Pixel art opacity and anti-aliasing in Affinity Photo

[athenavee]

Hi I'm creating a pixel art for a game mod and I need the pixels to stay at exactly the color I'm placing. I'm very new to a lot of this, so I don't understand all the brush settings. What I need is for the pixels to stay the color I'm placing without shifting or changing opacity. Is there a specific setting I can use to ensure each pixel is 100% opaque at the color I've initially placed?

[NotMyFault]

Hi,

there are many thinks to consider:

• file format, color profile (png, tif, sRGB)
• check pixel alignment of all layers (move tool, transform panel), no decimal digits except .0
• anti- alias settings (maybe use off) - affinity used both color blending and alpha for AA by default, can be deactivated in blend ranges
• use basic brush (round or square)
• use pixel brush
• Using rectangles with stroke of odd with (1, 3, …): check stroke alignment (not center)
• 
   

Affinity does not change your colors on its own, but lots of functions exists that will change colors / opacity as intended effect.

[athenavee]

It should be noted I am using the pixel tool and working 1px at a time; I'm not drawing any lines I am placing pixels. 

[athenavee]

28 minutes ago, NotMyFault said:

Hi,

there are many thinks to consider:

• file format, color profile (png, tif, sRGB)
• check pixel alignment of all layers (move tool, transform panel), no decimal digits except .0
• anti- alias settings (maybe use off) - affinity used both color blending and alpha for AA by default, can be deactivated in blend ranges
• use basic brush (round or square)
• use pixel brush
• Using rectangles with stroke of odd with (1, 3, …): check stroke alignment (not center)
• 
   

Affinity does not change your colors on its own, but lots of functions exists that will change colors / opacity as intended effect.

One thing I noticed this happening in very easily is when I'm erasing. It doesn't erase the whole color all the time. I would have thought having the erase brush set to 100% hardness and opacity would take care of that but..?

 

I found the answer to the erasing problem. yay search