[mortenjorck]

It's great to see Serif finally offering a paid upgrade for the Affinity suite. Serif is a tiny company, and their size versus the incredible ambition of their products has resulted in some often frustratingly slow development ever since the first release of Affinity Designer back in 2014.

Even in the long-awaited V2, there are still popular features Adobe Illustrator had twenty years ago that Affinity has yet to offer an alternative to, such as vector pattern brushes, auto-trace, and even shape blends, something Illustrator has had for closer to 30 years. I really hope the infusion of cash from this new release allows them to staff up and further realize the potential of this excellent alternative to the Adobe hegemony.

[adfm]

I can’t recommend Affinity enough. It’s well worth the spend. It really shines as a complete set of integrated tools, even on an old iPad! That’s what Adobe is up against, IMO. The brushes could use some work, but if you’re looking for missing features, I suggest taking a look at Vectornator[^1], which has Auto-trace and brushes at a reasonable price. (no affiliation)

[^1]: https://www.vectornator.io/