It's because those grids are only visible while you are using the tool. Once you change tools, the grid disappears.Setting your actual project grid has a lot of benefits especially if you're an illustrator or digital artist. Thanks for watching my video!

My pleasure! Thank you for watching! - Yes, Fonts are pretty incredible! If only I had more time to spend with them!

Guilty as charged. I had a way of rambling about, and just - during this time there was so much I wanted to say I got a bit over excited and off topic for many of my videos! Sorry about that! Thank you for watching.

All good! Thanks for a great video otherwise! 💯

You know, now, you can simply lay out the first line of the radial, then press enter. After pressing enter a new menu comes up. You can repeat the line around an axis perfectly in specific degrees; 1° increments if you wish. It's a new function they added around 2.2 or 2.3 update. It's called Move Entry Data, and Andy Capstick from Affinity Spotlight does a really good job explaining how it works, and demonstrating how to use it. Check it out here: affinityspotlight.com/article/cool-rotations-and-transforms-in-affinity-22/ I really wish they'd had this when I made my protractor! lol I did mine all by Command+J too! Thank you for watching the video and commenting. Cheers!

@@FosterYourAffinity Listen, I was killing myself, what a pain it was to make. Thanks for the link, I will definitely check it out. Maybe a I can do a small video with your findings.

@@FosterYourAffinity I was so determined to solve it that I found the solution without doing the full diameter line. You just do 2 short lines, one on each side of the diameter (like one at 12 and the other at 6), and then select both and then do the rotations.

When Affinity V2 first came out there were a lot of raised voices. I think the problems arise for them when trying to translate their desktop interface to the iPad size/form factor. The fact that they have been able to include as much as they have on the iPad versions of the apps is pretty incredible, but it comes with a substantial cost in both space and convenience. I have always hoped that they would expand the "personas" they have created. If they created different personas for all the items and studios they have currently tucked away in drop downs and hidden menus, I think people would be happier. Heck, they could even allow users to create custom personas. Who knows what they'll do in the future?! Thanks for watching the video!

My pleasure! Thank you for watching!

The app considers that every object is a layer. That's why it's always a good idea to add a vector layer first, and then select it before you begin to draw. That way you can keep the vector lines for certain parts of the drawing all together and better organized.

Thank you for watching! I'm glad I could help. It's one of those things that drove me crazy to when they overhauled the interface. 🤣

Well, the command controller has an option where you can swipe down on the control key you want to use and lock it. So, to do the loop select with the node tool you either hold down option or swipe to lock it. Once it's locked it will turn blue. (option is the bottom one) Once you're done, you can swipe down again and unlock it. I hope this helps! 😄

Hey! Thank you for watching! Well, there have been many new developments since I filmed these sessions. These days, we've got a bit of an issue with the new "auto smoothing" that is happening by default on both the brush and pencil tool. They added this feature to try and help us, but it is actually a bit of an issue these days. It's really tricky to get the right pressure curve and look now from just one stroke. They added the line weight tool to try and make editing the line easier, but I feel like it takes away from the natural drawing experience. - With the vector brush tool there are only two things to remember. It was designed to allow us to use Textured Intensity brush images. So, it's really useful for drawing or painting textured image lines. However, you can't expand the image into vector. Only the path will be vectorized. However, you can create "basic round" brushes for the brush tool which can be vectorized and expanded if you wish. In the past I actually favored using the brush tool with a round brush to do vector inking because the lines would not remain selected after drawing them. But now, the pencil tool has been given the same option by simply toggling "keep selected" - I just hope they work out the auto smoothing soon. It's a bit wonky still, and It doesn't feel as smooth or natural as it used to. I really appreciate them trying to help us though. The vector line work is a tough nut to crack! I hope this helped!

