D3moN Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Hey Guys, I'm a fashion design student and I switched from Adobe Illustrator to Affinity Desginer. I don't want to use AD just for drawings but for technical drawings too. My problem: in Illustrator I had brushes for zippers and stitches. Everytime I drew a straight line I could change the brush into a zipper or a stitch but for AD there is nothing like this pre made brushes available (or haven't found it yet). So, is it possible that someone can explain me how I make this brushes in AD or it would be nice if someone do it for me I attached you the ad file with the pre made shapes This is how they look Thank you in advance Fashion Brushes.afdesign Reggie1958, 2989, DesignerMim by Miriam and 6 others 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Hello D3moN, For an open zip draw two elements including the space between them and also the space after the right one (this one represents the space with the next element). Export to PNG and create a new brush from this PNG (on my screenshot, part framed in red). To represent the closed part draw four elements (two on each side) without leaving any space, export to PNG and also create a new brush with this PNG (blue framed part on the screenshot). For a line drawing like your example, do the same. To create the brush, expand the "Hamburger" to the right of the studio's "Brushes" tab, click on "New textured Image Brush" and choose the PNG file you created. The brush is then added to the brush category that is opened. I hope this can help you, Sincerely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3moN Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Hey reglico, after hours of looking for a tutorial to manage how this works, I've found one that showed me how to create a brush (in a way I could understand :D). This morning I got the time to test it. Et voilà it worked. I could create these brushes which I had in illustrator before. But nevertheless, reglico I thank you so much for your time.! I attched the brushes I made this morning. So if someone is interested in using them, go for it. Fashion Brushes.afbrushes EmmaW, 276ccm, MarieDoesDesign and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Thanks for the feedback D3moN, and thanks also for sharing, your brushes will most certainly be appreciated on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LievenL Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Thanks D3moN. D3moN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinakr Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 They look great, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YZSTUDIO Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Hi @D3moN, I’m a newbie too and also a fashion designer that’s making the switch from Ai to AD. Can you send the link of the video you watched please. 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3moN Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 4 hours ago, YZSTUDIO said: Hi @D3moN, I’m a newbie too and also a fashion designer that’s making the switch from Ai to AD. Can you send the link of the video you watched please. 😃 Hey @YZSTUDIO, I watched the video in my mother tongue, german. Maybe you get it even without understanding what he's saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YZSTUDIO Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) @D3moNThank you so much, I’ll give it a try x Edited March 27, 2020 by YZSTUDIO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra.skill Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Yes this works.... but I would still prefer something like the Illustrator Pattern Brushes where I can just drag any vector shape into the brush palette and not have to go through the hassle of exporting to PNG every time.... I can also see an improved version where the brushes can still be edited once in brush palette much like symbols can. If Affinity adds this feature I'll jump the adobe ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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