Boldlinedesign Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I used the pen tool to make a shape and then converted it to a selection and painted within it inside Affinity photo. I did not save the selection but deselected it. I see there is a layer called "curve" with my shape in there - Is there a way to re-select it and make it a live selection again? I know I can save the selection - but I'm curious the value of the curve layer versus the value of saving selections and having to re-open them. What can be done in general with that curve layer? I see that I could add a pixel sub-layer underneath it and when i paint, it's contained to that shape, but I can't see the containing shape until I paint near the edge... Can anyone point me in the right direction? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted July 24, 2020 Staff Share Posted July 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, Boldlinedesign said: I see there is a layer called "curve" with my shape in there - Is there a way to re-select it and make it a live selection again? Hold CTRL or CMD and click on the Thumbnail of this layer, and you'll see a selection is created based on the curve charactersword and Boldlinedesign 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...
Boldlinedesign Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Thank you @Dan C I should have thought of that- I was right clicking and double clicking, etc... and my search online was not giving me answers - that makes sense now - love it! So as I can "revive" an active selection from a curve, in what situation would I be saving the selection specifically? If I was going to use it in another design? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted July 27, 2020 Staff Share Posted July 27, 2020 No problem at all, happy to help! On 7/24/2020 at 5:54 PM, Boldlinedesign said: So as I can "revive" an active selection from a curve, in what situation would I be saving the selection specifically? If I was going to use it in another design? Some users don't like using Curves, so saving your selection is simply another method of receiving the same outcome - saving the selection also allows for a few more options, such as Add, Subtract and Intersect from an active selection 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...
2doord Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 This doesn't work on iPad :( and other suggestions? It's a simple command + click of the thumbnail on desktop Photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted June 8, 2021 Staff Share Posted June 8, 2021 Hi @2doord, Welcome to the Affinity Forums Please see the following thread for information regarding creating selections from existing layers in Affinity for iPad - I hope this helps! 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...
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