Firstoscartgrouch Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 I asked on Twitter was told to come here. i use Affinity photo for iPad on my iPad Air 2 i used paintbrush in the past, but not in quite a time, today I can’t get it to work. Live watched multiple videos on how to paint, I think imfollowing step by step but no paint. Ive tried it on a brand new document. I’ve tried on a pixel layer of an already started document. I adjust opacity, yet I can’t get the brush to paint. Guidance please. I’m wondering if I altered some setting prevent8ng it, or if I’m missing a step. Quote
Dan C Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 Hi Firstoscartgrouch, Welcome to the forums Could you please provide a screen recording of you using the brush, showing all layer, brush and colour settings as you do this. If you're unsure of how to record your screen, you can find out more here - https://support.apple.com/HT207935 Quote
Firstoscartgrouch Posted January 25, 2019 Author Posted January 25, 2019 C077371C-4625-4A8E-9098-8C5DAC26C10D.MP4 Quote
Firstoscartgrouch Posted January 25, 2019 Author Posted January 25, 2019 I’ve never done a screen recording before, hope it shows what I’ve done. The big long pause where nothing happens is where im trying to paint, both with a stylus or my finger. Quote
Firstoscartgrouch Posted January 25, 2019 Author Posted January 25, 2019 This is a new document. E3F14641-144E-46DE-BF80-7708DAC8689B.MP4 Quote
Paul Mudditt Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 It’s hard to see what you are doing, change to these settings and see if problem still exists. Quote Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on macOS 15.3 Beta Sequoia on M1 Mac Mini 16GB 1TB Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on Windows 10 Pro. (revived !) Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 2.5 on M1 iPad Pro 11” on iPadOS beta 18.3 https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityForiPad https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityPhoto/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/affinityphotoastrophotography The hardest link to find https://affinity.help Mud’s Macros Library:- https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/156842-muds-macros-v11-library-content-aware-move-added/
Firstoscartgrouch Posted January 25, 2019 Author Posted January 25, 2019 That fixed it, I can now paint, thank you Paul Mudditt 1 Quote
DM1 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 Air2= no Apple Pencil. Touch for Gestures on = no brush paint applied. This is why the Touch for Gestures only should apply to ALL tools. It’s just too confusing having some tools work and others not work. A simple on screen toggle would be perfect. Dan C and Paul Mudditt 2 Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/
kkjnnsa Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 i;m having the same problems on my ipad air 3. I cannot seem to use the paint brush tool. I use apple pencil always. Meanwhile, the eraser and all other tools work. I’m new to affinity so i may have done seth wrong but i want your help. I am providing you with a screen recording. iPad Air 3, 2019, 3GB RAM, 64 GM STORAGE, LATEST VERSION OF AFFINITY AND iPADOS IMG_3543.MP4 Quote
DM1 Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 10 hours ago, kkjnnsa said: I’m new to affinity so i may have done seth wrong You have Protect Alpha turned on (symbol next to colour icon on Context menu). 🙂 Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/
Blythebabie Posted May 25, 2020 Posted May 25, 2020 Hi I’m having the same problem. My ipencil works with all other settings except when I have it on pixel. None of the brushes work... I’ve also tried following your suggestions and still nothing... I will send a recording. Quote
TerminalBeach Posted October 15, 2020 Posted October 15, 2020 I couldn’t suss out why my brushes refused to work either. Tried everything...and then DM1’s reply of ‘you have protect alpha turned on’ made me whole again. Such a little button, such a big difference, such an embarrassing episode. Thanks a mill, saved the day... DM1 1 Quote
BlackInk Posted May 7, 2021 Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) Similar problem. Trying to touch up scratches in a scanned and inverted negative. Brush doesn’t work. On iPad 6. Checked settings as per previous questions above. IMG_6513.MP4 Edited May 7, 2021 by BlackInk Add screen cap Quote
DM1 Posted May 8, 2021 Posted May 8, 2021 Could you provide a screen pic of your layers studio showing the layers while painting. Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/
BlackInk Posted May 8, 2021 Posted May 8, 2021 Do I need to create a layer? I think other programs I’ve used either create layers automatically or let me modify the background. Quote
DM1 Posted May 8, 2021 Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, BlackInk said: Do I need to create a layer? No if you have set Document Menu /Assistant to add a pixel layer when painting. See pic attached. Looking at your layers it appears that you are actually painting on the black and white mask? Maybe that layer was selected (highlighted). If you have a layer selected, the paintbrush will paint on that layer rather than create a new pixel layer. If all you want to do is remove scratches or blemishes why not use the Inpainting brush or blemish removal tools? They are very effective. Just duplicate the original image and work directly on that or add a pixel layer above the image and set tool to current layer and below. That way the repairs will be drawn on the pixel layer leaving the original layer untouched. You can merge them later if you want. IMG_7249.MP4 Paul Mudditt 1 Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/
BlackInk Posted May 8, 2021 Posted May 8, 2021 Thanks - had no idea there was a Blemish tool - will try that. Quote
DM1 Posted May 8, 2021 Posted May 8, 2021 Inpainting brush is superb. Just set it slightly larger than the lines you want to erase. It use adjacent pixels to determine fill. Excellent for removing objects as well. Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/
Alfred Posted May 8, 2021 Posted May 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, DM1 said: Inpainting brush is superb. Just set it slightly larger than the lines you want to erase. It use adjacent pixels to determine fill. Excellent for removing objects as well. There are times when it would be useful to be able to restrict the source area for the Inpainting Brush Tool but in general it does work extremely well. Paul Mudditt 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
BlackInk Posted May 8, 2021 Posted May 8, 2021 The crow had a heavy black scratch right through the higher wing, fixed now. Left the other lighter scratches - more atmospheric. Thanks for the lesson! DM1 1 Quote
Paul Mudditt Posted May 8, 2021 Posted May 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Alfred said: There are times when it would be useful to be able to restrict the source area for the Inpainting Brush Tool but in general it does work extremely well. That is why I nearly always use the in-painting tool at opacity, flow and hardness all set to 100% with a small brush to avoid pulling details from too far away in my experience. DM1 and Alfred 2 Quote Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on macOS 15.3 Beta Sequoia on M1 Mac Mini 16GB 1TB Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 1.10 and 2.5 on Windows 10 Pro. (revived !) Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher 2.5 on M1 iPad Pro 11” on iPadOS beta 18.3 https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityForiPad https://www.facebook.com/groups/AffinityPhoto/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/affinityphotoastrophotography The hardest link to find https://affinity.help Mud’s Macros Library:- https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/156842-muds-macros-v11-library-content-aware-move-added/
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