Canvas color

[blende8]

Hello,

I'm new to Affinity, coming from Photoshop.

I want to change the canvas size and color.

- I open the photo

- I hit Ctrl-Alt-C and enter the new size

- the canvas color is always white, regardless what foreground or background color is set.

- I have to add a new layer, define its color and send it to the background.

Is this the correct procedure?

In Photoshop I can define the canvas color directly when I change the size.

[GarryP]

Welcome to the forums @blende8

The canvas colour - when the Document Background has not been set to be Transparent, see post below - is always white and there’s no way to change it other than doing something similar to the ‘work-around’ you have found.

Edited December 7, 2024 by GarryP
Added clarification.

[R C-R]

4 hours ago, GarryP said:

The canvas colour is always white...

It can also be transparent, which displays as a greyscale checkerboard pattern.

[GarryP]

17 hours ago, R C-R said:

It can also be transparent

Thanks for mentioning that; I’ve edited my earlier post to include that information, just in case someone stops reading at that point.

[blende8]

Is there a setting that defines if it is transparent or white?

Here it looks checkered, when I enlarge the canvas.

[Pšenda]

4 minutes ago, blende8 said:

Here it looks checkered, when I enlarge the canvas.

This is Transparent background.

4 minutes ago, blende8 said:

Is there a setting that defines if it is transparent or white?

Document Setup. 

New document, tab Colour.