so i have to stick with ps.  I hope the devs. reads the comments  and decide to make a similar tool.

[phoenixart]

On 8/21/2021 at 2:18 PM, eiketre said:

Yes i see it has been discussed earlier.

I tried studio and designer where u can add multiple, but i have to stick with photshop until i can do what phoenixart shows in the video above. I use it all the time, so i have to stick with ps.  I hope the devs. reads the comments  and decide to make a similar tool.

Yes, working with the gradient tool, and layer masks are still for me a huge downside, unfortunately. I still try to use Affinity as much as I can, though. In fact, that's what I use most of the time, at least when I know I can take it slowly.

That said, I'm eager to see how much 1.10 has improved once the new fix will be available.