Birgit Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Hello! I am of the opinion that I have already used the Transperent tool. But I can't find it anymore. It is also no longer available under View, Customize Toolbox. The shortcut Y does not work either. Who can help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h_d Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Hey @Birgit welcome to the forums! 😀 Which app are you using? There is a Transparency Tool in the main Designer Persona of Affinity Designer, and in Affinity Publisher - but not as far as I'm aware in the Pixel Persona of Designer, or in Affinity Photo. Cheers, H Quote Affinity Photo 2.0.3, Affinity Designer 2.0.3, Affinity Publisher 2.0.3, Mac OSX 13, 2018 MacBook Pro 15" Intel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birgit Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) Hello h_d thanks for welcoming me. I am using Affinity Photo. Maybe you are right and I saw this tool in AD Regards Edited February 11, 2020 by Birgit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I believe that h_d is correct in saying that Photo has no Transparency Tool like the other Affinity applications do. However, you can still probably do what the tutorial tells you, but in a different way, in Photo but we would need to be able to see the tutorial ourselves to be able to offer alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birgit Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 h_d was right. I saw the tool in Designer. And the tutorial is for Designer too. Sorry it was my fault. Is there a possibility to make a part of an objekt transparent? Maybe I should better change to Designer, because I need this tool often? Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted February 11, 2020 Staff Share Posted February 11, 2020 Hi Birgit, Welcome to the forums Although there isn't directly a Transparency Tool in Affinity Photo, you can achieve the same results using the Gradient tool with Opacity applied. I've created a quick screen recording showing this below - 2020-02-11 11-13-10.mp4 I hope this helps! Birgit and h_d 2 Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 @Dan C A masterful display of recycling a recently created video 😉 😁 jmwellborn and Dan C 2 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 46 minutes ago, Dan C said: Although there isn't directly a Transparency Tool in Affinity Photo, you can achieve the same results using the Gradient tool with Opacity applied. A bit off-topic, but since in either app the Gradient Tool can be used to create this effect, why is there a separate Transparency Tool in AD to begin with? What does it offer that the Gradient Tool does not? It seems to me the Transparency Tool is just a lesser version of Gradient Tool that does not offer color adjustments. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, R C-R said: A bit off-topic, but since in either app the Gradient Tool can be used to create this effect, why is there a separate Transparency Tool in AD to begin with? What does it offer that the Gradient Tool does not? It seems to me the Transparency Tool is just a lesser version of Gradient Tool that does not offer color adjustments. maybe for something like this? Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted February 11, 2020 Staff Share Posted February 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, R C-R said: since in either app the Gradient Tool can be used to create this effect, why is there a separate Transparency Tool in AD to begin with? What does it offer that the Gradient Tool does not? AFAIK the Transparency tool doesn't offer any additional options from a Gradient with Opacity applied - in fact it functions almost identical to a Gradient Mask (as they both use Greyscale to denote the opacity level), however as dutchshader has shown you can apply the Transparency Tool gradient over a regular Gradient, which is one benefit. Although the functionality is extremely similar, I suspect this tool is available in Designer as it's a tool that many users are used to/expect from a vector application and providing the tool allows the user to choose how their opacity is applied Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Another way is to use a Mask Layer and draw a Black-to-White gradient on that mask. See attached video. (Apologies but my mouse pointer doesn’t show where it’s supposed to be, for some unknown reason.) To change the transparency just redraw the gradient on the mask. transparency-with-mask.mp4 Dan C and Birgit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birgit Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Many thanks Dan C and Garry P for the videos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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