Patch tool in Affinity photo V2

[vpkumar]

I am trying to figure out some way of fading a patch. Like in Photoshop there is an option to fade a patch.

Is there any way to fade the patch selected in Affinity Photo V2

[Ron P.]

You can find the Fade command under the Layer menu. Whatever you just used, be it the Patch tool or others will be appended to the Fade command. The key is, if you're wanting to use the Fade command, you need to do it immediately following, like in your case, using the Patch tool.

https://affinity.help/photo2/en-US.lproj/pages/LayerOperations/fade.html

[vpkumar]

Thank you for the information. The keyboard shortcut Shift+ctrl+F works, but I dont find it in layer dropdown menu. This short cut is not mentioned nywhere. Or have I missed somewhaere.

[PaulEC]

Another option, if you know you will want to fade the patch, is to create a new layer above, then choose "Current layer and below" in the Context Toolbar. Then you can adjust the opacity of the patch layer.

[vpkumar]

I think this is a better option. Thank you.