How do I flip a brush on it's x-axis?

[DinoInDisguise]

I've grown increasingly frustrated with this program and this is an example why. I want to do nothing but flip a brush on it's x-axis. You'd think the mirror option on the brushes bar would do that. It doesn't. Checking that box with many brushes does nothing.

Instead, as far as I know, you have to put the brush on a separate layer and then flip the entire layer horizontally. I could go to gimp for just this functionality, as thats likely easier then a separate layer for each brush application, but I'd rather not have to.

Am I missing something? I have a hard time believing this program lacks such a basic feature as mirroring a brush pre-stroke.

Edited April 12, 2024 by DinoInDisguise

[DWright]

Hi @DinoInDisguise,

Welcome to the forum

The Affinity apps do not have the ability to flip a brush along the x-axis this has been requested as a feature request by other users but I do not know if we will include this into the apps.

[firstdefence]

Wouldn't it be simple to add an option in the brush settings, you already have rotation, surely flip horizontally and vertically could be added?

In the meantime, a workaround would be to create a flipped brush using New brush from selection... 

1. Select brush of choice
2. Stamp an instance of said brush
3. Flip stamped brush
4. Go to the brushes panel click on the burger menu icon and select New brush from selection...

You now have a flipped brush.

Bear in mind this method doesn't work with the vector/raster hybrid brushes in Affinity Designer.

[DinoInDisguise]

I'm unsure why this isn't in Affinity, but this isnt the first basic feature that seemed lacking or needlessly complicated so I shouldn't be surprised. Especially since its available on the clone brush, and can be done, in a round about way, through several other methods such as the symmetry feature. The DWright's response doesn't give much for hope though.

Edited April 16, 2024 by DinoInDisguise