Amir Anderson Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 Hello! I reviewed plenty descriptions how to insert an image into any shape. Seems like nothing easier than that. Unfortunately (my) Affinity Designer installation does not not do what it should do... Can anyone explain this behavior? (see screen shot). The image is filling the shape but only white, the image is not visible anymore. Of course I clipped the image correctly into the shape. I would really appreciate some help, took my 2h of research without any success so far... THANK YOU!!! Quote
Old Bruce Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 Note where the Image is in relation to Right Left. Here are four examples. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
Amir Anderson Posted January 16, 2022 Author Posted January 16, 2022 Thanks for your reply! I understand the differences but I don't know how you got to the result of the 3rd group in your screeshot (see my screen shot again) I don't understand how you made that... I just see that there are 2 possibilities: 1: put the shape into the image (your 2nd group on your screenshot) This works also in my case and I can see the picture in the shape, however, this is not what I want since you can only adjust the shape afterwards but not the positioning of the image 2: Put the image into into the shape. When I do this, i get the result like the 4th group in your screenshot (which by the way I don't understand exists anyway because it makes no sense, where is the usecase for that??) So what did you do to get the 3rd group? I did this: but it does not work... THANKS!!! Quote
Amir Anderson Posted January 16, 2022 Author Posted January 16, 2022 ok, i finally got it... puuh, i nearly have to drag the image out of my affinity window to get it placed like this.... guess the resolution of my monitor is too high or the precision of my angry shaking fingers Thanks!! Quote
Old Bruce Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 You have used the dimensions of the Image (the photo) to clip/crop the Shape. I think the image is wider than the actual greyscale 'Girl on a Stool' part of it. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
Pšenda Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Amir Anderson said: guess the resolution of my monitor is too high or the precision of my angry shaking fingers You may find it useful: Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. 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.
Steve Cunningham Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 I am having the same struggle getting my image to appear within a shape. What was the resolution for this? It was not clear to me how the user resolved the issue. Thanks! Quote
GarryP Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Welcome to the forums @Steve Cunningham Did you watch the video shown in the previous post (the one before yours in this thread)? If so, which parts of the video are not working for you or not doing what you want? Quote
Steve Cunningham Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Yes, I have viewed these videos and several others. When I drag the image into the shape in the layers panel, it simply does not show up. It is still just white space. It appears that I am doing exactly what is on the video, so I am not sure what I am missing, or if there is some technical glitch that I need to address. I am attaching the file for reference. Trying to get the gentleman's image to appear inside the oval shape. tucker_oval.afdesign Quote
Old Bruce Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Make sure you are putting the image into the shape. Look where the blue highlights are, the vertical one will not work, the other horizontal one will workk Vertical bar : Cropping the Ellipse With the image Horizontal Bar : Putting the Image into the Ellipse. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
Steve Cunningham Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 Thanks! I finally got it to work. The vertical vs horizontal explanation really helped. It's very finicky! It took me a few attempts. But at least I know what I am trying to do with it now. Much appreciated! Old Bruce 1 Quote
R C-R Posted August 22, 2022 Posted August 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Steve Cunningham said: It's very finicky! It took me a few attempts. All you need to do is make sure you have moved the image far enough to the right over the other layer in the Layers panel for the horizontal bar to appear. That often is farther over than you might expect, but with a little practice it should be easy to get it right the first time (almost!) every time. Old Bruce 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.6 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7
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