Hey! I'm so happy you enjoyed the video, and thank you for watching. Affinity life is definitely my best life at the moment. I hope they keep going! : )

Hey! Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I've been really busy with work these days. Hmmm. Well, on iPad, you can use finger gestures to perform different types of movements with the node and pen tool. I used a press and hold gesture there. If the node is aready a "smart" or "smooth" node, can use a one finger press and hold gesture to break the symmetrical movement of the node handles. Then you can adjust only one side of it as desired. I hope this answers the question, and sorry again about the delay. My KZbin has fallen by the wayside these days as I am really hemmed up with other work at the moment! Take care, and best wishes.

! Great question! First off, thanks for watching the video! Well, the dot size is pretty arbitrary with respect to this particular demonstration. The ipad templates and tutorials I included in the kit were designed for single panel illustrations. It would appear quite different if I were to try and illustrate a sequence of panels on this size canvas. Also, in the beginning, the QKV was created specifically because we cannot generate the halftone dots inside Affinity Designer on its own. So the plate system I devised to work within the app has a fixed dot size as the plates are previously rasterized pixel layers. You could in theory select them all and transform them down to a smaller size, but you'd get lots of pixelation and distortion. Also, you wouldn't have enough dots to cover the entire canvas if you transformed the dots down to a smaller size. The original dot size was chosen as it looked appropriate to what would be there in a single panel an entire imaginary comic page had actually been printed. I hope this answers your question. Thanks again for dropping by!

@FosterYourAffinity Once again great explanation, thanks ;) You know I'm using Color lab for Procreate and tools have a grain scale adjustment which makes them dots appear bigger or smaller plus canvas size itself make them appear different to the eye. Just feels like I'm out of balance with that process so looking everywhere for some clues. I know what overall look I wanna achieve but I'm not quite there... Cheers

Hey! Thanks for the kind words and for watching my content! Well, actually I took them down. I was getting so many nasty comments about how much I talk and about how long I was taking to get to each point that it started to bring me down; so I just set them to private. 😭 The like to dislike ratio was still pretty good, but I just got tired of the negative comments creeping into my inbox each day. Here is a series of shareable links to the private videos! Session 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/in29hqd9bM1joac Session 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zpzci4WjfdJsgqc Session 3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ-Wf4OBmqeArtE Session 4: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4mWn5aqeq-EmJY Session 5: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGmUinVor6qaasU Session 6: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGGpo5SLgbWrjcU Session 7: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIG6lmlpraiMa5o I hope you can get something useful from them! Just be aware that they move kinda slow as I was doing the radio personality thing and just talking quite a bit more than actually designing. Cheers!

@@FosterYourAffinity thank you very much! The series is awesome! Don't let those assholes get to you!! Have a great day :) Edit: couldn't open the videos 😢 I guess they should be "unlisted" rather than "private" to allow you to share those links

Hey! Thanks for watching my video and for the feedback. Actually, I've moved on from iPad for the time being so yeah most of my videos use mouse cursor. Unfortunately though, I've been very busy with business and haven't made videos in quite some time. However, I agree with you. The blue dot is a bit hard to follow. Thanks for taking the time to comment! Best of luck to you!

Hey! Thanks for watching my video! I hope you can use the protractor to help with the design and illustration process! Best of luck!

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, and thanks for watching the video. What you're looking to do would be a bit difficult, as things like that tend to be achieved with FX and layer modes. Check out my Christmas Light Vector Brush. Those brushes utilize lighting effects and styles to achieve a "glowing" effect. If you check that video out and download the free brush assets, you will see how it works and be able to reproduce the effect.

Hi Susan! I'm not sure why but I'm just now seeing this comment! Sorry for the late reply. I hope you got it sorted with the grid toggle on/off option. Thank you for watching my video and for commenting! Cheers!

My pleasure! Thank you for watching!

Hey! Thanks for watching the video. This video was actually made in V1! That's why it looks so different.

@@FosterYourAffinity aha, mystery solve. Really glad i found your channel and Affinity is getting more attention. Thanks for your reply too.

@@BillieFingers 😆 no problem! Thanks for watching my video and for the kind words!

