Brushes Studio

About the Brushes Studio

A choice of pre-designed brushes are available as selectable thumbnails. With the brush tool selected, the selected thumbnail sets the type of brush to be used. Brushes are arranged in categories which can be navigated from the top of the Studio.

The Studio displays the following:

• Studio Preferences menu which offers:
  • Add Category—adds a new, empty category to the Studio.
  • Remove Category—removes the currently selected brush category.
  • Rename Category—allows you to rename the currently selected brush category.
  • Sort Categories By Date Added—allows you to sort brush categories by the date they were added.
  • Import Brushes—allows you to import a set of pre-designed brushes, including those in .afbrushes format (exported from Affinity Photo's desktop version) and .ABR format. You can also import brushes via drag-drop from your Files app onto the Brushes panel.
  • Export Brushes—allows you to export the currently selected brush category, ready for sharing with other users.
  • New Intensity Brush—creates a brush stroke based on the opacity values of a raster image, available on your iCloud Drive.
  • New Round Brush—creates a brush stroke with a soft, feathered edge.
  • New Square Brush—creates a brush stroke with a hard edge.
  • New Image Brush—creates a brush stroke based on an image, available on your iCloud Drive.
• Tap the pin icon in the top right of the Studio to hide the Studio automatically.
• Categories. Use the navigation buttons to jump between brush categories; thumbnails update for the displayed category.
• Brush thumbnails for the current category.