Inpainting Brush Tool

[Sharyn]

How do I get rid of the splatter effect for this tool. Brushes is not ticked in the Window drop down, and I have tried so many things and getting no where. I know the answer is probably staring me in the face but the light bulb moment just won't turn on. This happened after I used brushes on another image, how in the world it ended up on the Inpainting Brush Tool I will never know. Thank you.
Photo Beta 2 on a iMac desktop 

[Old Bruce]

I would think that you could just choose a different brush.

[Sharyn]

I will give that a try and see if that is the answer, thanks 

 

[Sharyn]

Gosh, I knew the answer was easy, and now I feel foolish, thanks so much. I did it for the actual brush tool when I had finished using it, but never gave the Inpainting one a thought.

[Alfred]

7 hours ago, Sharyn said:

Photo Beta 2 on a iMac desktop

Is there a particular reason why you’re using a beta version instead of a retail one?

[Sharyn]

Because I was asked if I wanted to trial it. Can't remember the exact wording as it was ages ago 

[GarryP]

8 hours ago, Sharyn said:

I did it for the actual brush tool when I had finished using it, but never gave the Inpainting one a thought.

In case it’s helpful, there’s a setting in Settings / Assistant where you can tell the software whether you want to share the brushes between tools or have different brushes for different tools – see attached image.

[Sharyn]

Thank you. It must be a default setting as I didn't ask for it to also be for the Inpainting Brush. This tip has been a big help. Thanks again 

 

[Alfred]

32 minutes ago, Sharyn said:

Because I was asked if I wanted to trial it. Can't remember the exact wording as it was ages ago 

It’s generally recommended that beta versions are only used for testing purposes. If I were you I would switch to the latest retail version unless there’s a feature you rely on which is broken there.

[Sharyn]

Thanks. I am having no problems with the Beta Version, but will switch back eventually. This problem was an easy fix in the end. 

[GarryP]

The betas usually have a short ‘lifetime’ as they are for testing only, and you might find that it will suddenly stop working at some point.

It’s usually best to use the commercial release unless you are doing beta testing or you really need to use some functionality or fix which isn’t available in the commercial release.

Note: As far as I know, the current commercial release is more up-to-date than the latest beta.

[Sharyn]

Thank you. I shall take yours and Alfred's advice and switch back, just to be safe 

 

[carl123]

It's always been my understanding that when a beta replaces the released version, at that point in time both versions are identical as regards functionality and bug fixes

Indeed, it would not make sense for the released version to contain extra stuff that had not been tested in the beta

For this reason, I have no problem using the beta for all my work as I believe it's the same as the newly released 2.6.2 production version

This allows me to keep the old 2.5.7 release available on my PC for a/b testing and, additionally, as a fall-back for something that used to work in 2.5.7 but now breaks in 2.6.2

 

 

[loukash]

2 hours ago, GarryP said:

As far as I know, the current commercial release is more up-to-date than the latest beta.

The last beta is v3228.
And so is the public release: 

[Sharyn]

Thank you. I have switched back the other 

[nickbatz]

13 hours ago, Alfred said:

Is there a particular reason why you’re using a beta version instead of a retail one?

Normally your advice is good, but with Affinity Photo the betas have all been safe so far.

That is, for the features I've used.