Well, here's the deal. In full disclosure. I have been super busy since I made this video. I had prepared a full review of the Inspiroy 2L. In terms of the tablets I have used. I much prefer the Huion. It's all about the pen and drawing surface. XP's pens from the Deco Pro lines were just too wobbly and clicky. - However, a few months ago, I upgraded to a Huion Kamvas 22 Plus, and I love the heck out of it. The pen is nearly identical, can use plastic and felt nibs, and is very responsive. - I bought the Kamvas on the strength of the pen that came with the Huion Inspiroy 2L. I just really liked it. After a while, I realized how tough it was for me to assimilate to drawing on the tablet. So, even though I was getting pretty good at it, I decided It would be better and more time efficient for me to upgrade to a display. However, I still use the Huion Inspiroy with my laptop for sketching and coloring stuff when I'm away from my home office. It's pretty awesome, much better than the Deco Pro in my opinion.

@@FosterYourAffinity much appreciated my friend ❤️

@@FosterYourAffinity looking forward to upcoming videos

Thank you! I don't know what happened but I missed this comment completely! Thanks for watching my video and I'm sorry I couldn't respond right away!

Hey! Thanks for the thoughtful comments and for watching the video. Gosh, there’s so much I wanna do, but I’ve had to take a bit of a break these days due to work. Perhaps one day soon I can get back to making videos regularly! Thanks again! Cheers. 🍻

thanks! and thanks for watching!

Indeed! Thanks!

Precision mode is a stabilization feature that is native to the drawing tablet I use. I use a Huion Inspiroy 2L these days, but in my experience both XP-Pen and Huion tablets have this feature. Essentially it is a stabilization feature that restricts active area of the tablet and slows the speed of the input so that you can draw difficult lines steadily. I should note that Affinity's stabilization is also good, but the implementation features the ropes that you must pull along the path. Sometimes this is very helpful, but often times I use the tablet's precision mode as it is a bit easier to control.

@@FosterYourAffinity gotcha, I thought it was an Affinity feature 😬

Whoa! How'd I miss this?! - Yeah, I haven't been using my iPad for a while now and wasn't aware of the change till you mentioned it! I guess they changed it in one of the recent updates?! Go figure!

Hey! Sorry it took me so long to reply. I’ve been busy and away for a while. I actually took them out of the store. There were a few problems after the V2 launch. I will check them out and put them back tonight when I get home! I will comment here when I do! Cheers, and thanks for watching my video!

hi there! It took some time but the gumroad support team put the item back into the store! I hope you enjoy! Thanks 🙏 again for the support!

@@FosterYourAffinityI’m having trouble downloading them. Did you take them down again?

@@CreativelyCristen Sorry it took so long to get back to you! I put them back up! Use Coupon Code CRISTEN at checkout!

Yes! The brushes and kit are compatible with V2. I’m working on an updated and expanded version including some comic creation assets, but it’s taking time. Thank you for your interest!

To be honest, these days because of the new pencil tool improvements I have been using basic rounds with pressure. I think they are superior to textured intensity brushes because if you need to expand them later you can. You also have to consider that they do not have any extra data attached to them i.e. the textured image. It is still not perfect yet. On iPad at least, if you try to go to fast you will get crashes. Especially if you use the stabilizer. On desktop you won't run into many problems at all, - it seems to be all about the way the iPad version processes everything. On iPad we have to go a little more slowly. As for the line tapering. Try this, if you're on iPad, tr going to the navigator studio, toggle the FX view off, and set the main view mode to Pixel. Now, if you want to ink with the pencil or brush tool, it will allow you to see how the lines are really presenting in pixels, and will allow you to go just a tiny bit faster with your drawing. You should still use caution not to go too fast though. It takes a bit of self control. I crash a lot becuase once I get flowing, I sometimes forget that I am working with vector and not pixel. The point is though that it shows you just exactly how fine the taper "really" is. We have to remember that the vector information is there so that when we export the final images, the vector data can be translated to whatever dpi and size we want without loss of fidelity and clarity. That's why it's great to work in vector for certain things. It gives us absolute confidence that our final output will be crystal clear no matter what size we need to export at. - Try out the new pencil tool feature "toggle keep selected" - It's much more like drawing with the brush tool. I have been using it almost exclusively lately. - I hope this helps!

