Gandlareus Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Hi, I have a question about the opacity of objects in Affinity Photo. The attached screenshot shows all the layers of a test file. There are no adjustments or effects set. Every layer is set to 100% opacity and Normal blend mode. The ellipse was added last and moved to the bottom layer. But as you will see, the rectangle (red) and pixel layer (green) are not 100% opaque. I am wondering what I have missed in trying to make them so. Many thanks for any answers, Geof Quote Affinity V2 Full Licence Affinity Photo 2.0.4, Affinity Photo 2.1.0.1709(Beta), Microsoft Windows 11 Pro - Version 10.0.22621 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Check the colour panel Colours can have Opacity too If not that, upload the document so we can investigate further Patrick Connor 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandlareus Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 Thanks for your prompt reply. The colour panel (on Swatches) appears to be at 100% also (as in the screenshot). The file is attached. I hope this helps Test.afphoto Quote Affinity V2 Full Licence Affinity Photo 2.0.4, Affinity Photo 2.1.0.1709(Beta), Microsoft Windows 11 Pro - Version 10.0.22621 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Click the FX button for the yellow and green Rectangles and you will see the Fill Opacity has been set to 40% There really should be a warning/indication for that Alfred and Old Bruce 2 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandlareus Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 Thanks so much Carl. I felt sure there would be a simple solution. Unfortunately, I didn't find it. Cheers, Geof Quote Affinity V2 Full Licence Affinity Photo 2.0.4, Affinity Photo 2.1.0.1709(Beta), Microsoft Windows 11 Pro - Version 10.0.22621 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, carl123 said: FX button In Screenshot (first post) isn't any fx function ?! Maybe opacity for group layer (Text 1/2)? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.3.1.2217 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Pšenda said: In Screenshot (first post) isn't any fx function ?! I know, that is the problem You can adjust the FX Fill Opacity without any indication in the Layers panel that the FX panel has a change in it, which is affecting your object Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pšenda said: In Screenshot (first post) isn't any fx function ?! Maybe opacity for group layer (Text 1/2)? Use the Move tool, select the green rectangle click on the fx layer as though you are going to add an effect, check the fill opacity slider in the lower right of the screen, it is 40%. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.2 Affinity Designer 2.3.1 | Affinity Photo 2.3.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.3.1 | 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...
Pšenda Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, carl123 said: I know, that is the problem You can adjust the FX Fill Opacity without any indication in the Layers panel that the FX panel has a change in it, which is affecting your object Thanks, I didn't even notice - it's a really annoying trick. This only proves the many times required necessity for any modification of layer parameters (fx, opacity, Blend mode, Blend Range, transparency and fill tool, ...) to be visible/marked in the Layers panel. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.3.1.2217 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted March 13, 2021 Staff Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 3/9/2021 at 2:33 PM, carl123 said: Click the FX button for the yellow and green Rectangles and you will see the Fill Opacity has been set to 40% There really should be a warning/indication for that I can confirm this is already logged with the devs - I will 'bump' this issue now with this post Pšenda and loukash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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