b_mer Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 This might be a silly question, but is there a way to find out which brush was used for a particular line? Just selecting the curve's layer doesn't seem to cause the brush that was used to be automatically selected in the brush panel and with both "the box set" and "Daub Essentials" I've already got quite a few brushes and it's hard to remember which was used where. Puca, Jowday, Frozen Death Knight and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 25, 2016 Staff Share Posted November 25, 2016 Hi b_mer, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) As far as i know, no, there's no way to know which brush was used. I'm moving this thread to the Feature Requests section. juby, Puca and Jaffa 3 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 a way to find out which brush was used for a particular line +1 for this suggestion. We can, of course, use 'Edit > Copy' (Cmd/Ctrl+C) on an old line and then 'Edit > Paste Style' (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+V) to apply the same brush to a new one*, but it would be nice to be able to identify the brush via the Brushes panel. ---- *You can also click on the 'Synchronize defaults from selection' icon on the toolbar. paolo.limoncelli, Puca and b_mer 3 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...
paolo.limoncelli Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 +2 :) Quote The white dog, making tools for artists, illustrators and doodlers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 One more big YES! for this feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhaschi Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 +1 Quote MacOS Big Sur AD + AP + APub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psocretes Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I use a Huion pen display drawing tablet. I can hold the tip of the pen over a brush sample (Jef Brown) and the name of the sample shows. See image (it works with a mouse too). I am making a sample sheet of what the brushes do and their names and under what section so I can find them again in the future. Not the best solution but you soon get to know what you are looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbtb90 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) I know this is an old topic but I got stuck and Googled for it and came here. After command-C and command-shift-V on my Macbook I could go to stroke (top bar), properties, duplicate. It duplicates to the folder of brushes where you are at that moment. What I did was create a new brush folder for that specific file I wanted to add to in the same style and brushes and then add the brushes again with this method, renaming them for what object or goal I used them for, for future reference. I hope this will help the next one looking for answers here Edited May 22, 2019 by wbtb90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxHYPHxx Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 +5 This would be such a helpful feature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srg Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 absolutely needed feature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieF Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I need this feature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionelD Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 My short experience with Affinity Designer (iPad and Mac), the only app of it’s type I’ve ever used, already has me longing for an automated way to identify which brush was used, as well as the brush settings that were used, especially for raster brushes. My interim solution is to name layers after the brush I used; there’s no realistic prospect I’ll remember, or guess correctly. Of course, that only works for vector layers, and it’s rather error-prone. Seems appropriate to acknowledge this is likely to be a non-trivial request. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joergw Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryAnne Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Hoping to see a new and improved brush management set in the next big release of Designer. I've used Illustrator for more years than I care to admit and have always found it useful to be able to easily pick up attributes from one line (or object) and apply it to another. And to see what brush I used in the first place. ARTGIRLJENNL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTGIRLJENNL Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boriscargo Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammoniteii Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftemplate Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 +4 Quote The more restricted you put on the program, the closer you program is to idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mc Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquilina Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) +4x10+10x100 Could be done by click on the line with the move or node tool, and it highlight the brush in the brush window. How you program it... "I know nutting!" Edited September 27, 2020 by Aquilina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieF Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 +1 Quite unbelievable this feature isn't added yet. Cant use Affinity until this feature is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste72 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KABL Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 This is a serious issue for me. There are so many adjustments that go into brush application that replicating is almost impossible without a huge amount of trial and error. I have loved working in Affinity, but this is almost enough of a reason to use another application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad12majors Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffa Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Have just counted through the posts above and, by my arithmetic, I can pretty confidently say that my additional support makes me +21, so the next person who responds should (hopefully) say +23 ☺️ In the meantime, I have just got into the habit of having what I call a "journal" which sits on my real desktop and I note down things, which will in future, include which brush I used. 🤗 Happy New Year to all from New Zealand. Quote Jafa - Just Another Fantastic Aucklander (Jim) Windows 11 Affinity Photo 2.4 Lightroom 6 Nik Collection and Topaz Denoise AI Intel Core i7 9700K @ 3.60GHz 32 °C Coffee Lake 14nm Technology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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