Catrin Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I can't seem to be able to split text in Affinity Designer? From what I can gather it's only shapes that can be divided? Is there a way this can be achieved? I've attached an example that I had to call my boyfriend and ask him to do this on Adobe Illustrator for me as I couldn't achieve this design like I was hoping to on Affinity. Is there any sign that this could be a feature in the near future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Should the text be editable? I doubt this will work even in Illustrator. I tried it, because I was curious and you can do this even in AD. Of course there will be better ways, but I am no AD expert at all. 1) Convert the text to curves and ungroup it. 2) Draw and rotate a rectangle with no stroke and fill colour of the text, where the split has to be. 3) Expand stroke of the rectangle. 4) Select all layers and use Divide on it. 5) Tidy up the produced layers. Catrin 1 Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Duplicate the text, offset it and then mask the layers. Catrin and Joachim_L 2 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 As said: There are better ways ... Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catrin Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Thank you both for those suggestions! Joachim_L - When I tried to do the divide with a line from the pen tool instead of a shape, and the text that I'd converted to curves, it just kept filling the inside of the O and P and not actually splitting any of the text like I needed it to. I'll have to try with the rectangle! Old Bruce - With the masking layers method, how have you cropped it on a diagonal? It's confused me a little looking at the image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Catrin said: Old Bruce - With the masking layers method, how have you cropped it on a diagonal? It's confused me a little looking at the image. While @Old Bruce is otherwise occupied: you just need to rotate or skew the rectangle so that its top and bottom edges are sloping. Catrin and Old Bruce 2 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...
Old Bruce Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Catrin said: Old Bruce - With the masking layers method, how have you cropped it on a diagonal? It's confused me a little looking at the image. See Alfred's reply. I only rotated the Rectangles because you have the slice at an angle. chop.afdesign Catrin and Alfred 2 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catrin Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 Brilliant, thank you all for the help! Joachim_L and Alfred 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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