Nivrams Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) When I attempt to use the eraser tool in Affinity Photo ( not the background eraser tool) I get the tool shape with a "string" dragging a "+" which does the actual erasing. It is impossible to control with any precision as there is a lag in distance and direction. The background eraser erases on contact, as expected. I have attached a diagram of the problematic tool. The circle is the tool size and the idea is to drag the "+" over whatever you want to erase. Imagine the red line is a string (not a rigid stick or rod) that only permits you to drag the +. It is a great challenge and would probably make a good game, but I am having difficulty actually using it. Where have I gone wrong. Eraser tool.afdesign Edited February 17, 2018 by Nivrams Typos, I added that I am dealing with Affinity Photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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R C-R Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Watching the Brush Stabilisation (Affinity Photo) video tutorial (on YouTube or Vimeo) should make understanding how it works easier. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivrams Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 owenr, thanks. It was right there and I didn't see it. I'm not sure what this feature is for. The pen tool makes accurate paths that can be used to erase along a straight edge. And thanks to RC-R. For some reason the stabilizer was engaged only when I used the eraser tool. I never got the stabilizer as being a function available to many, if not all brushes. Thanks again for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarolinaBS Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Hello Everyone, I don't know why suddenly my eraser became gray, and paints grey. Though both Color circles are White, yet still it paints gray. I tried on different background, i also tried restarting the software, still its GREY!! HELP!!! (talking about Affinity Designer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 12, 2018 Staff Share Posted April 12, 2018 Hi KarolinaBS, Welcome to Affinity Forums Make sure you have the image/object layer selected in the Layers panel and not the mask layer (in greyscale view mode) that the Eraser Brush creates automatically. Let me know if you still have trouble. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarolinaBS Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 @MEB I just Noticed that there was another gray layer underneath the image and thats why it was erasing gray. Thank you so much for your reply and concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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