Greggry P Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Hello! I’m a complete novice at this, so would really appreciate if someone could point out what I’m doing wrong. In short, I’m trying to export a print file for this picture (export settings screenshot included), and I’m getting the result in the final screenshot. Like I said, I’ve no knowledge of this area of affinity, so I’m sure I’m missing something really basic. If anyone can advise I’d be really grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted April 1, 2022 Staff Share Posted April 1, 2022 Hi @Greggry P, From the screenshot, it's possible your document is in RGB and then exported as CMYK, which results in the duller colour, as there isn't a like for like conversation from RGB to CMYK. If you export your PDF as with a RGB colour space do the colours look correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggry P Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Hi @stokerg - thanks for your response. Actually, my original screenshot is a bit misleading. The artwork was created in CMYK format with printing fully in mind. The screenshot I've used here is actually a screenshot of an RGB version of the document from Insta - so the colours look horribly garish). I only used it to show how it should appear, as distinct from how it is appearing. The issue I'm having is the white blotches that are visible on the exported PDF from the CMYK document (see final shot) and lack of colours on some feathers. It's obviously something to do with my export settings, but I'm not sure what I need to do to stop this "whiteness" appearing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted April 1, 2022 Staff Share Posted April 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Greggry P said: Actually, my original screenshot is a bit misleading. The artwork was created in CMYK format with printing fully in mind. The screenshot I've used here is actually a screenshot of an RGB version of the document from Insta - so the colours look horribly garish). Okay, that explains it then If you could attach or upload your afdesign/afphoto file to our Dropbox here and i'll be able to help further Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggry P Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Thanks again @stokerg. I wasn’t sure what you wanted, so I’ve sent you a Tiff file. I’ve also added another piece which is experiencing the same problems, and a screenshot of my export settings. I obviously don’t expect you to sort all my print files for me - I’ve just included it so you can see it’s an issue with all my export files, seemingly. If you’re able to identify what I’m doing wrong, I’d be really grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted April 1, 2022 Staff Share Posted April 1, 2022 40 minutes ago, Greggry P said: I wasn’t sure what you wanted, so I’ve sent you a Tiff file. I’ve also added another piece which is experiencing the same problems, and a screenshot of my export settings. I obviously don’t expect you to sort all my print files for me - I’ve just included it so you can see it’s an issue with all my export files, seemingly. I need the file before its been exported, in order to see what's going on. In Affinity if you tap on the Document menu and tap Save A Copy, that will save the file as a afdesign or afphoto (depending on which app you are using). If you could then upload that to Dropbox, i'll be able to export here and also try a few different things on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted April 1, 2022 Staff Share Posted April 1, 2022 Hi @Greggry P, Thanks for the afdesign file It's the shadow on the Feathers made with a Layer Fx, that's causing the issue. Really quick workaround, set the Rasterise option to Everything and then export out and your PDF will be fine Greggry P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggry P Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Thank you so much! Sorry for being so basic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggry P Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 Morning @stokerg thanks for your help last week. I was able to export all of the files I needed for an upcoming art show following your advice, bar one. As you can see, if I just rasterise everything on this particular piece, it causes further issues. You’ll notice that her left eye bleeds over the edge, her kimono collar patterns do the same thing, and the prawn has a weird blue dot on it. I’ve tried absolutely everything but can’t seem to resolve this. Are you able to advise please? Kazuko PF.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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