VectorCat Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I get converting type to curves. How then to turn type into a selection - ie - with marching ants, where you can either paint inside or outside of that selection? Can designer make a marching ants selection from type? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Duplicate your Text Layer (no need to convert to curves) then Rasterize (and trim) and go to the Pixel Persona to use the pixel tools. VectorCat 1 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...
VectorCat Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Why duplicate the text layer? Once I have it in Pixel persona, I'm finding it hard to get a selection out of it. Magic wand lets me pick only one shape (letter) at a time. Is there a more efficient way of converting type to a marching ants selection? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, VectorCat said: Why duplicate the text layer? Insurance against loss. 11 minutes ago, VectorCat said: Magic wand lets me pick only one shape (letter) at a time. There is a Contiguous check mark in the Context toolbar, uncheck it and you'll be abled to select all pixels of whatever colour you click on. Then you could also try using the Menu Select > Tonal Range > .... or Colour Range.... or sampled colour... Again this is all in the Pixel Persona. VectorCat 1 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...
VectorCat Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Old Bruce - thank you, that is working nicely. Now, is there a way to save these selections? I see neither hide nor hair of how to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 51 minutes ago, VectorCat said: is there a way to save these selections? In Designer you can create a Mask Layer based on the "marching ants" from the Pixel Persona. If you need more options, you'll need Photo. Then you can switch back and forth via File > Edit in Photo and File > Edit in Designer respectively. VectorCat 1 Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorCat Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Very helpful! Thank you both. Clearly this is a weak spot in my Affinity Designer toolbag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 1 minute ago, VectorCat said: Clearly this is a weak spot in my Affinity Designer toolbag. Well, one of the Affinity's "killer features" is the interoperability between the three apps with a file format that accepts almost all of it regardless if it's afpub, afdesign or afphoto. I also still haven't fully adapted to this workflow, having spent almost 20 years caught in the "Adobe mindset". Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorCat Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 interoperability is quite a nice thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Just go to pixel persona and command-click text layer in layers palette to make selection. (CTRL-click if you are using win-version.) GarryP, Old Bruce and loukash 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.