mlmckenzie

Thanks for all the suggestions! After some experimenting the group method does actually work for what I am trying to do and is the quickest solution for what i am trying to achieve. The group effect does not cancel out the underlying color overlay as long as the blend modes are different.

In photoshop the layer effects panel has a small "+" button next to some of the effects that allow you to add additional copies of those effects to the layer which can then be modified for this purpose.

I'm trying to duplicate a technique that I use in photoshop that allows for multiple copies of the same layer effect but with different settings. In my case I can use a light and dark tone of the same color with two different blend modes for each tone as well. This allows the lighter tone to effect the highlights and the darker tone to effect the midtones and shadow.

Is it possible to have more than one color overlay effect on the same layer in Affinity Photo?

Ordered my Workbook on the 24th (that's Thanksgivings Day here in the States). It arrived today Saturday the 26th. So Pysched! … and that was with normal shipping!! Awesome job guys.

Never mind. I figured it out. It was showing me snapping candidates… I unchecked the box in Snapping Manager. Another learning moment. Now back to your regularly scheduled program…

I notice that most times an pink outline remains around objects even after they are deselcted and even when they are masked. Is this a glitch? It makes it frustrating to get a clear view of what things really look like. If I am not being clear I have attached a screen grab. Thanks!

ok. sadly I go back into the clutches of Adobe once again. please, please add this asap

Seems like a simple thing. I just want to change the origin of the ruler from the preset uper left corner of my document. Obviously when drawing complex objects the ability to adjust the ruler origin is a requirement for accuracy. With all it's other great features I'm sure this option must be somewhere and I'm just not seeing it.