Subclavius Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 When drawing independent curves on the same layer (using the pen tool) with a fill, the fill vanishes where the curves intersect: Is there any way this behaviour can be changed so that the fill also applies to the intersection? I am using a fill opacity of 50% and ideally I would want the intersection also to have 50% opacity, as opposed to 2x50% opacity. I think there must be something simple I am missing but I can't find the answer anywhere (yet). Please can anyone offer some advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Affinity Designer allows you to choose between the "Alternate (Even-Odd)" and "Winding (Non-Zero)" fill modes to address the problem, but Affinity Photo doesn’t currently offer that option. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subclavius Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 Thank you @Alfred, that is indeed the problem. I have put in an enhancement request for APhoto Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 You can actually do this in Photo. Select the layer with the two rectangles on, and then from the top menu select Layer > Geometry > Separate Curves. That will give you the rectangles on two individual curve layers. Now select both of those and select Layer > Geometry > Add. That will combine the two shapes into a single object that you can then fill with a single fill. Obviously you lose the editability of the individual rectangles, but you can still move the points around if you wish. Edit: and yes this is much easier to do in Designer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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