blkmkt Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Hello, I'm a figure drawing artist and I have been using Adobe Illustrator to draw quick figure sketches for a number of years. Key to this process is the ability to direct the pencil tool to not select each new line I draw, so I can sketch simple lines quickly without the distraction of anchor points. I haven't been able to find the Affinity Designer equivalent that would allow me to draw with the pencil tool without seeing the Nodes. Is there a toggle that allows this? I've attached to this post a short clip illustrating what I'm talking about. On the right, I have an Illustrator window, with its pencil tool set to not select new lines. I can draw with no problems. On the left, Affinity Designer's pencil tool keeps lines selected, with nodes being a visual distraction as well as editing lines when I'm drawing too close to the last line I drew instead of making a new line. I want to be clear, drawing in the Pixel persona is not the solution I'm looking for. I'd like my lines to remain vector and editable after drawing, and to be able to do this from the Designer persona. Is this currently possible? CLC and sfriedberg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted July 1, 2019 Staff Share Posted July 1, 2019 Hi blkmkt, Welcome to the forums Unfortunately this isn't currently possible in the Vector Persona of Affinity Designer, there's no option to hide all nodes or stop automatic selection of the last curve drawn, my apologies. I'll move your thread to Feature Requests and Feedback for our devs to see and consider! Jungle Juice 1 Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkmkt Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 I'll keep an eye out for updates and look forward to a positive response. Thank you for your swift reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvio Moura Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I'ld also love to see this improvement, an "option to hide all nodes or stop automatic selection of the last curve". Something that bothers me a lot when using the pencil tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvio Moura Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Hi blkmkt I found a solution that worked for me. You can create a narrow solid brush and use it with the brush tool, this tool is not affected by automatic selection. After that I started using the brush tool instead of the pencil tool to draw in vector. Hope works for you too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poulsen Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I’d also like to be able to hide nodes and deactivate automatic selection. The nodes make it hard to see your work when using a pen on the ipad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaitosArt Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Hi there guys! Any update on this topic? I'm looking for drawing in AD like I'm drawing by hand or other raster program (Procreate, PS, etc). I draw human figures in living modeling sessions too. So this topic interests me a lot! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, KaitosArt said: I'm looking for drawing in AD like I'm drawing by hand or other raster program (Procreate, PS, etc). See if @Elvio Moura's post from 2020 helps. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | 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 More sharing options...
KaitosArt Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: See if @Elvio Moura's post from 2020 helps. I'm trying that right now and kinda worked. I've figured I had to create a solid round brush to use the brush tool and its fine. But now, the program 'corrects' my linework. How do I prevent that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Juice Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Pencil gives more accuracy because it smooths less (something that automatically happens with brush even if you turn off stabiliser), but then you have to put up with the nodes showing! Can we fix both these things please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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