Cannot deselect Freehand Selection Tool

[Everblue]

Let's say I just created a selection using the Freehand Selection Tool - I cannot remove by just clicking once on the artboard whilst still having Freehand Selection Tool selected. I have to select a different selection tool, such as Rectangular Marquee Tool, after which clicking once on the artboard will remove the selection.

 

Another thing, say I want to a selection which is straight, but diagonally (at a 45 degree angle), how would I do that?

 

Thank you!

[DaveG703]

RE  "Another thing":   Please proofread your sentence and correct it so that it communicates something that can be responded to.

It's missing a verb!

[Grenou]

Deselecting a selection in Affinity Photo is Ctrl+D

 

Grenou

[Everblue]

Deselecting a selection in Affinity Photo is Ctrl+D

 

Grenou

 

Thanks Grenou. It is weird that I can deselect a selection in all selection types but not in Free Hand.

 

Also, is it possible to point and click to create a selection, a bit like the Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop?

[SrPx]

Yep, with lasso tool selected, look at the top bar. Besides "Type". You have several modes, click on the one than shows a polygonal shape. 

Also, with the freehand one, if keeping shift, so you might work faster.

 

Beware that if have selected in that bar the selection mode as subtract or intersect, wont produce any selection marquee over areas without marquee selection already. And that ctrl h (if you set it up so to match PS shortcut in shortcut preferences) would hide/unhide the marching ants.

[SrPx]

Another thing, say I want to a selection which is straight, but diagonally (at a 45 degree angle), how would I do that?

 

Thank you!

 

One thing that you can do is using for example  the node based, "vector" pen (below healing tool, and above the shapes tool in the vertical tool bar) , with this one you can shift click to make degree constraint lines. You can assign a key for fast access. Just you will need to (again, in top bar, many options) click on the top bar button "Selection" (or mask, depending on what you plan to do) once yo have your contour done with polygonal lines. I indeed do so a lot in PS and other tools, as allows me to custom tweak nodes before am fully happy with my soon to be selection.

[SrPx]

Let's say I just created a selection using the Freehand Selection Tool - I cannot remove by just clicking once on the artboard whilst still having Freehand Selection Tool selected. I have to select a different selection tool, such as Rectangular Marquee Tool, after which clicking once on the artboard will remove the selection.

 

Dunno, seems double clicking _inside_ the selection does what you want.

[Everblue]

Dunno, seems double clicking _inside_ the selection does what you want.

 

Ah ok, that worked, thanks a lot!

[Everblue]

Yep, with lasso tool selected, look at the top bar. Besides "Type". You have several modes, click on the one than shows a polygonal shape. 

Also, with the freehand one, if keeping shift, so you might work faster.

 

Beware that if have selected in that bar the selection mode as subtract or intersect, wont produce any selection marquee over areas without marquee selection already. And that ctrl h (if you set it up so to match PS shortcut in shortcut preferences) would hide/unhide the marching ants.

 

I did not notice that, thanks for pointing out the option for me. Just what I needed!

[SrPx]

You are welcome ! :)