Raymondo Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Can you explain how you would normally go about creating your own gradients and then saving them as a preset. I would normally do this in Photoshop via the FX - gradient overlay and saving as a new gradient overlay preset. As there are so many gradients available for Photoshop but not for AP at present I'm thinking that I could just copy a gradient from Photoshop i.e noting the percentage nodes along the gradient line and colour info and then replicating that in AP. Although it works to a point by appearing to save in the tool bar gradient, you then don't appear to be able to access those saved gradients via FX. Seems to me much more logical to be able as in Photoshop to access, create and save as a preset in a preset editor so it's always there. Another thing, Photoshop has a smooth facility in FX gradient which is not available in AP and thus the gradient transitions are not as smooth even when adjusting the slider nodes. Your comments team would be appreciated on this topic. Maybe I'm overlooking something here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 3, 2016 Staff Share Posted December 3, 2016 Hi Raymondo, Create an object and apply the gradient you want using the Gradient Tool, then go to the Swatches panel, create a new palette if necessary (going to menu on the top right of the panel and selecting Add Application/Document or System Palette) and click the palette icon on the right of the palette dropdown to add the gradient to the selected palette. Currently it's not possible to access the gradients stored in the palette from the Layer Effects dialog. To get smoother gradients, make sure Dither Gradients is checked in Affinity Designer Preferences, Performance section. You can also select a colour format with a higher bit depth (colour depth) in the Document Setup dialog, Colour Format dropdown. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Ok got that now thanks. Is it something the team might consider adding to the layer effects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Another small question. If I decide I don't want to keep a gradient, how do I delete it. I can only see a way to delete the whole palette? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Apologises but have another observation here. I have created a gradient using the gradient tool, then I have gone across to the swatch window and clicked on the particular gradient and clicked on the palette icon to add it to my application gradient palette. Now all I get is a one colour palette showing, it does not show as a gradient. Is this a bug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Something else I've just noticed in AP 1.5.0 (RC4) is the outline colour ring and fill roundals both in the tool bar and in the colour window on the right are both the same unlike in AD. You can't distinguish between which is which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Ah! Forget the last observation. Had a real senior moment. Haven't a clue why I said that, must have thought I was using AD. Never mind hey! Keep taking the tablets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 Hi I'm having trouble with saving gradients. I thought I had got it but I've followed your instructions but it seems that if you try to save a gradient, all it does is save a load of colour swatches that make up the gradient which is not what I'm after. I want to be able to save the gradient as a gradient swatch, not a palette full of colours. This should be so super easy to save a gradient swatch for later use but it's proving to be a hard job. I'm not sure if you understood what my original question. I simply want to be able to create a gradient and then save it as a swatch within the gradient drop down pallete. Can you tell me again how to save a created gradient as a swatch, not a palette full of colours that make up the gradient please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 9, 2016 Staff Share Posted December 9, 2016 Hi Raymondo, Make sure you have the object selected in the layers panel and you have changed to the Move Tool then click the palette icon on the right of the palette dropdown to add the gradient to the selected palette. If you keep one of the gradient's colour stops selected in the canvas with the Gradient Tool selected only that colour will be added to the palette, not the whole gradient. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Thanks for your patience. I clearly miss read your instructions first time, now works a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 10, 2016 Staff Share Posted December 10, 2016 No worries... You're welcome ^_^ Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmajorbob Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 ... click the palette icon on the right of the palette dropdown to add the gradient to the selected palette ... I see no such icon, not to mention there's no indication the dropdown is called that (though the one I'm using is all about palettes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmajorbob Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 If you keep one of the gradient's colour stops selected in the canvas with the Gradient Tool selected only that colour will be added to the palette, not the whole gradient. How do I unselect a stop? Escape unselects the gradient entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernandolins86 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Is there a way to save the gradient being added as an FX to the Gradient swatches instead of an FX style? I do not see the option at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 8, 2017 Staff Share Posted November 8, 2017 Hi fernandolins86, No, gradients created in the Layer Effects windows cannot be saved to a palette in the Swatches panel. Feel free to add a request for this in the Feature Requests section. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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