Hey! Thanks for watching the video and for the interesting question! - Well, I can't be sure about it, but you see. with the scroll pad, there may be some data input that is having an effect on the opacity. I can't be sure what the problem is there, but you might try checking the brush you are using to see if you have linked the opacity to the pressure. That might be adding anunwanted element to the equation. Also, you might try just turning the controller of the brush from pressure to none. - You won't be able to draw with pressure from your stylus (if you are using one) but it might mitigate the problem as well. - You can preset the desired pressure in the stroke studio pressure window. - I wish I could offer more, but I don't have any experience with touchscreen laptops! I'm not quite sure what they are capable of. I use a Huion drawing tablet for my desktop application, and of course my iPad has the apple pencil. - Let me know if these solutions help! Take care, and thanks again!

My pleasure! Thank you for watching!

Thanks for watching and for the kind words! This one was a lot of fun. Need to do another study at some point!

Hey! Thanks for watching! Unfortunately, there isn't a way to animate it in Affinity. However! You can export the separate components and try to animate it another application like Blender or Procreate Dreams. There are several other apps that can animate vector components. - I'm not very familiar with animation process though, so my experience only goes so far as general knowledge of the apps themselves. I have never animated anything! Thanks again for the kind words and time. Cheers!🍻

Thank you for watching, and for the kind words!

Thank you for taking the time to watch it and for the kind words! Glad it was helpful!

Oh! Sorry, Robert. This was kind of an ad/ trying out shorts for the first time. There's actually a full video on it which breaks it down simply. Here's the full video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2HXcopnbJmhirs

Well, I just changed mine at the end of October. I would say it all really depends on how often you use it. I’m drawing on my tablet about 1-2 hours every day. Some people claim the nibs last much much longer, but in my experience they do get worn down near the tip after about 4 months; 5 months max. Also contrary to reports by some, I think it definitely effects the drawing experience because the distance between the pen tip and the pen itself changes with retraction; thus altering the data being transmitted by the pen. I start to notice when my nibs is getting worn down when the pen sensitivity and pressure suddenly starts to feel different even though I haven’t adjusted the settings. - So yeah, in my experience, the nibs wear down after about 4 months of daily use.

@@FosterYourAffinity Thank you for answering in such detail. I couldn't find a compatible nib for this pen on the internet. Do you know which one is compatible?

@@yusufayvz You’re looking for the PN05A or PN05F - These are the nibs that work with the PW110! store.huion.com/products/pen-nibs-pn05a - It’s also worth noting that the PW517 is also available for use with this tablet! That’s something cool to look into.

@@FosterYourAffinity Thank you so much. Appreciate

Thanks man! 🍻Yeah, I'd had the idea for this type of slideshow quite a few years ago but never had a project to use it on. Then suddenly this Dehancer thing just fell into my lap. Was really fun to put together.

Thanks Doc Duck! Yeah it was an awesome surprise, and was the thing I got caught up working on last week. I couldn't record much because my voice hadn't healed fully, so I had to kind of duct tape the whole review section together. 😆 It all turned out fine in the end though! Thanks for checking it out man!

My pleasure! 🙏😎

My pleasure! I can understand you. It seems more and more companies are moving towards this model. I guess it has something to do with staying competitive and sustaining a software’s “release, fix, update, release” cycle. However, with this one you can buy the software outright for a lifetime license. I think subscription models get a bit pricey over time, and I usually opt to get lifetime licenses when they’re available. I’m kind of torn though because it is obvious they put a great deal of passion and effort into the software. I think they’re targeting a very specific set of people; enthusiasts and professionals who absolutely need to reproduce this kind of look. It’s a great set of tools, and I had a blast working with it.