That to me is more important than the change in 1.9 upcoming with system synch.
In my opinion, I wish affinity would focus much more on truly fixing the Boolean operations once and for all, adding in the features most are clamoring for that keep it from being a true alternative to illustrator. I can't do that if I'm not using pure vector brushes For example when I ink, I overshoot my lines intentionally and then convert to curves and divide so I can select and remove the excess and delete. My problem with that is it's an extra step in the creation process, vector trace still requires clean up after, and some methods of inking can't be accomplished that way. I'm also limited to using only a few brushes if I want pure vectors.Īs you mentioned, I could use raster brushes or even the limited pure vector brushes and then use a live trace like vector magic to convert to vector and I've done that, especially with apps like procreate. In my operations currently, if I vector something in affinity, I copy it over to illustrator to expand and merge. That said, it's frustrating to not see these issues fixed completely as update after update come out. The add Boolean is better now than before and divide was self admittedly much worse before the 1.8 update. Getting clean Boolean operations appears to have vexed them. These patterns have been bundled up with shadow effects and saved as one-click styles Use them to transform vector shapes and text instantly. Affinity seems to have hit a massive roadblock getting their Boolean operations to work efficiently and with every update they seem to address it a little at a time. The textures include wool, leather, felt, hessian, herringbone, plaid and more (see screen-shots for the full list). Yes I'm sure the blob brush is really just an instant add Boolean. I have to say as there years slide by I find myself turning less and less positive towards Affinity, as I think my first set of posts when this forum was first made available, was the need for a fair few things including true vector brushes and a blob brush along with my No1 missing "feature" Vector distortion / perspective warping, I say "feature" as I wouldn't class any of these as features, I see them as bog standard vector tools for any software that classes itself as a professional vector application - I have been trying to keep positive, especially when receiving any kind of moderator feedback and seeing that old list of goals for the future - I used to just try and be patient - thinking what are we gonna do if it takes two or three years for these basics to appear - FIVE YEARS LATER - and now it pisses me off that I have to use the ten year old (and considered obsolete) Illustrator CS5 to plug gaps - I just wish Vector styler was as easy to use as Designer as it has all the basics (including vector brushes, Vector distortion / perspective warping) along with lots of other "features" it looks like it's been in development for around two years and it's not even released yet Yes - been requesting since first release?!?!?!
*Please note these brushes are made exclusively for Affinity Designer 1.6+ and will not work in Affinity Photo.I'm hoping for a blob-tool that can allow for any shape to be made and used. This pack consists of 90 textured vector brushes which allow creatives to seamlessly layer textured strokes, or simply paint complete non-destructive masterpieces.
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