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I don't know if this is possible, but I selected an object in a photo, removed the background, and want to bring the object into another photo... and want to be able to do it so I don't have jagged edges? Is this possible? I'm also working with AfDesign ... so I could ostensibly work with that too.

See attached example. This is the object I want to move into another photo ... but without jagged edges.

 

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16 minutes ago, benged123 said:

but without jagged edges

Inserting an image into another image is no problem (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V), but jagged edges - if I understand correctly, depends on the method and precision of how you removed the background from the image.

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I used Affinity Photo to select object in image and then remove background ... that's where i'm getting the jagged edges (on the object). I don't know how to NOT get those jagged edges. Or how to smooth them after-the-fact.

In Affinity Design I can automatically work in Vector Mode ... but I've never done any editing (or selecting or removing backgrounds). Don't know if one can edit photos in Vector Mode.

 

 

 

 

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Trace around the item with the pen, fill with a solid colour and nest the shape into the clipping position. For the cutouts make separate paths and combine with the main outline using Layer/Geometry/Merge curves, here's a quick example

Reactor.zip

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6 minutes ago, benged123 said:

This may be a bit beyond my skillset

'Course it ain't. Use the Help to understand the difference between Masking (raster) and Clipping (vector) then just do it 🙂 

Don't use Photo for the pen work, I used Publisher because Photo pasteurises the pen line, I expect that Designer will work as well

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Love it! Thank you David. 'understand the difference between Masking (raster) and Clipping (vector)' ... this was the clue I needed, ha, and what I've been trying to understand this last day or so. Distinctions. Very much appreciated. I'm going to take a break to unfry my brain, then I'll try it.

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1 hour ago, David in Яuislip said:

Use the Help to understand the difference between Masking (raster) and Clipping (vector)

There is no such raster/vector dichotomy in the Affinity apps.

Affinity Photo 2 Help: Layer masking

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Pixel masking: performs a similar task to the erase tools with one important difference; a pixel mask can be modified, or even discarded. Gradations of grey in a pixel mask can be used in various ways. For example:

To produce an anti-aliased selection whose edges are softer, not hard and jagged—useful when compositing images, say.

To apply a luminosity mask to a Curves adjustment layer so its impact varies by brightness.

Vector masking: generated by a pen or shape tool, it involves using vector content as a mask over another layer that crops to the vector content's outline.


Affinity Designer 2 Help: Layer clipping

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Any object can act as a parent or child in clipping relationships. Both vector objects and pixel layer content can be either clipped or clipping objects.

 

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