Support applying raster brushes to paths

[Peter Werner]

There are several different brush types in Affinity, and unlike I am missing something obvious, it appears to me that the raster brushes used in Affinity Photo can only be used with brush tools. 

 

It would be fantastic to be able to apply these non-destructively to vector paths. Essentially like a non-destructive version of Photoshops "Stroke Path" feature. This is something that for instance Macromedia Fireworks and Discreet Combustion were always able to do, but for some reason it was never added to Photoshop.

 

Possibly, the applications could also support adding multiple brushes (or strokes in vector terms) to the same path, opening up even more possibilities.

 

In addition to the obvious benefits, having raster brushes on vector paths would also allow the brush engine to be used more like a particle system, another long-standing omission in Photoshop's feature set that would be great to see in Affinity.

 

NOTE: There is a "Texture Line Style" setting in Affinity Photo's path stroke options, but this doesn't seem to work with the raster brushes, counter-intuitively not even with those in the "Textured" category in Photo's brushes panel. I assume that this requires Designer brushes (as these work when applied in Designer in the same place), but those are not available inside Photo as far as I can tell. As such, I find this a bit confusing, and it seems that I'm not alone. Some kind of note in the Stroke popup under the "Texture Line Style" that lets the user know that they need to use Designer to apply Texture stroke brushes would be useful.

[amputek]

I would also love to see this in Affinity Photo. Is this feature on the roadmap at all?

[Manofjesus]

I am also looking for this. Very handy feature for working with lettering. In designer i can use only Texture Brushes - but their functionality is very limited.

[My1]

I also support this feature.

[arvindvenk]

I also support this feature. Conceptually, there isn’t much of a difference, except that the brush tool records velocity and pressure variables, and the path tool doesn’t. Different uses, yes, but that doesn’t mean the brushes themselves shouldn’t be universally available for both stroke and brush.

[arvindvenk]

And yes, I know about the texture line style but see no reason why only vector brushes can be applied when that is the stroke setting