Raymondo Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Hi. Not sure if this topic has been raised before but in Photoshop you can apply a multi directional gradient (black or otherwise) which I quite often use but in AP this is not possible. In order to apply a multi directional gradient I have to create a separate layer for each direction which is really, REALLY! Annoying. Is the team aware of this as from a creative compositing point of view this is a big minus. It could be possible I'm missing something here but if I'm right then could this drawback be rectified and considered for inclusion in 1.6 or soon after. The gradient window does not appear to hold last used either which means resetting it every time, a real operational irritation for me. I'm trying to adopt AP but I'm finding a number of operational drawbacks which keeps me having to go back to Photoshop. It's been a while now since 1.6 beta was released with no further releases, I'm hoping there is going to be some significant advances when it finally gets released. Would like to have positive feedback on this topic please.@ davemac2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 18, 2017 Staff Share Posted July 18, 2017 Hi Raymondo, If you are referring to draw several gradients on a single raster mask (as in Photoshop using the Foreground to Transparent gradient) then this is not currently possible in Affinity Photo. Regarding keeping the gradient editable (if i understood you correctly), use a Fill Layer (menu Layer ▸ New Fill Layer) instead of a regular Pixel layer. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Yeah that's as I thought but is it something that can be put on the dev's radar for future inclusion? It really is a pain in the butt having to create several layers to get a similar effect. For myself as a creative, AP is still full of holes but I'm really hoping these sort of omission's will be addressed in the near future. Don't get me wrong, I have supported AD/AP since launch and will continue to do so even though I still use Photoshop substantially because there are a lot of creative effects I simply cannot create with AP. I hope that it's not too long before AP catches up with PS so that I can move fully over. I remember when Indesign crashed onto the scene, it was a bit behind Quarkexpress to start with but only took a short while to catch up and equal it's functionality. I did the same then and supported Indesign during its birth even though I was A Quarkexpress user as I recognised it's potential future as a major player. I'm hoping AP/AD will do the same and close the gap more quickly. I am aware you have staff level problems and hope you resolve this soon. Regards davemac2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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