Grayhem Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 A feature that still gives Illustrator a slight edge over AF is the vector 'filters' and 'effects' - things that change the appearance of the vector paths [ which can then be 'expanded' into curves if need be.] For instance there is a simple 'roughen' effect [or filter] that can be applied to the vector shapes in illustrator Another example is the powerful feature of the 'transform' effect. see image Any thoughts? RemN and loukash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Any thoughts? The lack of those vector effect features is the main reason why I still end up doing all work in Illustrator (CS5, for the record), usually after wasting hours of my time attempting to figure out how to achieve this in AD. :/ Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I would love colour effects filters that would render vector output, not convert to pixel art. That way you could adjust colour in your art globally and for example curves filter would apply it effects to actual colour values within vector shapes. Probably they could be the current filter that would have extra command in layer rmb menu after "Rasterize" – "Render to vector shapes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rui_mac Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Well, what I'm eagerly awaiting is the inclusion of some sort of coding/scripting in Affinity Designer (and Photo).When that happens, if well implemented, a whole lot of new "plugins" will be possible. And Serif doesn't even needs to worry about it, as they can be produced by third party companies or even single users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymized2 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 thats its not single feature but whole bunch of them and each one with lots of option and controls. The entire Effects menu on other words. I can hardly call that a slight edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrin Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 This is something I've been asking for for years! It's really hard to illustrate certain things without needing a rough, random-looking line. MattP has said that he intends to add "a roughen tool that can be rubbed over an area to roughen it (and likewise a smoothing tool to do the opposite)" and I can't wait. I've had to put a lot of my work on hold as there aren't yet many applications that can do this, and bringing a file over from Inkscape is really time-consuming and frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokusai Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 22 hours ago, Peregrin said: This is something I've been asking for for years! Peregrin, Technically it is something you have been requesting for less than a year as you requested it on August 4th of 2016 and it is only July 23rd 2017 so you couldn't have been asking for it for years but saying "I've been asking for it for almost a year" just doesn't quite have the same ring to it. Just joking with you! I do agree with your request though and I'd love to see it added to Designer as it would be a useful addition for me too! Best regards, Hokusai Peregrin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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