AlexMountainView

On Affinity photo for the iPad pro you can achieve something like a clipping mask, using "Paste Inside". In this example I create a shape layer (the star) and the foreground text. To demonstrate "paste inside" clipping, I duplicate and blur then text, then cut it and "paste inside" into the star. The star now clips the shadow. This is good when the clip area is the element you want to layout, and the pasted contents is 'background pattern'. For example, I want to draw a set of regularly sized playing cards with pictures. the cards must stay the same size but I might want to tweak size and position of the artwork on them. You can compare this to *clip layers* (shape) and *mask layers* (pixel). Paste inside: the 'mask' is the (alpha of the) main object and the content / background is the sub-object - easy to scale background without editing mask. The mask and content merge somewhat. Clip layers: the content is the main object, the clip is the sub-object. shows a tiny crop icon in the layer studio. Mask layer: the content is the main object, the mask is the sub-object. shows a tiny circle/checkerboard in the layer studio.