Double-clicking a brush opens theīrush Editing window with many options (3rd image) including three tabs to hold them all.Ĭommon Necessities - Other tools that are primarily tools, and is surprising lacking in some software making it necessary to include them briefly.įill Tool - Only adjusts a line/objects fill color. New brushes can also beĪdded, or imported/exported as well. Has a list of categories, and brush presets. Options - Options include Width, Opacity, Flow, Hardness, More (Brush selection window),įorce pressure to control size, Stabilizer (Rope /Window /Rope-Window Length), 29 Blend modes, Wet Edges, and Protect Alpha. (Photoshop Document), PDF (Portable Document Format), SVG (Scalable vector graphic), WMF (Windows Metafile), EPS (Encapsulated PostScript), EXR, HDR Save - AFDESIGN (Affinity) Export - PNG, JPG.Open - AFDESIGN /AFPHOTO (Affinity), PDF /AI /PSD /PSB / SVG /EPS /PS /FH11 /FH10 (Document files), EMF /WMF (Metafiles), ORF /NEF /MRW /THM /CRW /CR2 /RAF /DNG /DCR /KDC /PEF /RAW /MOS /SRF /SR2 /ARW /SRW /NRW /RW2 (Camera RAW - see full-list), JPG /JPEG (JPEG), JPEGXR /JXR /WDP /HDP (JPEG-XR), J2K /JP2 (JPEG 2000), PNG, TIFF /TIF (TIFF), GIF, WEBP (WebP), TGA (TarGA), LFP, BMP (Windows Bitmap), EXR, HDR.Additional margins can be set very precisely for added options as well, I am covering below in the Drawing Aids/Extras section. Page bleed can also be set from the menu File -> Document Setup (after a image is created/loaded) - 2nd image. Options includes Type (Print /Print (Press Ready) /Photo /Web /Devices), Preset size, Color Format (RGB 8 - 16- 32 (HDR) /Gray 8 - 16 /CMYK 8 /LAB 16), Color Profile (and many presets), Size, Resolution (dpi), and Margins. Maximum size is 426.667" x 426.667" at 600 dpi, and 853.333" x 853.333" at 300 dpi - and will actually load those maximum sized pages (no crashes or freezing like other programs)! The resolution can be cranked up to a impressive 99999 dpi, but the resulting image is only sized at 2.56" x 2.56". I mention the lag above at the higher settings because unlike many programs that would crash, Affinity Designer responds great. * Of course working at the more typical 300 dpi range it was much quicker, and of course even more so with smaller image sizes (canvas). It showed me however even at high dpi and looking like it crashed/froze it finished it's task and resumed as normal - I can't say that about a lot of other programs that would have crashed/froze on the spot. With a 60% tolerance, it took a bit over 30 seconds to finish. The worst was clicking the large page filling brush strokes I tested previous with alternating colors for different brushes. Filling various real world examples takes less than 1 to 3 seconds. To fill a 11" x 17" at 600 dpi sized blank layer takes about 5 seconds. The Flood fill tool varies on time to fill an area. Using the textured brushes that vary on presets, lag begins at 100 - 200 px (depending on the brush). The basic Solid and Soft brushes around 600 px in size. Noticeable Lag - With Vector tabloid size (11" x 17" and at 600 dpi) canvas it is virtually lag free even with the Brushes paint textured presets set at Program Speed - Overall very quick and responsive, and one of the better programs I've tested - especially with the Raster Fill tool's speed on large files. Graphics - EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti SC (Superclocked GM107) 1 GB (DDR5 memory) Is subjective to hardware installed, so with that in mind here is myĬurrent workhorse PC (A updated HP Z200 Workstation) specs I used for testing with all updated drivers.ĬPU - Intel Core i5 CPU 660 3.33GHz (2 Cores, 4 Threads) Searching online will turn-up many other tutorials, brushes, and more. Online help is video tutorials (also some on YouTube), and a forum that is for all Serif Affinity branded software. The program has a great built-in help file. To help keep it simple I will refer to Draw Persona (the Vector portion) as Vector and Pixel Persona (the Raster one) as Raster.Įase Of Use - Reasonably easy to get started, and uses many Photoshop shortcuts. * Due to the fact Affinity Designer is basically two programs in one, many portions of this review will have two parts to equally cover both of their various aspects. Two layouts, Draw Persona (vector) and Pixel Persona (raster), with seamless switching. Raster or Vector - Both Vector and Raster. Notes - Their new replacement for DrawPlus, and is a amazing upgrade Program - Affinity Designer (Serif (Europe) Ltd.)
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