[SOLVED - Thanks DM1] Photo V2 iPad (where’s brush opacity? what’s accumulation?) *images inside*

[Affinity iPad Student]

Following a photoshop tutorial, I have not had the chance to use photo v2 since update. I’m seeing things that alien to me, due to me being introduced to affinity photo with iPad (never used the pc version) though… I do recall reading, the new photo v2 is closer to the pc version in regards to ui.

 

That said, I’m use to the older setup of brush UI:

 

 

 

The new version, I can't find the opacity for the brush (did serif not make accessible) outside of my meus? must I dig through menus or something? (new brush UI): (now that I think about it, I don’t see hardness either

 

 

what is accumulation? this was not part of the photo v1 brush UI. 

 

Thanks!

[DM1]

2 hours ago, Affinity iPad Student said:

The new version, I can't find the opacity for the brush (did serif not make accessible) outside of my

Some brush control have a dot this signifies multi function control. Tap either side next to control icon. Accumulation effect opacity. Like thick coat/thin coat. The thinner the coat the less coverage of underlying colours. Opacity control acts on accumulation setting to control its opacity (see through). See example.

1 and 2 are different Accumation settings. 2 and 3 is accumulation setting on 2 made less opaque with opaque adjustment.

[Affinity iPad Student]

@DM1

 

As always, the champion of getting us back on track, comes through. Thank  you!  

No way I would had noticed the dots - I would had been here sitting on infinity and probably would not had found it.

 

I’ll have to download your Photo V2 help document. (saw it in your signature) 

[DM1]

6 hours ago, Affinity iPad Student said:

I’ll have to download your Photo V2 help document. (saw it in your signature) 

No, that the official link to Affinitys new Help files. The onboard help is also very good.

[Mike Swartzbeck]

On 12/16/2022 at 2:46 PM, Affinity iPad Student said:

Following a photoshop tutorial, I have not had the chance to use photo v2 since update. I’m seeing things that alien to me, due to me being introduced to affinity photo with iPad (never used the pc version) though… I do recall reading, the new photo v2 is closer to the pc version in regards to ui.

 

That said, I’m use to the older setup of brush UI:

The new version, I can't find the opacity for the brush (did serif not make accessible) outside of my meus? must I dig through menus or something? (new brush UI): (now that I think about it, I don’t see hardness either

Oh, tell me all about it. I'm continually having to randomly stumble around and fiddle about trying to find where they hid all the tools that used to be right out there where I could get at them, all the tools I use the most in AFPhoto. The V1 brush interface was a pure elegant delight. It's a wreck now, like one of Elon Musk's Starships. Three, two, one, oops, kaboom, splat.

I'm really liking a lot of the improvements they've made, but the UI revisions are just so freakin' wrecked, so flawed and seemingly ill-conceived. They've mangled it on the desktop, too, with that permanently-attached toolbar.

C'mon, you guys; stop wrecking it.

 

[Paul Mudditt]

17 hours ago, Mike Swartzbeck said:

Oh, tell me all about it. I'm continually having to randomly stumble around and fiddle about trying to find where they hid all the tools that used to be right out there where I could get at them, all the tools I use the most in AFPhoto. The V1 brush interface was a pure elegant delight. It's a wreck now, like one of Elon Musk's Starships. Three, two, one, oops, kaboom, splat.

I'm really liking a lot of the improvements they've made, but the UI revisions are just so freakin' wrecked, so flawed and seemingly ill-conceived. They've mangled it on the desktop, too, with that permanently-attached toolbar.

C'mon, you guys; stop wrecking it.

 

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it is the design rule to follow, always.