nikki.m Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 I'm trying to look for an angled/tilted brush for hand writing with my pen tablet. I know it sounds extremely simple – it's one of the default brushes on Adobe Illustrator – but I can't seem to find it on Affinity Designer. Everything is rounded... Some taper off a the ends. But none are actually angled. Please help! Chumo, Fun Art Sam, Markio and 1 other 4 Quote
Staff Lee D Posted September 5, 2016 Staff Posted September 5, 2016 Hi nikki.m Welcome to the forums. If you switch to the Pixel persona the brush tools have options to adjust the shape, rotation and other dynamics of the brushes. Our devs have plans to include a Calligraphic line tool sometime in the future. L Cantisani, BBkuro, Gwobbler and 1 other 2 2 Quote
mak Posted December 2, 2016 Posted December 2, 2016 It's absolutely needed. It gives great control of calligraphic shapes. Thank you so much. nikki.m 1 Quote
mlsgvrc Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 Is there any news on this? This feature would make me switch completely from illustrator. MarekGFX, dean shultz and Chumo 2 1 Quote
pxin Posted February 9, 2020 Posted February 9, 2020 Would also love this option, is there any possibility of it in a future update? Quote
firstdefence Posted March 21, 2020 Posted March 21, 2020 The Illustrator Artistic Calligraphic brushes look like this... Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
Ben Frank Art Posted April 2, 2020 Posted April 2, 2020 Also, if the calligraphy brush could support tilt and rotation that would be fantastic. Vector please. lepr 1 Quote
Federico M. Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 Yes I need Calligraphic brushes too!!! I used them so much in illustrator. And affinity is a real competitor because is very easy and smart. I hope could fix some little problems and needs. Quote
Matthieu Cannavo Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 I’m new to Affinity and I subscribe to everything I read on this page. A calligraphic brush is a must have! I really wish I could totally give out Illustrator to Designer, I hope that this would be implemented soon... Quote
firstdefence Posted August 2, 2020 Posted August 2, 2020 Are we "in the future" yet? 🤔 tangillustrator, dean shultz, iuli and 1 other 2 2 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
paul_aitch Posted August 4, 2020 Posted August 4, 2020 Just bought designer and the first thing I wanted was a Calligraphy pen. Not there. Please add it a soon as poss. Carlos M 1 Quote
MarekGFX Posted December 22, 2020 Posted December 22, 2020 Hi guys, any update on this? The thread was posted in 2016, no change after 4 years? Cantisani, dean shultz and iuli 2 1 Quote marekmati.com [MAC OS 12.2, MacBook Pro 2017, 15-inch, 2.9 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, AMD Radeon Pro 560, Intel HD Graphics 630, 500GB SSD + Philips Monitor 4K/60fps 10bit color via DisplayPort to USB-C cable] Affinity Publisher 1.10.5, Affinity Designer 1.10.5, Affinity Photo 1.10.5
Cantisani Posted December 23, 2020 Posted December 23, 2020 Another vote for calligraphy vector brushes.. Quote
Mr. Doodlezz Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 Hey everyone, here's another vote for vector-based calligraphy brushes. These are essential for creating fonts – switching to Pixel Persona, as @Lee D mentioned, is therefore not a suitable workaround in this case. Greetings and a happy new year MrDoodlezz Quote
Sumit Gupta Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 I think we need a guide for how to make a calligraphic brush in Affinity Designer, that should give us a start. Anyone? Quote
Mr. Doodlezz Posted January 14, 2021 Posted January 14, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 1:17 AM, Sumit Gupta said: I think we need a guide for how to make a calligraphic brush in Affinity Designer, that should give us a start. Anyone? Hey Sumit Gupta, that's the problem: it's just not possible to create a vector-based calligraphy tip that behaves exactly as if you were drawing with a quill. If I'm talking about calligraphy I understand it as a flat tip drawn at a fixed angle, as opposed to drawing with a brush tip that changes in width and angle. Illustrator has had a solution for this for a long time, where you can define the fixed angle of the tip. I just found this site while searching for a visual representation like this: Cheers MrDoodlezz Sumit Gupta, dean shultz, Carlos M and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Alfred Posted January 14, 2021 Posted January 14, 2021 2 hours ago, MrDoodlezz said: Illustrator has had a solution for this for a long time, where you can define the fixed angle of the tip. Serif’s very own DrawPlus offers calligraphic line styles. I’d love to see this added to Affinity Designer sooner rather than later. dean shultz and Mr. Doodlezz 1 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
Brian M Posted March 14, 2021 Posted March 14, 2021 Putting in another vote for supporting calligraphic brushes. Really, all we need is non-rotating brushes. I really hope it doesn't take another 4.5 years to implement it. Quote
PhilOsborne Posted March 30, 2021 Posted March 30, 2021 Definitely needed … there are brushes in Designer that confusingly give the impression they are calligraphic by their previews, but the variation in width is actually based on pressure using a pen/tablet … vector lines whose width changes based on a consistent angle would be much more precise, and useful! Quote
Chumo Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 Another vote here! Ability to do calligraphic vector lines (and proper free warping of vector shapes) would be the last piece of the puzzle for me to bin off illustrator all together for comics lettering on the iPad in designer. Quote
evgenykochetkov Posted May 3, 2021 Posted May 3, 2021 Putting in another vote for calligraphic brushes support. I was very surprised by the absence of this feature. Quote
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