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Well that looks like an awesome tool that I’ve never used nor knew how to Thank you for making the video and showing how it works. I’ll definitely give that a shot! Thanks and Merry Christmas to all!

That worked, but had to use Divide and then delete the extra curves created. The Subtract, Interesect, and XOR gave unexpected results for some reason - deleted the letter in the background - the S. Thanks.

That’s going to be too much to try and “trick” the Cricut software with too much for it to cut. In order to have it cut properly, the vector image really needs to be “clean.” So is there not a way to apply a clipping mask to a curve so that it’s a new curve minus the clip? Thanks!

I’m actually making it work using clipping masks vice creating duplicate. However I need to find a way to apply the clipping mask to the letter. I am exporting to SVG to be able to import as vector image in Cricut software. Problem is that Cricut doesn’t recognize clipping masks. Is there a way to apply / flatten a clipping mask to the layer it is clipping? Thanks. Ken

Thank you!

Yes, that’s basically what I’m trying to do.

Good evening, I tried searching for the answer, but not sure exactly how to describe it. I have some text I created in Affinity Designer and then placed a PNG image. The image is of a lizard and I am trying to figure out how to weave the tail in and out around the text. I've tried the subtract, etc., but doesn't seem to work and not sure if it's because I am using an image vice a vector shape. I'm sure this is not something new, but scratching my head to try and figure out how to do it. If someone could point me in the right direction it would truly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help and Merry Christmas to all! Ken

So the weirdest thing. Out of curiosity, I wondered if being on my One Drive would be an issue. I copied the file to a folder on my iPad and worked like a charm…..weird. Only issue I have to work through now is the stretching out of a few of the flags. Thank you very much for all the help!

That’s a cool option!

If I click on it, nothing. Double clicking gets me to change name. The screenshot shows the location, which I can navigate to successfully and is the location that I export the PNG to - on my One Drive.

I appreciate the offer! I want to try and figure out what I’m doing wrong, but if I can’t I’ll take you up on your offer. Has to be a full circle of flags though. I’m following all the steps that I know of so scratching my head on what I’m missing.

Out of curiosity, is a 360 height arbitrary? I tried going with that and created a single flag PNG with a height of 360; the height ends up being about 580 or so. Created a new document and added an ellipse with no fill and no stroke. I then tried creating a new textured image brush and selecting the PNG of a single flag. For some reason, I can’t even select the file. I have 17 flags that I am using. So if the height is supposed to be 360, the width will end up being 10k or so. If I limit the width, then the height will be smaller. I have the flags all at the exact same height without distorting the width. teaches screenshots, but can’t really capture me clicking on the file repeatedly:) Thanks for any help figuring this out. I’m sure I am doing something wrong….

@NotMyFault or @Alfred, I finally got around to have time to try the flags in a circle (work got in the way) and having an issue, which means I’m obviously doing something wrong I created my row of flags and exported them as a PNG. First I tried the size it was (large) and it wouldn’t allow me to select the PNG when trying to create a new textured image brush. I Googled it and saw a comment about being limited to 4096 in width. So I resized to 3072 and it still wouldn’t allow me to select the PNG. Tried width of 2048 and still won’t allow me to select PNG. Am I doing something wrong trying to create a new textured image brush in Affinity Designer for IPad that it won’t allow me to select a PNG when creating a new brush? Thanks in advance. Ken

@firstdefence - okay so it sounds like I need to get Affinity Photo for the iPad as well I'll give that a shot. If I understand your comment correctly, I can take the anchor I have made in Affinity Designer, load it into Affinity Photo, follow the tutorial you outlined, save it, and then load it back into Affinity Designer. Interesting. I'll give it a try. Thanks!

@firstdefence - just stumbled across this thread and have to say, awesome tutorial! Since I am new and trying to learn along the way, these forums are proving invaluable. I only have AD for iPad right now and am working on a vector-based anchor, which I want to make look gold. So your tutorial fits right in - thanks. The question I have (probably silly) is does it have to be done in Affinity Photo or is there a way to do the Live Lighting in Affinity Designer? Or is it possible to load the vector graphic into Affinity Photo, texturize it and then bring it back into AD? Appreciate the help in advance! Ken

@NotMyFault & @Alfred, Thanks…..I’ll give that a try and see how it works out. Appreciate the help. It’s fun learning a new app and always nice to have those that share their knowledge along the way! Thanks again!

Alfred, I am brand new to AD and have just started using it on the iPad. I decided the best and fastest way to learn AD is to use it for a project that I need to do. Which just so happens to include putting a row of flags around a circle. Current # of flags I need to include is 17. I searched the Internet for how to do it and found something on Adobe's forum about creating a custom brush from the row of flags and then using it to put a stroke on the circle (attached). Searching this forum, I found this thread If you don't mind, can you share how you were able to create the circle of flags in AD (hopefully on iPad). Thank you in advance. ken.M