How can I tell what brush I used to paint something?

[Louvau]

I am using pixel brushes, but notice that if I leave the brush panel and return to it, there is no indication what brush I was using. Is there a place where this information is recorded? Not in history.... Thank you. 

[NotMyFault]

Congratulations. You found one of the most wanted hated omissions of the Affinity suite. 😉

[Julia04]

@Louvauyou can find it on recent brushes on brush menu 

[PixelPest]

28 minutes ago, Julia04 said:

ou can find it on recent brushes on brush menu 

Seems just the case for the iPad version?

[Alfred]

1 hour ago, Julia04 said:

you can find it on recent brushes on brush menu 

 

1 hour ago, PixelPest said:

Seems just the case for the iPad version?

I wouldn’t get too excited! Since pixel brush strokes are merely collections of pixels, it’s limited to highlighting the very last brush used. And the list isn’t retained between sessions.

[PixelPest]

Was just telling by the look of it - using desktop versions here. But finding at least a name in a huge collection would help methinks. Other than make a new category regarding project or other criteria - duplicate brush and move to new category - yikes!

[R C-R]

8 hours ago, Alfred said:

Since pixel brush strokes are merely collections of pixels, it’s limited to highlighting the very last brush used.

Actually, an Affinity brush is just a preset -- a collection of brush properties -- many of which can be changed on the fly while using the brush without affecting the preset. So even if there was a list of recent brushes there is no guarantee that choosing one again will produce the same results the next time it is used.

But yeah, being able to find a previously used preset name would still be helpful.