When you perform pixel painting (or erasing) on vector layers, or when applying adjustments to selections, alert messages inform you that Affinity Designer has performed an action that you need to be aware of. This is as a result of the last operation you performed. Assistant Manager cannot only decide the default type of action to take, but switch alerts on or off once you've decided on your chosen default action. Several types of operation can lead to different actions.
- Painting with no layer selected: In Pixel Persona, you can choose to create a new pixel layer for your brush strokes using 'Add new pixel layer and paint'; 'No action' means that no pixel painting is allowed. If a vector layer is selected, a new pixel layer is created above the vector layer. If a pixel layer is selected, your brush stroke is added to the pixel layer.
- Erasing from vector layers: In Pixel Persona, the option lets you choose to erase on a created pixel mask over your vector object, immediately rasterize the vector layer and erase directly on it, or take no action.
- Other brushes on vector layers: For retouching pixel brushes (e.g., Burn brush, Smudge brush, etc.), any applied brush stroke rasterizes the vector layer by default. You can change this behavior by selecting 'No Action' which doesn't convert the layer or apply the stroke.
- Adding adjustment layer to selection: In Pixel Persona, if you've created a selection, any adjustment applied to the selection can be added as a new adjustment layer or made a child adjustment layer in the current layer.