Razta Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 Hey very new to Affinity so this could be quite simple: I am adding outer shadow to my text and have done so on a separate document successfully, however not on this one. I've fiddled with the settings to make a potentially massive shadow in a bright yellow so I notice when it shows, but it isn't showing. Any help would be greatly appreciated Raz Quote
Razta Posted February 3, 2020 Author Posted February 3, 2020 I have since dragged the offset tool to a corner from the text and I can see the shadow behind the editable area? Quote
G13RL Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 Hello, Razta, Expand the "Outer Shadow" tab of the studio (by clicking on the cog to the right of its name) and change the Shadow Blend from "Multiply" to "Normal". Quote
GarryP Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 G13RL’s advice above is probably what you need. The “Multiply” Blend Mode will always produce a darker result so putting a Multiply Blend over black will always get you a black – therefore ‘invisible’ in this case – result. This page https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/blending-modes.html was posted a while back on this forum and I’ve found it very useful. This page https://photoblogstop.com/photoshop/photoshop-blend-modes-explained is even more useful if you want to get into more detail, especially if you want to know the maths behind what’s happening (e.g. for Multiply, AxB therefore 0xAnything = 0). G13RL 1 Quote
G13RL Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 Thank you GarryP for these links, very interesting. Quote
Pšenda Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 GarryP 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
Razta Posted February 10, 2020 Author Posted February 10, 2020 On 2/3/2020 at 5:47 PM, G13RL said: Hello, Razta, Expand the "Outer Shadow" tab of the studio (by clicking on the cog to the right of its name) and change the Shadow Blend from "Multiply" to "Normal". On 2/3/2020 at 7:09 PM, GarryP said: G13RL’s advice above is probably what you need. The “Multiply” Blend Mode will always produce a darker result so putting a Multiply Blend over black will always get you a black – therefore ‘invisible’ in this case – result. This page https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/blending-modes.html was posted a while back on this forum and I’ve found it very useful. This page https://photoblogstop.com/photoshop/photoshop-blend-modes-explained is even more useful if you want to get into more detail, especially if you want to know the maths behind what’s happening (e.g. for Multiply, AxB therefore 0xAnything = 0). Thank you both for your advice! I was able to get the result I wanted by switching to Normal Blend Mode :) Much appreciated! Quote
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