David Br Posted August 21, 2023 Posted August 21, 2023 I am making transfers for models but the lettering is not a current font. I am therefore tracing images of the letters. How do I make a 'hollow' in a letter which is transparent so that when I apply the transfer, the background colour shows? For example, a capital 'R'. I have created the outside path but when I make the inner one, it is a separate layer. A fill colour for the outline of the 'R' fills everything including the 'hole in the middle'. Is it possible to merge the layers so that the 'hole in the middle' does not get obscured by the fill colour? Is there another way to do this? I am very new to the programme (Designer 1) although I have had it for some time. These letters will not be used once, but on other occasions in different colours on different colour backgrounds and different sizes. If it was a one-off, I would use Photo. Making the letters vector graphics allows me to make changes in size and so on and keep the outline quality.
Hangman Posted August 21, 2023 Posted August 21, 2023 Hi @David Br and welcome to the forums, If you make sure the inner path for the letter R sits above the outer path in the layers panel, select both layers and then use the subtract boolean or go to Layer > Geometry > Subtract that should punch a hole in the letter for you... Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
David Br Posted August 21, 2023 Author Posted August 21, 2023 Thank you! I thought there must be a straightforward way but it was beyond my experience to find it. I have done as you say and . . . perfect. I am very grateful.
Alfred Posted August 21, 2023 Posted August 21, 2023 57 minutes ago, David Br said: I am making transfers for models but the lettering is not a current font. I am therefore tracing images of the letters. Where did you get the images from? It’s quite possible that you could find an existing font which is similar enough to save you a ton of work! Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
David Br Posted August 21, 2023 Author Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) I scanned them from old photos. I put them in to a 'font finder' but could not get anything that had the variants in the letters. I could get one letter right out not another so in the end it was too complicated and I decided to draw them out and keep them for the future. Edited August 21, 2023 by David Br
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