Greggry P Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Hey all - I have an art show coming up next month, and I’m having real trouble exporting the print file for one of my pieces. I gather from the assistance I’ve had on here on a previous issue that the problem is due to FX layers. The suggestion I had to work around the problem was to “rasterise everything”. This has worked on all my other files bar this one, so I’m stumped… As you can see, when I export, it produces these weird white blobs on the subject’s face and neck (1st pic). When I export having rasterised everything, it creates a different set of problems (2nd pic). The layers bleed across one another (see left eye, circuit pattern on kimono collar, and weird blue dot on prawn). It also reduces the resolution so I can’t print in its original size (500mm x 500mm). I’m a complete novice at this, so if anyone is able to advise I’d be really grateful. I’m running out of time to submit this for my art show, so I’m freaking out a bit now! I’ve added a screenshot of the original pic too (3rd pic) so you can see how it’s supposed to look. Kazuko.pdf Kazuko PF.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted April 8, 2022 Staff Share Posted April 8, 2022 It would help if you provided the Affinity file so the layer structure can be checked as some issues with blend modes can occurs with groups. Out of interest have you tried merging all the visible layers together to see if the outcome is the same as when rasterising? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggry P Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 10 minutes ago, Lee D said: It would help if you provided the Affinity file so the layer structure can be checked as some issues with blend modes can occurs with groups. Out of interest have you tried merging all the visible layers together to see if the outcome is the same as when rasterising? Hello Lee, thanks for your response. I’ll try the layer merging (I’m a complete novice at this, so that hadn’t occurred to me), but here’s the Affinity file in the meantime if it helps to shed any light on the issue. Kazuko.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff DWright Posted April 8, 2022 Staff Share Posted April 8, 2022 The issue is is being caused by the blend mode Kimono Collar being set to Passthrough once this is changed to Normal the PDF export with the rasterize option outputs the PDF correctly Kazuko amended.afdesign Kazuko.pdf iuli and Greggry P 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggry P Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 Thank you so much for this! Looks like the problem's solved. Apologies if it was something painfully obvious to you - I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to this side of things - but I really appreciate the assistance and it's definitely a lesson learned. Have a great weekend. 34 minutes ago, DWright said: The issue is is being caused by the blend mode Kimono Collar being set to Passthrough once this is changed to Normal the PDF export with the rasterize option outputs the PDF correctly Kazuko amended.afdesign 74.61 MB · 3 downloads Kazuko.pdf 11.91 MB · 0 downloads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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