MissV Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Hi there, Just trying to get around how to modify the brushes and apply them to vector lines... does any body know how to get the size and opacity variance to work? Ta. MartinNum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted October 7, 2016 Staff Share Posted October 7, 2016 Hi MissV, In Designer make sure the line is selected first, then on the context toolbar has an option for the width. Using the Colour Panel you can lower the opacity, make sure you select the Stroke colour selector first or the opacity won't be available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissV Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Hi Lee, Thanks for the response, I didn't see it before, apologies. I don't think I explained myself, I can modify the width and colour opacity of a stroke, my problem is with the brush panel. If I draw a stroke and go to the brushes panel I can apply a brush, the texture is fine, but the Size Variance and Opacity Variance don't display at all. I have even tried to open the edit brush dialogue and tinker with the variances there with no luck at all. But actually now I have bigger problems with designer. Since last week the app is not working very well at all. It crashes constantly just trying to move an object and when it doesn't it is so slow that I can't really work. Do you know what might have triggered this? I am running the latest version on a OX El Capitan 10.11.6, the machine is a Mac Pro from early 2008. Any help welcome (soon!) or I'll have to go back to illustrator since I have to finish projects, but I'm trying to avoid that because I was quite enjoying Affinity until now. Many thanks, Vanessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted November 10, 2016 Staff Share Posted November 10, 2016 Try resetting to app to hopefully resolve any performance issues by holding down the CTRL key and opening the app, on the window that appears select Clear. Once you have drawn your line, which brush are you selecting, a built in one or one thats been imported? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissV Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Hi Lee, I kept looking in the forum and found a link to a 1.5.2 Beta version, just trying now, but it seems to have resolved the crashes! :) About the brushes, actually I tried with both... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissV Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Just thinking, would it have anything to do with that small drop down with the options: None; Pressure; Velocity; Velocity (Inverse)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted November 10, 2016 Staff Share Posted November 10, 2016 They may, on the Stroke dropdown, click the Pressure option and change that as that mimics using a tablet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissV Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Nope, didn't work, sorry. Not sure what to try, I would like to know if it works for other people, running the same system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted November 10, 2016 Staff Share Posted November 10, 2016 Can you send me a screenshot with your Brushes Panel open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissV Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 How do I upload the file? The image icon in the wysiwyg doesn't let me upload an image? Here is a link to it... https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9UgnbilcbK6bE9fLXIyTlBjdWc/view?usp=sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted November 11, 2016 Staff Share Posted November 11, 2016 Where did you get that particular brush from? and just to confirm this happens with the Basic brushes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissV Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Somewhere in the forum, I think, a freebie, but it also happens with the Basic brushes... see image https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9UgnbilcbK6X203U2NmQk9YVlU/view?usp=sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissV Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 Problem sorted... thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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