Jump to content
You must now use your email address to sign in [click for more info] ×

Recommended Posts

After using Designer for a few months now, I've gotten comfortable and efficient with the interface, much more so than with Illustrator.

Occasionally, I'll find a small bump and realize that affinity likely has a solution, and sure enough, I either find a tool I had not been aware of online or by myself, following the increasingly familiar Affinity design logic.

One tool I keep thinking exists but doesn't though, is color swapping between objects.

I love how color swapping looks and works between fill and stroke, which is especially smooth and cool on iPad. 

As an extension to that, I find the impulse to select 2 objects and swap their fill colors, or their stroke colors. I believe this would come in quite handy and feel very intuitive. As an extension, perhaps cycling might be good as well, basically selecting various objects and cycling their color through each one.

When designing, this would greatly help with and incentivize exploration and experimentation.

 

Cheers!

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I am away from the 'real' computer right now so I can't check but can't you just select the object and then hit X on the keyboard to swap stroke and fill in the colour studio?

Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 
Affinity Designer 2.4.0 | Affinity Photo 2.4.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 | Beta versions as they appear.

I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

7 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

hit X on the keyboard to swap stroke and fill 

Yes:

The active colour is whichever is shown at the front. In this illustration the active colour selector is: (A) Stroke, (B) Fill, (C) Colour 1 (Foreground), and (D) Colour 2 (Background). You can quickly switch between colour selectors by pressing the x .

https://affinity.help/designer/English.lproj/pages/Panels/clrPanel.html

Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301
Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The original question is ambiguous.

I interpreted it as…

  1. Select two objects (for example a red square and a blue circle)
  2. Swap the fills between the two objects (to get a blue square and a red circle)

But I could be wrong!

Win10 Home x64   |   AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz   |   48 GB RAM   |   1TB SSD   |   nVidia GTX 1660   |   Wacom Intuos Pro

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, Aammppaa said:

The original question is ambiguous.

First suggestion: color swapping between fill and stroke.

Second suggestion (as an extension): swapping fill/stroke colors between 2 objects.

Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301
Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155.
Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks all!

 

@Aammppaa you're right, the actual feature suggestion is to be able to color swap between objects, however there's no question. Sorry if the explanation wasn't clear.

 

To rephrase: It'd be useful and time-saving to be able to swap colors between objects.

For example you select Graphic A + Graphic B » swap color tool » Graphic A + Graphic B

I mention the existing fill-stroke swapping because it'd likely look and work in a similar fashion.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Guidelines | We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.