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In Affinity Photo Trial (1.4.3), I want to apply a brush/texture/pattern to a curve. The stroke style panel has the option to select a texture style, and then it looks like the "Properties" dialog is the right place but most of the buttons are grayed out and I can't figure out how to load a texture or brush. The only settings that seem to work are to make a solid stroke or a dashed stroke. What am I missing?

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Hey jyamad, it sounds like you would be better off using the Brushes Panel instead of the Stroke Panel. 

For example, if I have a shape and I convert it to curves, I can head over to the Brushes Panel and select one of the categories and pick a brush. That brush will then apply to the selected shape that I converted to curves. You can then double click the brush to change its properties.

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Hi Chris,

 

Thanks for the response. Your approach works for me in Designer, but not in Photo.

 

I'm now using full version 1.5.1. Steps I'm taking based on your approach:

 

1) Make and select a curve using the Pen Tool

2) Click a brush (any brush) from the Brush Panel

3) Nothing happens, no matter what the settings are in Stroke Panel

 

Steps from my original approach, to try to 'stroke a path with a brush':

 

1) Make and select a curve using Pen Tool

2) Select Texture Line Style (paintbrush icon) in Stroke Panel and increase Stroke Width

3) Select 'Properties' (before or after selecting a brush in Brush Panel)

4) Brush - Selection dialog is either grayed out or has no effect on curve appearance

 

 

It seems like Photo brushes are not usable on curves, despite the 'texture line style' option?

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Hey jyamad,

 

Sorry I've confused the situation. Because you said Stroke Panel I immediately went to Designer even though you did refer to Photo - sorry about that.

With Photo, you don't get access to vector brushes so all we can apply is a simple line style. I'm going to raise some points with development as a few of us have looked into this and believe that the Properties button should be removed as nothing inside can be applied to a line within Photo as well as the Texture Line Style button.

If you have Designer, your best bet would be to click File > Edit in Designer and apply a brush style, then go back to File > Edit in Photo.

 

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