bagley Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Hey guys new to affinity , loving the software so far . Question is on fill effects I would like help to fill a layer with another image to create a pattern in that layer . im designing a few differenent clothing items and need to use pattern fill or bitmap fill so i can alter different areas of the clothing item any help or a link to a tutorial would be awesome thanks in advance VatrasKt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 10, 2015 Staff Share Posted August 10, 2015 Hello barley, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Select the object you want to fill with a pattern, select the Gradient Tool, change the Type dropdown to Bitmap and pick the image you want to use as a fill. Here's a tutorial that may help (check around 3:45s). And a quick reference for more video tutorials. Callum and kwaaui 1 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakk Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 In addition to what Miguel said, there is a tutorial actually Quote OS X 10.12 - AP 1.6.6 - AD 1.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagley Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Cheers guys will try this out... So that info is great an i follow it , though there is no Bitmap Type in my drop down just linear / radial... Would there be a reason for this . Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagley Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 See image here http://postimg.org/image/3um8plap7/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 10, 2015 Staff Share Posted August 10, 2015 Hi barley, You don't have the Gradient tool selected. This is only accessible thought the Gradient Tool context toolbar. justwilliam 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagley Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Thanks MEB , Noob lol All done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsofearth Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Is there a way to scale the bitmap fill? I need my fills to be exactly the same on all our packaging. Also, why does the Bitmap fill not default to the pixel size of the pattern instead of stretch to fill? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 11, 2015 Staff Share Posted August 11, 2015 Hello marsofearth, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) You can scale the fill dragging it on the canvas with the Gradient tool. Currently there's no way to do it precisely neither to display/reset it to 1:1 scale. Those improvements were already suggested but they weren't implement yet due to time constraints. I believe they will come later (at least the option to reset the fill to 1:1). justwilliam 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsofearth Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Hello marsofearth, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) You can scale the fill dragging it on the canvas with the Gradient tool. Currently there's no way to do it precisely neither to display/reset it to 1:1 scale. Those improvements were already suggested but they weren't implement yet due to time constraints. I believe they will come later (at least the option to reset the fill to 1:1). Okay, photoshop will have to do the pattern fills then until precise scaling can be introduced. I like the Gradient Tool use of Pattern fill for its "Artistic" focus. A more traditional print friendly pattern fill to maintain scale across packaging would be welcome in the future. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsGinny Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I rely heavily on the vector pattern swatches for my .SVG Large Poster work In Illustrator. When running the demo I imported my .Ai files and the patterns were intact. Now that I purchased the Windows version I found this issue when I tried to make a new illustration. :( I see that this has been reported since 2015 and there is no mention of resolving this, I am so disappointed.I am in Art school and wanted to recommend this program to all my Mac friends. mushmelty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushmelty Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Still no way to add a simple pattern fill in December 2017? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midvok Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 It seems layer effects do not work for bitmap fill-layers? Is this a missing feature or a bug? (I know I could rasterize the fill-layer first, but the ability to change/scale the bitmap pattern anytime is very important) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Miki said: It seems layer effects do not work for bitmap fill-layers? Is this a missing feature or a bug? (I know I could rasterize the fill-layer first, but the ability to change/scale the bitmap pattern anytime is very important) Layer effects (fx) are working fine for me on bitmap fills. 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...
gdenby Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 5 hours ago, Miki said: It seems layer effects do not work for bitmap fill-layers? Is this a missing feature or a bug? (I know I could rasterize the fill-layer first, but the ability to change/scale the bitmap pattern anytime is very important) Check this out, maybe it will point to something you can use. LayedBits&Fx.afdesign Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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