nickbatz Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I want to create sort of a shadow - sort of - from a selection that I make in a Pixel layer by offsetting a copy slightly (and darkening it, among other thing). So I Refine it and send it to a new layer, which is a pixel layer on top of the stack. Why does Opacity not have any effect? What step am I missing? I tried rasterizing it, no help. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardMH Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Might need a screen shot of the layer stack to see what you've done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Shadows are below objects not on top, shadows are generally set to Blend Mode: Multiply and as a starting point 75% opacity. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Ventura 13.6, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 Add a signature like this so system and app info always seen. Tagging is the gift that keeps on giving. Please consider adding tags to your post, not only does it help searching later on but it helps us, to give focused replies and is greatly appreciated by those that do reply, remember Affinity is for life not just Christmas. (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 12 hours ago, nickbatz said: Why does Opacity not have any effect? Are you talking about layer opacity, set in the layers panel for a selected layer? – It's unclear because you seem to move a layer meant to be a shadow in the foremost position of your layout. Thus a screenshot would really help. 9 hours ago, firstdefence said: Shadows are below objects not on top, shadows are generally set to Blend Mode: Multiply and as a starting point 75% opacity. This thread seems to be not about a Shadow Effect (fx) but rather an extra pixel layer as a handmade shadow (copy, offset, darken). Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I get that but it should still not be at the top of a layer stack, it should be beneath the object it is behaving as a shadow to. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Ventura 13.6, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 Add a signature like this so system and app info always seen. Tagging is the gift that keeps on giving. Please consider adding tags to your post, not only does it help searching later on but it helps us, to give focused replies and is greatly appreciated by those that do reply, remember Affinity is for life not just Christmas. (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickbatz Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 Thanks very much for the replies. I've been out, will post screenshots when I catch my breath. Yes, I get that shadows are usually underneath. This is a little different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickbatz Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 Okay, so now it looks like there's something funny going on. One minute Opacity worked, the next minute it didn't. This is the original. Just as a test, I flood-selected all the light blue (will make this more than one post): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickbatz Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 Next I flood-selected all the light blue (just as an exercise to figure out what's going on), pasted it, then made the pixel layer it's on a child to the main image. Opacity works as it should: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickbatz Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 STOP THE PRESSES. I'M A MORON. I was moving the color slider instead of the opacity one. How embarrassing... firstdefence and kenmcd 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 7 hours ago, nickbatz said: I was moving the color slider instead of the opacity one. The first screenshot shows that you have Opacity switched to Noise. You may have it on purpose, but if you don't and you don't notice, it could be another problem in managing color transparency. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.3.1.2217 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.2506. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickbatz Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Yes, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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