Placing an image inside an hourglass image

[Josie]

How do I place an image inside an hour glass image to make it look like the hourglass or in the shape of the hour glass? I’ve tried and can’t figure it out.

using my iPad 

thanks

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[DM1]

Your images are 'image ' layers not pixel layers so would need to be rasterised. Your hourglass does not have transparent background so I don’t think  it will work with those images. 😩

[Josie]

So how do I find images that do work to do that?

[Josie]

So what images do I find that work best to do this type of thing that I want to do using the iPad ?

[Alfred]

You have Affinity Photo for iPad, don’t you? It seems to me that APh would be a better choice than AD if you want to distort pixel layers.

[Josie]

I have APH for iPad also so how would I do this particular design with images in aph so that it works?

[DM1]

2 hours ago, Josie said:

I have APH for iPad also so how would I do this particular design with images in aph so that it works?

Like this.😀

 

[John Rostron]

@Josie, are you wanting the image to appear similar to the one shown by @DM1 above, or are you wanting it to be distorted to fit the hourglass shape?

If the latter, then you would need to use Filter > Distort > Equations (in Photo). You would need to describe the shape of your hourglass in some mathematical form such as sin(y)+ sin(2y). A simple sine shape would be too sharp, but I would guess that a combination of sin(y), sin(2y) etc would give you the required hourglass shape.

If this is the case, let me know and I could probably build something for you.

John

[Dazmondo77]

Not on iPad but here's quick example of one method that I'd use that could be done on iPad between designer and photo, you'd obviously need take a lot longer for useable results - also demonstrates adding a couple of lens distortions for a basic simulation of glass distortion - hope it helps  

[Josie]

Somewhat like this is what I want to do using images and the iPad.

[John Rostron]

@Josie, although I think that this could  be done using Equations in Photo, you might get faster results using the Liquify Persona in Photo. I would guess that you would be best create your hourglass-shaped image first and then use Designer to add the rest around it.

Here is the result of a few minutes play with the Push Forward Tool in the Liquefy Persona.

It obviously needs more work than I have put in!

John

[Josie]

I want the image that I put inside look exactly like the shape of the hour glass.

[Josie]

Using the iPad 

[Josie]

I’ve got the images combined/together now I just need to figure out how to do the wavy part.

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[DM1]

9 hours ago, Josie said:

I’ve got the images combined/together now I just need to figure out how to do the wavy part.

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No wavy part needed unless you want the top part curved.  Just resize the star image to fill the hourglass like so.... If you want curvy,  rasterise the star layer, add a mask to it and select a brush to paint on the mask layer. Black to remove, white if you remove too much. Just make sure you select the mask layer before painting.

[Josie]

So if I wanted to mask a face and do half a face and something else how would I do that?

[Josie]

Also how would I do an image like this using the iPad Pro ?

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[Josie]

How would I use the channel mixer in affinity designer to put a color to 0 or a color I don’t want in an image like this one?

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[Patrick Connor]

@Josie

Your latest document contains a Shutterstock image which has had the stock line cropped out of it, so I have removed it. We have advised you against using copyrighted images on these forums, and particularly of looking for ways to hide the rightful creators marks. I feel users should be made aware so they can decide if they want to assist you with this thread.

[Josie]

So how would I lessen the pixels in a commercial free image like this using the channel mixer?

[Dan C]

1 hour ago, Josie said:

So how would I lessen the pixels in a commercial free image like this using the channel mixer?

@Josie, the Channel Mixer adjustment is designed to change the visual colour tone of your image, by using methods that other adjustments can't offer, as described here -

https://affinity.help/photo/English.lproj/index.html?page=pages/Adjustments/adjustment_channelMixer.html?title=Channel Mixer adjustment

Unfortunately the Channel Mixer has nothing to do with the 'pixels' in your image, nor am I certain what you mean by 'lessen the pixels' using this adjustment.

[Alfred]

1 hour ago, Josie said:

So how would I lessen the pixels in a commercial free image like this using the channel mixer?

If you mean you want to achieve quantization (reducing the number of different colour values) apply a Posterize adjustment.

By the way, this question should probably be in its own thread. It seems completely unrelated to the original question about fitting an image into an hourglass shape.

[Josie]

If an image is to pixelated like this one how do I take the pixels out of the image to make it look less pixelated like let’s say if there is a saying with the image and so on or just the image itself? How do I do this using the iPad so it does not take me hours on end to figure out?

thanks

[Alfred]

24 minutes ago, Josie said:

pixelated like this one

Like which one, Josie? All of those images look pretty smooth on my iPad Air 2.

[Josie]

I would like to know how to do it for future reference, and for future designs.