Suggestion to add a REPEAT setting for gradient

[CaroleA]

I was looking for different ways to get a REPEATED gradient for a project, and I could not find any way to do that.

Whether a gradient is Linear, Radial, or Conical, having a way to REPEAT that gradient multiple times could help create a variety of effects.

Here are some examples of effects I can't seem to be able to replicate without a REPEAT (or without a LOT of manual copy/paste)

    

I figured that I can use the Pattern Layer to repeat a linear gradient, but I don't see a way to easily and quickly do these kinds of repeated gradients:

  

I am currently only working with Affinity Photo, and none of the other apps, so MAYBE it exists in the others?

Edited November 18, 2024 by CaroleA

[fde101]

15 hours ago, CaroleA said:

so MAYBE it exists in the others?

It does not.  The options for gradients are largely identical among the three Affinity apps.

[NotMyFault]

Procedural textures may be the way to go. It offers a wide range of oscillators (osci, oscsin, etc) to create such patterns.

in combination with filters from distortion section you can create radial patterns.

Another way is possible in Designer using custom made vector brushes. You can set them to either stretch or repeat. As the stroke width can be as large as a regular shape this is very useful. Just use B/W or grey brushes, colors can be added later by gradient map adjustment 

[CaroleA]

25 minutes ago, NotMyFault said:

Procedural textures may be the way to go. It offers a wide range of oscillators (osci, oscsin, etc) to create such patterns.

I have no idea how that works but it would be so much simpler to have a setting where you can change the number of repeats.

[NotMyFault]

55 minutes ago, CaroleA said:

I have no idea how that works but it would be so much simpler to have a setting where you can change the number of repeats.

Agree that it would be a good addition.

Other workarounds: depending on Desktop / iPad versions, bitmap fill allow to set the extend mode to repeat.