Chris M..

Just wanted to say that when i pressed Alt + Subtract Boolean i got the result i was after. Many thanks for the help!

You can work around the bug (which is still in the current 1.8.4 beta) by doing a non-destructive subtract and then optionally converting the resulting Compound object to a Curves object.
A non-destructive boolean operation is performed by holding down alt/option key when invoking the boolean operation.

Wow, I had no idea this was possible. Thanks for your help @G13RL !

Have you checked the tutorial list already?
 
Cheers

Hi Chris M..,
Can upload the original file, along with the .afdesign file to our Dropbox here or attach them to this thread, and we can look into this.

Welcome to this nice refugee camp.
 

Hello, I am Tony Scott "painTony", well that's how my better half defines me.   I'm getting on a bit, but not too old to make changes - I'm a refugee from Adobe, especially now they are getting rid of Muse and shutting down Business Catalyst.   Just got *PHOTO AND *DESIGNER and learning through tuts as we speak.   Glad to be here!

Hi, I’m Paolo, from italy. I have used adobe software for years, but I have stopped at CS6, the last version not CC. I hate renting software. Finally, I have found Affinity, a great news for me!

Hello... I'm Bevan, a rookie DJI Mavic Pro drone operator in Queensland, Australia.  Looking forward to getting Affinity and the workbook... Cheers!

Hello everyone, 
 
My name is Sophie, I used Serif Drawplus x3 back in school when I studied Graphic Design and continued to purchase it up to x6, however since then I have completed a business degree at university and am now getting back into design again. I purchased Affinity Designer last night and really looking forward to get my groove again and learn some weird and wonderful things with the help of this forum and tutorials.

Hello, I’m Mike. Retired, with too many pics from all the countries I’ve been lucky to visit.
 
Plan on winnowing them down and focusing on improving the best ones. Affinity looks like a great tool and am looking forward to learning.

Hi, I'm Totte from Sweden, a beginner photographer and designer who stumbled across these two lovely pieces of software as I was looking for an alternative to one of your competitors. As I'm no fan of the monthly fee model, the choice was given. Don't regret joining this lovely community for one second.

Hi I'm Sean Riley,  I have been a long time user of most Serif Products more notably Drawplus and PhotoPlus and I have in the past been a tester for these products, but let my testing badge lapse due to family issues.  I have been using all Serif programs for the last 4-5 years on a MacBookPro via Parallels emulator and I was sent a message today pushing me forward to your beta test link for the new Mac Program that is Affinity. Gotta be a good development in the Serif make up.   I notice my old mate Matt is heading the testing - Great to see your name again bud.
 
I'm 53 in a couple of weeks and out of work at the moment awaiting a knee replacement perhaps later this year/start of next…fingers crossed then I can get back on a building site as an Electrician.  Hence the signing up to this little soiree.
 
 Good luck people!

I appreciate it. I'm not familiar with this process, and this has been a great help.
 
If any of you veterans could do (or refer) some Youtube tutorials on this topic in depth,
that would be awesome, as I've had no such luck finding any.
 
Cheers!

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Here's another version with the correct number of stripes of the correct weight (instead of having a blue stripe which is wider than the others, and gaps which are narrower). I used the SVG version of the US flag from Wikimedia Commons, together with Carl's texture file, but it would obviously be better to use a texture file that isn't watermarked!
 
Gray-Blue-Grunge_US-Flag.afdesign

i came up with this.
afdesign file is attached, hope this will help
 
 
 

American Flag Distressed.afdesign