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Thanks for sharing, @Lukáš. I'll definitely check those tutorials out when I have a chance. So I'm following the process, @R C-R, but how do you fill a layer or shape with color? In my attached photo, you'll see that I have things grouped. Perhaps that's a mistake? Is there a best practice about that? The Pixel heart layer is the shape that I'd like to color. Thanks for the help!

Thanks for the help @GarryP! Yes, I would like to create an opaque shape on a layer above my photo layer. I would like to create that shape and color it within Affinity Photo, if possible. The contents of the layer above my underlying photo layer will just be the single shape (imagine a big blank circle covering someone's face, for example). Hopefully that gives you more context?

Hi, everyone. I'm new to digital photography. I have Affinity Photo but I don't know how to use it. I'm trying to create a shaped image within a photo program to be turned opaque and then colored so as to cover the background layer. I don't understand the terminology or the techniques well enough to describe much more than that. I'm imagining that this is possible and simple enough to do, but what language should I be using to find the right tutorial online? Is there a best practice for doing this sort of process within an editing program?