AgingHippy Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I'm curious to know if I can use this app for creating collages of several of my photographs? I've searched the index but couldn't find a reference. Appreciate any help. Many thanks. jessman92 1 Quote AgingHippy1947 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted July 11, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 11, 2015 Hi, Welcome to the forums. Yes you can, start off by creating a blank document the size you want your collage to be, then on the File menu use Place to insert your images. I'd recommend inserting each image onto it's own layer, this allows you to edit the image without effecting the others. gec118 and AgingHippy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgingHippy Posted July 11, 2015 Author Share Posted July 11, 2015 Excellent. Thank you very much. Quote AgingHippy1947 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessman92 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Thanks for asking this AgingHippy. I'd also like to add multiple images at the same time (say if I'm making a collage with 10+ images). Any tips out there on streamlining the collage process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle808us Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Yes how to add multiple images. Quote Mac MacBook Pro 15 in. OS X 10.9.5, Mid 2012 456.77 GB Affinity Design and Photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 29, 2015 Staff Share Posted October 29, 2015 Open the the Finder window where the images are located, select them all and drag over the Affinity document. This will create a layer for each image. Note that you need to create a new document first, otherwise Affinity Photo will open each image as a new document. fiatlux and gec118 2 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle808us Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Open the the Finder window where the images are located, select them all and drag over the Affinity document. This will create a layer for each image. Note that you need to create a new document first, otherwise Affinity Photo will open each image as a new document. Nice that's sweet.Thanks Quote Mac MacBook Pro 15 in. OS X 10.9.5, Mid 2012 456.77 GB Affinity Design and Photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismay99 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I'm having a hard time pulling them into the new document. What am I missing? I apologize, but I'm a complete novice at photo editing. Is there a sample video to reference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 10, 2016 Staff Share Posted January 10, 2016 Hi chrismay99, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Here's a small clip showing how to add images as layers. Note that you need to have a document already opened/created, otherwise the images will be added as separated documents. To create a new document, go to menu File ▸ New. adding_images_as_layers.mov fiatlux and sebas 2 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfo62 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Hi, I just created a collage with multiple images, following video tutorial instructions, but when I double click on a single image for editing it doesn't open in a separate window.... Is this a bug or do I miss something in option, preferences and so on... Thank for answering... arfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 21, 2017 Staff Share Posted May 21, 2017 Hi arfo62, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Only embedded documents containing several layers/objects (PDF, SVG, PSD and native affinity formats) will open in a new tab for editing. When placing regular images (JPG, PNG, TIFF) they are integrated directly in the document (not embedded). You can identify embedded documents looking at the label between parenthesis after the layer's name in the layers panel (see screenshot below). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfo62 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Hi MEB, and thank you for super fast answering! I watched the video again and it showed an .aphoto document placing, actually.... So, one more question about collages: do you suggest creating them by opening separate images or by embedding different aphoto docs, so to keep the chance to correct images on the way? thank you again! arfo p.s. tutorial videos are very useful but I think (not alone, I guess) that a regular, official, pdf manual is a must for a program like Affinity that I hope to use in the future (I'm a very newbie, as you can see...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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