Affinity Photo - Adding to EPS

[Jsh]

I'm hoping this isn't a dumb question.  I only have Affinity Photo.   I used an online tool to convert my dart club logo from PNG to vector.   Unfortunately I missed a mistake in the proofing process which should actually be quite easy to fix but I don't know how to!!!! 

Basically when I open the EPS file I can see a bucket load of "curves" layers but I don't seem to be able to edit or change and of them.  I quite literally just need to add one more "layer" (I know that's not a concept in EPS) with a white background and that will fix the issue.

Can anyone offer any advice on how to do that?  

Thanks

 

[Hangman]

Hi @Jsh and welcome to the forums,

It would probably be easier if you could upload your EPS file along with a screengrab indicating what it is you need to achieve then someone will be able to help directly or offer advice on the best way to do it. It's a little tricky to advise without anything visual to reference.

[Jsh]

Thanks for the suggestion Hangman.   I've attached the portion of the logo that's a problem.   The easiest solution I can see is to add a white half circle background and then save as EPS again but I was concerned about what happens to that when it's scaled up.  Or is a solid layer no issue?

The issue is all of the sections that are black on the "wrong" one.  They should all be white.  In the EPS file they are just transparent areas.

Any help or advice would be really helpful.

Thanks

 

[Hangman]

Hi @Jsh,

Your approach is exactly the one I would adopt, i.e., to draw a white half-circle behind the background object which you could easily create using the Pie Shape tool...

Out of interest, is there any particular reason for saving it as an EPS file, I only ask since it is a very outdated file format these days...

[Jsh]

Cool, I'll do that.  Actually the conversion tool I used produced an SVG and EPS.  I guess I'm old school and always think of EPS as the "vector tool"!  It's for a print job - stubby holders so need scalable media.

[Palatino]

51 minutes ago, Hangman said:

Your approach is exactly the one I would adopt, i.e., to draw a white half-circle behind the background object which you could easily create using the Pie Shape tool...

That won't work (the branch on which the eagle sits).
Disassemble the red element into individual parts and the formerly transparent parts can be coloured white.

[Hangman]

2 minutes ago, Palatino said:

That won't work (the branch on which the eagle sits).

That depends on whether the branch is also transparent and if it is then simply giving it a black fill behind the 'highlight' should be sufficient...

[Palatino]

Woe betide you if the file is (eventually) sent to a film plotter.

[Jsh]

Sorry should have mentioned.... that's a dart! It's definitely black, not transparent.... so all good.  I've used the tool suggested and it's worked a treat.   Now for the rest of the design!