Transparent Text For Stickers

[mk2ben]

Hi All,

I am wondering how I can make it so I can make the text (picture attached) transparent with the black outline still.

The text in the red, i want to make transparent but keep the black shadow/outline without seeing the full black behind.

I've attached a second photo of what I want the text to look like.

I dont really know how to explain it.

Thanks.

Ben

[firstdefence]

In Affinity Photo 

• Add a black and white adjustment layer and move the red slider all the way to the right (300%) and then click Merge
• Now use Filters > Colours > Erase White Paper

To get the green outline add an Outer Glow FX

[mk2ben]

Is there anyway to do this in designer?

[firstdefence]

You can do it by using the pixel persona, it's a smidge more complex but doable nonetheless, I'll do a crib sheet.

[firstdefence]

• Open the image
• Select the Colour Picker tool (i) and Select radius; I got the same selection using 1 point or average of 65, it makes no difference as the colour is even.
• Now use Select > Select Sampled Colour... leave tolerance set at 15% and click Apply
• Press Delete/backspace on mac
• Deselect selection (cmd + D on mac)
• Add Black and white adjustment layer and click merge (you don't have to move the sliders.
• To erase the white border simply select the erase tool (E) select a basic brush 64px and erase away.
• Then add the outer glow FX

[mk2ben]

Thank you!!!

 

[firstdefence]

48 minutes ago, mk2ben said:

Thank you!!!

 

You're welcome.

[laurent32]

11 hours ago, firstdefence said:

• Open the image
• Select the Colour Picker tool (i) and Select radius; I got the same selection using 1 point or average of 65, it makes no difference as the colour is even.
• Now use Select > Select Sampled Colour... leave tolerance set at 15% and click Apply
• Press Delete/backspace on mac
• Deselect selection (cmd + D on mac)
• Add Black and white adjustment layer and click merge (you don't have to move the sliders.
• To erase the white border simply select the erase tool (E) select a basic brush 64px and erase away.
• Then add the outer glow FX

I'm trying it with Designer v2 and Designer is acting strange, the select part doesn't work…

Can you confirm this is working for you with v2 ?

[firstdefence]

Yes I have both version 1 and 2 and I primarily use v2, the crib sheet was done with v2, I can make a video for you if that will help.

[mk2ben]

please as with v1 it doesnt let me select as its greyed out.

[laurent32]

Please also do for v2…

[firstdefence]

Slightly modified version.

 

 

 

[laurent32]

Well there is something wrong with my Designer v2 :

 

 

[firstdefence]

It will work with this file, I've coloured the white border.

I think this may be a bug, because whether I drag it into the workspace or open it it does what you have shown in your video. I can replicate it, and the only way to get round it was to colour the white border in with the same dark salmon colour RGB 196  103    103 , either using a basic brush, or the flood fill tool like I did in the video.

[Callum]

On 2/24/2023 at 6:48 AM, laurent32 said:

Well there is something wrong with my Designer v2 :

 

 

This is a known bug with having the Tolerance value set to 0% we should have this solved in a future update.

Thanks
C

[mk2ben]

Hi @firstdefencesorry to keep dragging this on.

Is there a way that I can set the blue to be transparent ontop of the black outline? I dont know how to explain it.

I've attached my file, reason being is im trying to get it made a sticker but the printing company need it as a vector. If i use the technique on Affinity photo to remove the white (blue in this case) it rasterises the layers and i need them to stay as a vector.

Is this possible?

Ben

8STYLE STICKERS.afdesign

[v_kyr]

2 hours ago, mk2ben said:

Is there a way that I can set the blue to be transparent ontop of the black outline? I dont know how to explain it.

Like this?

• 8style_trans.afdesign