TanBrae Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 This may be a bit "convoluted", but... I cut out a part of an image, saved the cut out part, and turned it red. I need to save this "image" as a shape I can fill with text. I can't find a way to do that in Photo or Designer. Not even sure the file type in which I should save it. I need to keep the color (red), and fill with white text. CAN it be done in Photo or Designer? Do I make it into a tracing, then make the background of the text red, the text white, and do a mask? That isn't quite what I want to accomplish, but it would be close enough to get the gist of what I'm trying to create. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Try this. https://affinity.help/designer2/English.lproj/pages/Text/shapeText.html Oufti 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 8 minutes ago, TanBrae said: I cut out a part of an image, saved the cut out part, and turned it red. I need to save this "image" as a shape I can fill with text. I can't find a way to do that in Photo or Designer. Not even sure the file type in which I should save it. I need to keep the color (red), and fill with white text. CAN it be done in Photo or Designer? When you say 'cut out a part ...turned it red' do you mean like this Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.5 | Affinity Photo 2.5.5 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Like this... Added the live warp for a bit of artistic license. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanBrae Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 9 hours ago, Old Bruce said: When you say 'cut out a part ...turned it red' do you mean like this Yes, very similar. Now what? LOL I'm not certain as to which file type to save it so I can add text in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanBrae Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 5 hours ago, firstdefence said: Like this... Added the live warp for a bit of artistic license. Similar, yes. Nothing I've tried so far has worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 7 hours ago, TanBrae said: Similar, yes. Nothing I've tried so far has worked. Yes this can be done in both the apps you have mentioned. Take a look at this file... Mock me all.afdesign I have created a clipping mask using curves drawn with the pen tool around the gorilla, I duplicated that curve and used one to colour the gorilla and the other to clip the text to the curves shape, I dropped the opacity of the text layer to 50%. This is just one method of several that can be used to clip and mask objects in a document. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanBrae Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 9 hours ago, firstdefence said: Yes this can be done in both the apps you have mentioned. Take a look at this file... Mock me all.afdesign I have created a clipping mask using curves drawn with the pen tool around the gorilla, I duplicated that curve and used one to colour the gorilla and the other to clip the text to the curves shape, I dropped the opacity of the text layer to 50%. This is just one method of several that can be used to clip and mask objects in a document. So, I have to draw around the image, using the pen tool, then create a clipping mask? Oh, boy. My hand is too shaky for that. I was hoping I could just "cut it out", then fill it in. It's a solid shape, not shaded like your gorilla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 40 minutes ago, TanBrae said: So, I have to draw around the image, using the pen tool No, you can also use the Selection Brush Tool to mask out the object. Use the Refine... button to refine your selection. Chose New layer with mask under Output. Now draw a recangle that fits the selection area or insert a new fill layer. In both cases set the colour you wish and nest the layer in the mask layer. At the last step make a new frame text or artistic text layer an nest it in the rectangle or the fill layer. My example (with history): Boomer.afphoto Quote MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.2 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.2605) Affinity Suite V 2.5.7 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF Ferengi Acquisition Rule No. 49: “A deal is a deal is a deal.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, TanBrae said: So, I have to draw around the image, using the pen tool, then create a clipping mask? Oh, boy. My hand is too shaky for that. I was hoping I could just "cut it out", then fill it in. It's a solid shape, not shaded like your gorilla. Like Komatos has said and demonstrated, there are a few ways to do what you want, maybe if you take a screenshot of what you have we can better show you. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 On 1/20/2024 at 5:44 PM, TanBrae said: I need to save this "image" as a shape I can fill with text. Do you want to mask text edges or to wrap the text inside the shape? Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanBrae Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 18 hours ago, Komatös said: No, you can also use the Selection Brush Tool to mask out the object. Use the Refine... button to refine your selection. Chose New layer with mask under Output. Now draw a recangle that fits the selection area or insert a new fill layer. In both cases set the colour you wish and nest the layer in the mask layer. At the last step make a new frame text or artistic text layer an nest it in the rectangle or the fill layer. My example (with history): Boomer.afphoto Thanks! I'll give that a shot! Beautiful Lab, BTW!!! I used to show Labs, and miss that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanBrae Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 17 hours ago, thomaso said: Do you want to mask text edges or to wrap the text inside the shape? I would prefer wrapped, but a mask would work, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanBrae Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 17 hours ago, firstdefence said: Like Komatos has said and demonstrated, there are a few ways to do what you want, maybe if you take a screenshot of what you have we can better show you. I want to fill this with the "Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem. I have saved it in .svg, .png (what I posted here), and .afphoto. Not sure which file I should use. I tried Komatös' suggestion, but couldn't figure out what he meant. Here is the image I want to fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 12 minutes ago, TanBrae said: I would prefer wrapped For wrapped text you need a vector shape used as text frame. Assuming a certain font size (in relation to the size of the image) the text shape doesn't need to have exactly the identical shape & details of your image. Just in case: if you could use APublisher with its Text Wrap option to get the shape automatically created without a need to draw it yourself. Alternatively you could use any vectorizer app to convert your raster image into a vector shape for text wrap. Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanBrae Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 26 minutes ago, thomaso said: For wrapped text you need a vector shape used as text frame. Assuming a certain font size (in relation to the size of the image) the text shape doesn't need to have exactly the identical shape & details of your image. Just in case: if you could use APublisher with its Text Wrap option to get the shape automatically created without a need to draw it yourself. Alternatively you could use any vectorizer app to convert your raster image into a vector shape for text wrap. Thank you! I'm saving all of this. I DID get it to work!!! Whew! Learning is quite a process for my little pea brain! LOL THANK you for all the tips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanBrae Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Got it to work, all!!! THANK you for all the great help! I saved it as a help document WITH all your tips and instructions, also, so I can come back to it. Komatös 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 You are welcome! TanBrae 1 Quote MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.2 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.2605) Affinity Suite V 2.5.7 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF Ferengi Acquisition Rule No. 49: “A deal is a deal is a deal.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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