Calligraphic strokes in Affinity Designer 2

[NMS]

I'm new to Affinity, but I've been using Inkscape for years. I'm trying to replicate a technique I could achieve in Inkscape, but I can't find it in help or in this forum. Maybe I don't know the proper terms to search for. I want to create strokes with the effect of a calligraphy nib, where the width of the stroke depends on the angle I'm drawing at. For example, drawing a vertical line might be full width but as I curve it around to a horizontal line it becomes very narrow. I've attached a screenshot of an earlier project to show you what I mean.

In Inkscape, I could use the calligraphy tool, set the 'fixation' to 100 or so and set an angle. I adjust the width and color of the stroke, etc, and can start drawing. I've got a lot of little symbols to draw with this, so I don't want to go back and edit them.

Is there any way to get something similar from Affinity? The vector brush tool has a size variance option, but I don't see any way to specify the angle of the variance. I only see options to vary the stroke based on pressure and velocity, not by angle of the stroke, but maybe I'm missing something.

 

[Old Bruce]

There are no vector calligraphic brushes in the Affinity suite. You can make a calligraphic Pixel brush* but then you have no ability to go back and adjust the width or length of individual strokes.

 

* Pretty much do as you describe for Inkscape.

[NMS]

Thank you. I guess I've got to go back and do that part of the project in Inkscape.

Edited November 29, 2024 by NMS