Gregory-CJ Posted March 2, 2019 Posted March 2, 2019 I'm running AP version 1.67 and find the smudge tool works properly most of the time but does produce artifacts which cannot be blended out to a smooth transition. The only solution, I have found, is to add more paint to cover the anomaly generated by the smudge brush. Your thoughts. View screen capture. Even though in the screen capture the bottom layer is selected , actually the problem showed up as I worked the top pixel layer. After the artifacts showed up on while I worked the top pixel layer, I then ran through the layer stack to see if any subsequent layer was impacting the top layer's performance and that is when I took the screen capture with the bottom layer selected. Again the smudge issue is with the top layer. Quote
Staff Gabe Posted March 4, 2019 Staff Posted March 4, 2019 Hi @Gregory-CJ, Have you got some steps to replicate it? Have you tried to replicate it in the latest beta? https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/19-photo-beta-on-mac/ Thanks, Gabe. Quote
Gregory-CJ Posted March 4, 2019 Author Posted March 4, 2019 Hi Gabe, Thanks for your quick reply. So yes, I was able to replicate the artifacts from the smudge tool in both AP versions. 1.67 & 1.7.0.111 To keep it simple I created a white pixel layer and painted several brush strokes adjacent to one another using the basic round brushes for both version examples. Then using the smudge tool with the round light/soft brushes, I blended the different tones attempting to achieve a nice gradation. In both versions I got the artifacting or unbendable edging. With the 1.7.0111 the blending was really not satisfactory with the brush settings around "50" flow & "50" strength. To compensate I increased the strength to a higher value , which allowed to a forced blending but lost the necessary subtle approach that I usually look for. See screen captures. PS For some unknown reason, this upload will not accept a screen capture .png for an iMac ,, have to convert the file to a jpeg. Quote
Staff Gabe Posted March 5, 2019 Staff Posted March 5, 2019 Thanks. I managed to replicate this, but this is not entirely a bug. I will log it as an improvement. Quote
Gregory-CJ Posted March 5, 2019 Author Posted March 5, 2019 Thanks Gabe, I reply on the smudge tool a lot in creating my artwork. Question, how does the smudge tool differ from the blending capabilities within the paint mixer brush? The blending function within the paint mixer brush could be quite useful if more control could be programmed into it. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Quote
Staff Gabe Posted March 5, 2019 Staff Posted March 5, 2019 On the left, you have got the Smudge Tool, on the right, the Paint Mixer Brush tool. Basically, smudge "pushes" everything along the stroke direction(including the alpha) whereas the Mixer Tool mixes the paint, and actually "loads" the brush with some paint to continue mixing. Quote
Gregory-CJ Posted March 5, 2019 Author Posted March 5, 2019 Thanks for the clarification on these two tools. Will spend some time getting more familiar with the paint mixer brush. Do you know of or have any sample paintings done with the paint mixer brush? Thanks again Gabe, Quote
Staff Gabe Posted March 6, 2019 Staff Posted March 6, 2019 I don't know of any samples using this method. Sorry Quote
Gregory-CJ Posted March 11, 2019 Author Posted March 11, 2019 Hi Gabe, Thought that you might enjoy seeing my latest digital painting. hhttps://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/81071-beautiful-lady-in-purple/ Gabe 1 Quote
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