Background color for artboards

[Andrej]

Hello,

it would be great if there was an option to add a background color for artboards (which is not included in exports). I often have white elements I want to export with a transparent background. Without the option to add a fake background color, I can't see the things I'm working on. 

Yes you could change the objects colors for a while and then change them back to white for exporting. Or you could add a black rectangle in the back and remove it when exporting. But this is tedious if you have to do it for several icons each iteration.

BR,

Andrej

 

PS: If there is an option for that, I did not find it. I googled it, I searched the forums, I watched your tutorial video on artboards.

[Wosven]

1 hour ago, Andrej said:

to add a background color for artboards (which is not included in exports)

You can either use the transparent/checkered background, or select the artboard and add a color. But this last one will be exported.

 

[Andrej]

Thanks for your response. I did not know that you could give artboards a color like any other object. Where do I find the option for the checkered background? Is there a way to make the gray-white pattern darker? I could not find any of those options in the preferences.

BR,

Andrej

 

EDIT: Found it. It is in 'Document setup'. It is better, but I'd like it to be darker

 

[Wosven]

2 hours ago, Andrej said:

'Document setup'. It is better, but I'd like it to be darker

There's a thread somewhere asking to be able to modify it, since the colors or the size of the checker board can be difficult to discern, depending of design, size, disabilities, etc.

 

But it's part of those features we ask for years without real improvment but tricks...

[Andrej]

Ouch 😅

Thanks for your response, I guess this thread can be closed then.

 

PS: I think sketch has a better solution than the checkerboard: 

 

[Kent Davis]

Can you show us full screen not part. I am wait too long I hate too bright light mode on transparent background.

Both Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and Affinity Publisher for Mac

[Wosven]

3 hours ago, Andrej said:

PS: I think sketch has a better solution than the checkerboard:

Is it working differently than this one?

[Kent Davis]

ExplodingJay

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Wosven

I not see where background transparent board you said.

 

[Wosven]

@Kent Davis

Select the Move tool, and : Document's properties button > Color tab > Check Transparent background.

[Kent Davis]

Can you show me your screenshot please?

[Kent Davis]

Please do use Macintosh. Do not use Windoes.

[Kent Davis]

@Wosch

 

[Wosven]

You need to have a document opened, since this option is by document, not a general option, that's why I said "select the Move Tool", since the settings' button for the document is in the context toolbar

[Kent Davis]

Oh well I hate new document make me hurt my eyes often. Please add feature same as Photoshop. Photoshop Preferences have change color transparent without new document. Sigh. I ask them many times since about 2017

[Wosven]

That's sure that some general preferences/settings for files would be helpful, in the same way, I need to modify the margin color of each file since someone get the strange idea that they should be the same blue as guides by default — no! —, and it's also annoying.

[Kent Davis]

I am sorry I do disagree your answer.

Please set on Preferences or this picture Imgur: The magic of the Internet

[Kent Davis]

@ExplodingJay

@Wosven

Only text I never understand you said. I am full deaf and I do know sign language.

Please show me your screenshot.

For Mac only.

[Wosven]

30 minutes ago, Kent Davis said:

Please set on Preferences or this picture

Those are not preferences, but already defined presets  in the apps you can't modify and save upon. If those fields/options were added, they would probably use the default ones.

I don't wan't those unmodifiable presets, I want to be able to modify them or delete them so I could have all my presets organised in the already existing tabs (print, web...).

But it's not possible. All presets I'll add to the app will be saves in the "My Presets" tab. And all the other ones will stay as they are, or will use for the current one displayed when creating a new document, some the previous settings in use (for example: "transparent background" will stay checked unless you choose a personal preset where it's not, but other options won't stay checked).

For example, there's presets in Inches. I never use this unit. I'd rather modify them to use mm or set them to format we use here, or simply delete them.
Some presets use linked document and other use embedded, etc. When I set the app to use only inked ones.

 

What I need is general preferences uses in all files, so those presets will use those preferences by default, and not what we've got actually. Or the possibility to modify them and set the as new default ones.

 

[Kent Davis]

I don't understand. Please show me screenshot.

[Kent Davis]

Change the Transparency Checkerboard with this Photoshop Elements Tip (essential-photoshop-elements.com)

See "Grid Color" I believe Serif Affinity can do that. I totally disagree what you said can.t. no way. Affinity Designer can do modify!

[Alfred]

27 minutes ago, Kent Davis said:

Change the Transparency Checkerboard with this Photoshop Elements Tip (essential-photoshop-elements.com)

See "Grid Color" I believe Serif Affinity can do that. I totally disagree what you said can.t. no way. Affinity Designer can do modify!

Serif DrawPlus can do it, so Affinity Designer could be modified to do it too.

[Kent Davis]

@Alfred yes and how? Show me screenshot on Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo please.

[Alfred]

43 minutes ago, Kent Davis said:

@Alfred yes and how? Show me screenshot on Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo please.

It cannot be done in the current versions. I only said “could be modified” (meaning that the developers know how to do it but it would need to be added in an update or upgrade).

[Kent Davis]

@Alfred

Yes I was wait too long years and years since from 2017 too long.

[Kent Davis]

@Alfred

I am still complain there have no transparent change color on Affinity Designer Beta 1.10.3 sigh. I was wait too long years and years.