Rik Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 This is one feature that's not in AD. And the one feature that stops me from really using AD. OK. We don't all work in the same way, but, the one thing I've been so used to (in Xara), is the ability to draw something, and save a stage of the to one side, before making more changes to the drawing. So, are there any plans to allow a drawing (and anything else) to be placed off the page, whilst working on a drawing? Quote Art & Logo Design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 15, 2016 Staff Share Posted September 15, 2016 Hi Rik, Go to menu View ▸ View Mode and uncheck Clip to Canvas. You can then use the pasteboard area as in Xara. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 OMG! How long has that option been there? I remember asking about this before, and, now I wish I'd asked this question months ago. :D Quote Art & Logo Design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 15, 2016 Staff Share Posted September 15, 2016 It was introduced in version 1.5 Beta with artboards, so it's still relatively recent. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONSO Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Thats whats up!—I have been wondering about ever since iI switched to Affinity. Thanks MEB! Quote 15"-inch MacBook Pro, 2017, 2.9GHz Intel Core i7 | 16Gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuthorAuthor Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Yay! And THANK YOU! And YOU GUYS ROCK! And MY CAPS LOCK IS STuc...okay, it works now. -g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 Yay! And THANK YOU! And YOU GUYS ROCK! And MY CAPS LOCK IS STuc...okay, it works now. -g Now, that was funny! :lol: Quote Art & Logo Design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 It was introduced in version 1.5 Beta, so it's still relatively recent. In 1.4.2 it certainly already is. In the dark side things different may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 16, 2016 Staff Share Posted September 16, 2016 You're right Fixx. I meant with the artboards feature which was introduced before 1.5. Thanks for the correction. So, dark side hein....?! Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 In the dark side things different may be. 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuthorAuthor Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Alfred, MEB and A_B_C 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vMiKL Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 hello, when converting the page work plan, this method no longer works. :( Quote Forum Français Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo : www.affinity-forum.fr Affinity Designer 1.5 / Affinity Photo 1.4 Très impatient d'utiliser Affinity Publisher (Gros utilisateur d'indesign) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 All-you-need-is-love.jpg Why have you not included one of your best pieces of work, in your gallery? Quote Art & Logo Design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuthorAuthor Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Hi Rik— Buddy, it's your opinion that this tea set is one of my best pieces. If you look at the copyright on this site, it's almost a year old—I've not been curating it. Sad to say, that because of an attention deficiency (not A.D.D., just a pinhead!), I've got work scattered all over the web. Some site go out of business, like Graphics dot com, while others are wickedly hard to upadate, such as the Featured Artists on Xara's site. Well, Rik, as long as you've posted the image you like, there's no sense in me adding it to a gallery. :) How about a link you might not have been to before? A gallery at Adobe/Behance I'm absolutely LOVING this beta! Here's a rework, using AD, of a graphic I did several years ago. Some say it's unsettling. Others say it's my self-portrait... Obviously, there is no Blend feature in AD (yet), so I was able to goof with gradients and transparencies to approximate what I'd originally done. My Best, Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 How about a link you might not have been to before? A gallery at Adobe/Behance Jaw-dropping stuff, Gary! Thanks for the link. Are you thinking of recreating any of those pieces in AD, once its tools are up to the job? How long did it take you to draw that violin? (I used to play, badly.) 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuthorAuthor Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Jaw-dropping stuff, Gary! Thanks for the link. Are you thinking of recreating any of those pieces in AD, once its tools are up to the job? How long did it take you to draw that violin? (I used to play, badly.) Oh, gosh, Alfred. I think I've misrepresented my talent, sorry! The violin belongs to a collection of rendered models I've created over the past 20 years. This collection is in no way intended to represnt my drawing talents, in software or with an actual pencil! I am seriously going to consider re-rendering my drawings, however, and there is a gallery of my past CorelDRAW and Xara work... Bouton draws attention Tanks for the lovely mistake, however, Afred. Much appreciated! For the record, the videos were mostly created in Cinema 4D and edited in Adobe After Effects (different category in Behance) and I think the logo work, the fourth collection, is a combo of C4D and Xara. And I see I haven't added to any of the collections in four years. I need to get my keister in action. Or my skills. Or both. Kind Regards, Gary P.S. I'll bet I play the violin worse than you. And worse than Cumberbatch on Sherlock Holmes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I need to get my keister in action. Or my skills. Or both. I have to confess that the word 'keister' is new to me. P.S. I'll bet I play the violin worse than you. I wouldn't be so sure, unless you've never even played as much as a single note! :P AuthorAuthor 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuthorAuthor Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I have to confess that the word 'keister' is new to me. I wouldn't be so sure, unless you've never even played as much as a single note! :P "Keister" is circa 1931, probably of Germanic roots, and you can sorta figure it out in context. :) I have never, as my Dad used to say, "strangled the cat", an affectionate but derisive term for my cousin Susan who did take violin lessons, but sure didn't play the violin! :) I believe "strangling the cat" also applies to the inept use of bagpipes. Nope. I took up guitar when I was 12 to be cool (to stop being beaten up in the lav at school, IOW). My hands weren't terrifically strong, so I had an Affinity (see how I snuck the topic name in?) for Rickenbackers: very slim neck, very low action. I model them ever so often, and draw different models: My wife calls my work Guitar Porn. And I'm severely off-topic, sorry! I'm a Mod on a different forum and should know better! —g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 "Keister" is circa 1931, probably of Germanic roots, and you can sorta figure it out in context. :) In theory, perhaps. :( My wife calls my work Guitar Porn. :D And I'm severely off-topic, sorry! Ditto! I'm a Mod on a different forum and should know better! And ditto and ditto! I think we can cling to the excuse that the OP's question was answered at the top of the thread, so it isn't as if we're derailing a discussion of ongoing problems. ;) 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 And ditto and ditto! I think we can cling to the excuse that the OP's question was answered at the top of the thread, so it isn't as if we're derailing a discussion of ongoing problems. ;) As you say, Alfred. My question was answered and I've never minded seeing quality work. I've learnt a lot from Gary, so I'd say that he has dibs on going off-topic! Alfred 1 Quote Art & Logo Design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuthorAuthor Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Let me try to bring this thread back on-topic: :) -g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuthorAuthor Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Is the extent to which you you have a scrapboard or pasteboard limited in size, or proportionate to the defined page size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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