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New Affinity Brushes – Natural Ropes

July 24, 2026 by Cassel

Looking for realistic rope embellishments for your Affinity projects? This week, I've added the Natural Ropes collection in three options to suit your workflow. Choose Raster Brushes to draw ropes freehand, Path Brushes to create perfectly shaped rope borders and frames, or save with the Bundle, which includes both.

The collection features 12 realistic rope styles, perfect for nautical layouts, rustic designs, travel pages, decorative frames, and so much more. Whether you want to sketch a rope by hand or have it follow a custom vector shape, you'll have the right brush for the job.

Get those in the store: Natural Ropes brushes - Bundle

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For a sampler, I created a fun design for a frame and used one of the path brushes (open path for the decoration, and closed path for the rectangle). Everything is now in PNG format so you can use it in any program you want, to showcase your favorite photo.

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New tubes – Netting C

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 by Cassel

To create a nautical project, using netting is a common element. Recently, we had some netting picture tubes that you could use to embellish your project. This time around, the netting is variegated, giving the whole project a different look.

You get 10 different colors of picture tubes and they are seamless so if you need a net that is taller than 700 pixels, simply duplicate your layer and move it to align it up or down.

Get them in the store: Netting C

(and yes, the Netting B is missing; I was working on another set, but chose to change to a variegated set for now. Don't worry, the Netting B will be released, in the future)

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As a sampler, I created a wood frame (using a script) and added three layers of netting. I distorted them irregularly, and deleted what was extending outside of the frame. I then added some seashells from the 2019 picture tubes.

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New tubes – Netting

June 17, 2022 by Cassel

Whether you want to create a nautical project or find a way to have a different type of background, you can use these picture tubes. They are completely seamless so you can juxtapose them on top of each other to make a tall net. Then, you can use the Warp Mesh, or the Deformation map to give some movement to the net. Finally, add elements to your page, whether they are beach elements or photos you will attach with clothespins.

Get these tubes: Netting

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For a sampler, I created a full-size 3600x3600 image with a neutral color netting. You can erase some parts, you can use the Warp Brush, or Deformation map to make waves, etc. It is a png format so you can add whatever background you want, or even thread ribbons, vines or other elements through the mesh.

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