Different strokes in Affinity Photo
Get to grips with the Brush Tool’s vast array of scatter, stroke and brush tip settings
James Paterson
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With over a decade’s experience as a writer and photographer, James is also an accomplished image editor – and an expert in Affinity Photo.
If you’ve never explored the Affinity Photo Brush Tool controls before, you’re in for a treat. While the Brush Tool does everything you’d expect it to, look a little closer and you’ll see it can also do an awful lot more.
For starters, there’s the vast library of brush tips. These go beyond the standard circular brushes we use day to day, to include all manner of shapes, textures, painterly strokes and other fun effects. Here we’ve made use of the excellent scatter and texture brushes to create our portrait effect.