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Trying to change an existing logo so a negative space that is in the middle of a shape can be filled


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I'm trying to change the image attached so that the HB in the center is the same color as the circles and the area surrounding the HB is removed, I have searched and youtubed but no luck.

The HB is created as a negative space (I believe is the right term ?) so I can use the stroke to get a line but then the whole shape gets that same line.

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Hello @Hughes and welcome to the forums.

Which programme do you work with? Can you take a screenshot of the layer list?
Would you provide us with the file so that we can find a solution faster?

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In addition to what Komatӧs said above, can you explain more about how should the “area surrounding the HB” be removed?
In particular, how much of the “area” should be “removed” and what do expect to happen with the white lines which are inside that “area”?

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2 minutes ago, GarryP said:

@NotMyFault I can’t view that image so I don’t know what it is supposed to show.

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For this, I would:

  • Display the Channels panel
  • Select the Alpha channel
  • Right-click > Load to selection
  • Display all Channels
     
  • Invert the selection
  • Add a new fill layer on top
  • Fill it with the same red
  • Hide the bottom layer
     
  • Select "HB" with a rectangle selection
  • Invert selection and hit delete
  • Hide this layer
     
  • Select bottom layer
    Select the central area around HB with round selection and delete
     
  • Display the top layer

 

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@Hughes,

This is far from perfect, but just to get an idea on what you're after.

BTW, seems like a great company.

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Getting away from any potentially controversial specifics, don’t you simply want a set of aligned shapes with letters in the middle? I can’t see why negative space needs to be considered here.

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🤣🤣 Really?? 🤣

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Apologies I forgot to mention I'm using Affinity Designer. My comment on negative space might have also been confusing, I'm not an experienced graphic user, what I meant was the letters in the middle of the design are not text and therefore I can't manipulate them, they are formed by the area around them and I would like to have them shown like the third example Wosven showed above.

I appreciate everyone explaining how I might achieve this.

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7 hours ago, Ron P. said:

@Hughes,

This is far from perfect, but just to get an idea on what you're after.

BTW, seems like a great company.

hughesballistics1.png

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That's what I'm trying to achieve, I'm using Designer, appreciate you looking at this, please let me know how you got to the above and I'll go ahead and work on it, looking to learn as much as get to the end result :)

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6 hours ago, Wosven said:

I completely deleted the lines and it look strange, but I'm not sure either without the middle of the cible...

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Using Rectangles and a Donut for the length of the lines:

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The 3rd one is exactly what I'm looking for, appreciate it if you could let me know how you got there, as a new user I've looked for video's etc but not come up with the right answers as yet !

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7 hours ago, Wosven said:

For this, I would:

  • Display the Channels panel
  • Select the Alpha channel
  • Right-click > Load to selection
  • Display all Channels
     
  • Invert the selection
  • Add a new fill layer on top
  • Fill it with the same red
  • Hide the bottom layer
     
  • Select "HB" with a rectangle selection
  • Invert selection and hit delete
  • Hide this layer
     
  • Select bottom layer
    Select the central area around HB with round selection and delete
     
  • Display the top layer

 

Thank you !

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26 minutes ago, PixelPest said:

I thought it´s vector as AD is mentioned; This is so trivial to rebuild that I wouldn't waste one pixel on it.

We received the files from a designer on Fivver and wanted to change them, however, you're right, I know enough (Which isn't much as yet as I'm still learning Affinity) to start from scratch and get what I want, so I did ! Sometimes the best advise is the simplest advice - thank you !

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