gumbo23 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 I need to apply a color spectrum to an object - a pixel layer in this case. I am fine applying a chosen single color, but how would I apply a 'rainbow' effect to an object? Being able to choose the gradations - whether color or greyscale would be useful. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremriel Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Have you tried the Fill Tool? It allows you to place stops and assign a different color to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 If it's APhoto, use the gradient tool. Create colour stops where you need them and adjust the colours accordingly. I would practice with a Fill Layer as the effect stays live, with a Pixel Layer it's baked in and can't be changed. After you've made the gradient it can be added to the swatch panel, Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 23 minutes ago, Gremriel said: Have you tried the Fill Tool? It allows you to place stops and assign a different color to them. I barely know the basics tbh, so do not know how to carry out the operation you describe. Can you lay out the steps? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 22 minutes ago, David in Яuislip said: If it's APhoto, use the gradient tool. Create colour stops where you need them and adjust the colours accordingly. I would practice with a Fill Layer as the effect stays live, with a Pixel Layer it's baked in and can't be changed. After you've made the gradient it can be added to the swatch panel, It's a pixel layer, not a photo. So I can't make the adjustment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, gumbo23 said: It's a pixel layer, not a photo. So I can't make the adjustment? By APhoto I meant Affinity Photo, you didn't mention which program you're using. Have a look in the Help, it's quite comprehensive for gradients Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, David in Яuislip said: By APhoto I meant Affinity Photo, you didn't mention which program you're using. Have a look in the Help, it's quite comprehensive for gradients It in Photo. You mean the help on the men bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, gumbo23 said: You mean the help on the men bar? Or the online Help. https://affinity.help/photo/en-US.lproj/index.html Just type gradient into the search box. gumbo23 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 29 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: Or the online Help. https://affinity.help/photo/en-US.lproj/index.html Just type gradient into the search box. Again - not having the basics down, I'm struggling to work through this. I've tried using the gradient tool and gradient maps, but they do not affect the object in question. I have taken a jpg, erased white background, and been left with a background pixel layer, with my object. I cannot seem to affect the color of this object at all. How do I do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 This is the file in question. I want to recolor the cloud with a gradient Cloud stampe 4 ewp.afphoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Яuislip Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Create a gradient on a fill layer above the cloud then Arrange/Move inside gumbo23 1 Quote Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Intel i7-1360P 2.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Affinity Photo - 24/05/20, Affinity Publisher - 06/12/20, KTM Superduke - 27/09/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazmondo77 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Looks like you have all the elements already in your document - here's a screen recording which will hopefully, help you Just to clarify you can use anything as a mask by just dragging it to right of the layer or group Screen Grab 2021-08-18 at 14.51.25.mov NotMyFault and gumbo23 2 Quote Mac Pro Cheese-grater (Early 2009) 2.93 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon 48 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC Ram, Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5, Ugee 19" Graphics Tablet Monitor Triple boot via OCLP 1.4.3 - Mac OS Monterey 12.7.3, Sonoma 14.1.1 and Mojave 10.14.6 Affinity Publisher, Designer and Photo 1.10.5 - 2.4.0 Betas 2.5.0(2430) www.bingercreative.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbo23 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Dazmondo77 said: Looks like you have all the elements already in your document - here's a screen recording which will hopefully, help you Just to clarify you can use anything as a mask by just dragging it to right of the layer or group Screen Grab 2021-08-18 at 14.51.25.mov This is excellent - thanks so much. Between all you guys on the thread I got the job finished. Much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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