Brush cursor shape

[MrBen]

Hi everyone

I was wondering if there is a way to change the brush cursor shape to a simple crosshair or simple round. Custom brush shapes can obstruct the view when painting at large sizes - I found the prefs crosshair setting which simply adds a crosshair, but it would be great to have another option where the crosshair replaces the brush shape.

Any help much appreciated.

 

[Dan C]

Hi @MrBen,

Welcome to the Affinity Forums

Unfortunately the brush cursor will always show the 'shape' of the brush nozzle, as shown in your screenshot.

There is currently an 'improvement request' logged with our developers to force a basic (or none, as user choice) brush cursor, regardless of brush selected - so I will be sure to add a 'vote' to this request for you now.

I hope this helps!

[MrBen]

Hi Dan, thank you.

That would be perfect, much appreciated! Since transitioning to an M1 I'm increasingly using Photo to paint with for its solid performance with the Paint Mixer Brush, so spending more time with it also highlights little niggles.

Cheers

[Old Bruce]

3 hours ago, MrBen said:

I found the prefs crosshair setting which simply adds a crosshair, but it would be great to have another option where the crosshair replaces the brush shape.

While you cannot turn off the outline of the shape (which shows the size and orientation) you can turn off the "preview" which shows the colour. It is in the Preferences under User Interface. I would have thought it would be under Tools but there you go.

[hFA]

7 hours ago, Dan C said:

Hi @MrBen,

Welcome to the Affinity Forums

Unfortunately the brush cursor will always show the 'shape' of the brush nozzle, as shown in your screenshot.

There is currently an 'improvement request' logged with our developers to force a basic (or none, as user choice) brush cursor, regardless of brush selected - so I will be sure to add a 'vote' to this request for you now.

I hope this helps!

Hi @Dan C I'd love to put a vote in for this one for both Photo and Designer!  (Couldn't find where to vote😅) Really love the way it works on the iPad no cursor at all, just a show of size when you alter it. ☺️
Best and thanks for your time!

Frederiek

[MrBen]

15 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

While you cannot turn off the outline of the shape (which shows the size and orientation) you can turn off the "preview" which shows the colour. It is in the Preferences under User Interface. I would have thought it would be under Tools but there you go.

Thanks Bruce - I tried it which helps but in this case it's as much the complexity of the outline which obscures while painting.