Geometry questions (newb)

[JanBE]

Totally newb question about geometry functions, instead of describing my question here, please see

 

[Paul Mudditt]

@JanBE Have you tried instead using the pencil tool with fill turned on on the context toolbar instead. Not really sure what your trying to do but here I show how to select layers and do a subtract and another approach to creating coloured vector objects. PS I’m not an artist.

[JanBE]

Thanks for your feedback Paul, appreciate it.

What I’m trying to do is illustrated in this video below:

• Trace an image using a vector pen (result can be seen at 13:40). The problem with your suggestion is that these would be filled immediately and you loose the underlying detail of the image you are tracing.
• Then create individual shapes that can be colored in  (can be seen at 21:45)

So In my simplified example, I have a shape that is closed and I was expecting that the Divide geometry option would result in a tail shape, a body shape, an eye shape and a remainder part outside the fish. Instead, the Divide is giving me all these shapes and I have not found any explanation for this.

 

 

[Paul Mudditt]

8 hours ago, JanBE said:

Thanks for your feedback Paul, appreciate it.

What I’m trying to do is illustrated in this video below:

• Trace an image using a vector pen (result can be seen at 13:40). The problem with your suggestion is that these would be filled immediately and you loose the underlying detail of the image you are tracing.
• Then create individual shapes that can be colored in  (can be seen at 21:45)

So In my simplified example, I have a shape that is closed and I was expecting that the Divide geometry option would result in a tail shape, a body shape, an eye shape and a remainder part outside the fish. Instead, the Divide is giving me all these shapes and I have not found any explanation for this.

 

 

Ah ok, sorry I couldn’t help you.

This is a similar problem to those that have come from Photoshop to Affinity Photo.

Both packages can achieve the same results BUT the workflow of how you get there can be somewhat different.

To avoid frustration on my facebook groups I advice people familiar with Photoshop to forget everything they know, and watch all of the official Serif tutorials and find an Affinity Photo tutorial that does what they require.

I guess the same has to said about the different workflow between AI and Affinity Designer, don’t try to follow an AI tutorial, find a AD tutorial instead that delivers the end result you require or much frustration will result. I hope this helps. Best regards. Paul.