Can a vector brush be......

[Calvert]

an actual vector??  Come on guys.  What is it going to take to get the ability to possibly expand the vector brush stroke into a real vector object?

[loukash]

Brushes > Pens > Solid Pen With Pressure + Solid Pen With Pressure & Opacity are full vector. Note that opacity is not retained when expanding or exporting to PDF as vectors.
All the rest of the brushes are bitmap based patterns attached to a vector curve.

[Calvert]

1. I dont see and selection past "Pens" in the drop down. A link to show where to access it?

2. Instead of being bitmap based patterns attached to vector curve, make it a true vector that can be expanded.

(Vector Brush Not a true vector so why bother calling it a vector brush)

[loukash]

1. Brushes panel
2. That's not an "Affinity on Desktop Questions" topic. Go to forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/52-feedback-suggestions instead. Don't post a new feedback topic, add your voice to an existing one. You'll find many.

[Calvert]

 ????

[thomaso]

16 minutes ago, Calvert said:

(Vector Brush Not a true vector so why bother calling it a vector brush)

Because of its shape / curve / path – not its texture. Different to a Pixel Brush Stroke you can re-edit the width, shape, nodes and bezier handles and can re-assign another brush.

[loukash]

54 minutes ago, Calvert said:

????

!!!!

[Calvert]

Solid Pen With Pressure + Solid Pen With Pressure & Opacity? settings or selection?

[walt.farrell]

8 minutes ago, Calvert said:

Solid Pen With Pressure + Solid Pen With Pressure & Opacity? settings or selection?

No idea what you're asking on that one. Please expand the question.

[thomaso]

1 hour ago, Calvert said:

Solid Pen With Pressure + Solid Pen With Pressure & Opacity? settings or selection?

Yes, these are vector. If you can apply "Expand Stroke" successfully it indicates and results in a vector shape. – Different to other pen brushes like "Felt Pen 01" which may get "Expand Stroke" applied, too (the command is not grayed out) but does not influence or modify the curve.

And note, if "Expand Stroke" gets applied the Brush Opacity setting is lost:

Also, the Brush Opacity setting appears to be ignored on PDF export, regardless of the selected export preset:

If exported with the option "Rasterize Nothing" then a textured vector brush like "Felt Pen 01" gets converted to a straight brush:

[Calvert]

That helps in the explanation to a certain extent. I understanding loosing the opacity.  I had a hard time finding "Solid Pen with Pressure & Opacity" other than hovering over the pen by accident. It looks like only #16 and 24 are the only 2?

I dont care about the opacity as much. I would like to have the outer edge. Almost like if I could trace it after it was made since many wont expand.

[loukash]

1 hour ago, Calvert said:

I had a hard time finding "Solid Pen with Pressure & Opacity" other than hovering over the pen by accident.

Certain Affinity UI decisions are truly puzzling. As if the UI designer job at Serif headquarters were vacant since years…

1 hour ago, Calvert said:

It looks like only #16 and 24 are the only 2?

"16" and "24" is the basic brush width in px @ 72 ppi.
Double click it, duplicate it, adjust the parameters to your liking, save as custom brush…

[François R]

On 12/20/2022 at 12:55 PM, Calvert said:

an actual vector??  Come on guys.  What is it going to take to get the ability to possibly expand the vector brush stroke into a real vector object?

Another program than Affinity Designer - that is simply how it is and has been since 2014.