how to fill pixel layer (AP)

[wintermute]

For example - i have pixel layer with alpha - it is a bitmap text (png). I would like change color of the text. In photoshop it is quite easy - alt+shift+backspace for foreground colour, or ctrl+shift+backspace for background colour. 

 But in affinity this shortcuts don’t work. 

 So i made selection from the layer and alt+backspace - it works - but give some kind of shadow around (yellow) text 

 

 

 

flood fill gives bolder glyphs than it should be (instead of tolerance settings)

 how to fill text with other colour to get flat surface ad exact shape? 

   

[markw]

If just typing the text a new with the Text tools is not an option, you could use; Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Recolour, on the text bitmap image you have.

[wintermute]

I don't want to use Recolour, because it gives a quite different result. I want to fill the layer with a flat colour, but keeping the alpha (transparency).
Recolouring Figure 1 gives the result shown in Figure 2, but I want something like Figure 3 — although that only fills a selection from layer, not the whole layer (it is a difference).

 

[NotMyFault]

1. Selection from layer
2. add fill layer. Set color as needed

[NotMyFault]

If the color is not uniform,

1. add a levels adjustment.
2. choose alpha channel
3. set while level to zero

[markw]

For strait recolouring of text as in your original example Recolour works fine.
If you can post an actual example of what you are trying to recolour that might help others give more relevant and focused answers.

[GarryP]

One thing you can do is draw a coloured rectangle which covers the image and then use the image to clip the rectangle.

I don’t know if the colour will be perfect once clipped but it should be (very?) close.

See attached video.

[wintermute]

ok. So there is no simple way without workarounds?

 

EDIT. - Thanks. Masking look the simpliest. 

[dominik]

23 minutes ago, wintermute said:

So there is no simple way without workarounds?

Hello @wintermute

by default you can press ALT+backspace or CTRL+backspace. You find these commands in the 'Edit' menu and you can assign custom shortcuts under 'Preferences'.

d.

[TrentL]

1 hour ago, wintermute said:

ok. So there is no simple way without workarounds?

 

EDIT. - Thanks. Masking look the simpliest. 

Is your "text" pixel layer transparent? You can use a Brush and then set it to "Protect Alpha". Then you can paint on the text with your chosen color. "Protect Alpha" is the equivalent to Photoshop's Alpha Lock. However, in Affinity Photo it is a property of the brush, not the layer.