Help! Design has a white fill where it should have no fill

[roastpost]

Hello everyone,

 

My question is hard to describe but I feel like its solution will be easy.

 

I have a file that was originally black and white and everything on the image that was in white was supposed to have no fill. After changing the background color on my image i realised that the inside of the design had a white fill instead of no fill. When i changed the white fill into no fill i was then only left with a black image. 

 

I have attached the file below using a blue background for you to understand better. 

 

Hopefully you were able to understand my description. 

 

If not please ask me anything and I will try to clarify.

 

Thanks you for all your help.

 

Merlin

 

affinity test.afdesign

[R C-R]

The black image is caused by the next to bottom layer (just above the blue "Layer1" layer). It is a black outline of the entire graphic, over which all the white & other shapes are placed. So when you remove the while fills, the black shows through.

[R C-R]

I don't know if this will help but I have attached a modified version of your test file using subtraction to "punch out" holes in the black outline shape, & held down the option key during subtraction to preserve the shapes as a compound. That plus including the history with the modified version should give you an idea of the process I used.

 

It isn't complete but I hope you get the idea of one way to change the fills to transparent.

affinity test (compound).afdesign

[roastpost]

Thank you R C-R,

 

That has definitely helped me figure out how to do it.

 

It was a little confusing for me in the beginning but i got it now.

 

Thanks again