![]() ![]() While in Affinity Designer, you can switch from the Designer persona (vector) to the Pixel persona (raster/bitmap) without changing apps. ![]() The ability to manipulate pressure sensitivity and gestural mark-making give you more control in variance and tone.Īlthough not a new feature, the ability to switch ‘personas’ in Affinity Designer only adds to the smoothness of the app, if not the whole suite’s, usability. Of course this all becomes a lot more fun and expressive with the use of a stylus and a drawing tablet, even more so with one of the best iPads for drawing and an Apple Pencil (see our Apple Pencil deals post if you need to invest in one). The ability to tweak, edit and reassign different brushes to strokes gives you more than enough wiggle room, so-to-speak. ![]() It’s worth considering if you have your choice of software and want to save money.įollow on Twitter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.Raster brushes can be used in situ, without leaving the app (Image credit: Serif)Īffinity Designer is certainly not as expressive a program as Corel Painter, but its vector brushes are not to be sniffed at. And it’s still true that Serif’s apps are optimized for M1 Macs where Adobe is still fleshing out support. You can buy an app once knowing you’ll always have access to it for your next project. Hopefully, the world will have improved to the point where sales like this aren’t as important.Īs before, there’s a simple allure: the Affinity suite offers much of the functionality of equivalent Adobe creative apps (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign) without the need for a costly ongoing subscription. The studio had discounted its apps by ‘just’ 30 percent for Black Friday, so there’s no guarantee you’ll get this large of a bargain in the future. If you’re unsure, you can try any of the apps for free in a 90-day trial - even if you used a trial last year. The company is once again offering 50 percent discounts on Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher whether you buy them for a computer ($35 each) or iPad ($14 each). Serif ran a sale on its apps to help creatives at the start of the pandemic, and it’s bringing back those deals at a particularly difficult moment. ![]()
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