filling a text with image

[peter goulding]

Hi 

Just started to use Affinity designer and a bit of a novice full stop with design, lots of ideas etc but really want to learn how to use this program.

Would it be possible for some one to give a step by step guide on how to fill a text with an image. I've had a look on youtube and this seems to be the only vid describing what I am looking to do, however, its not entirely clear on certain aspects and I have tried and failed to follow what they show.

I can get the my image to fill one letter but not all the others.

 

The vid I have been trying to follow is 

 

Many thanks in advance guys

[peter goulding]

Just seen my own message and for some reason it dosen't look like the link as shown, so just in case the vid I have been trying to follow unsuccessfully is Tutorial 14

Thanks again

Pete

[Bri-Toon]

Just seen my own message and for some reason it dosen't look like the link as shown, so just in case the vid I have been trying to follow unsuccessfully is Tutorial 14

Thanks again

Pete

 

YouTube videos either don't work or are not allowed on the forum.

 

Now about your question, the technique you can use for this is clipping. When you copy/cut any object, then pasting it will be placed in that same spot. So place the image over the text, and cut it. Now select the last option on the top right so your pasted object will insert inside whatever you have selected. Select the text and paste.

[gdenby]

My guess is you haven't converted all the letters to curves. And then didn't added them together to make one object. That way the fill tool can put the image into the outlines.

[Butler To Cats]

If you don't want image tiling, and you are using Artistic text, you can also drag an image layer onto/into a text layer (without converting to curves).

 

The blue "hint rectangle" should partially cover the width of the layer list/tree (but not the thumbnail image). If the blue rectangle covers the entire width (including the thumbnail image), you have gone too far and are dragging the image layer below the text. If it is a very small rectangle, you are dragging it onto the text layer thumbnail image where it becomes a rectangular image-sized mask for the text layer, the opposite of what you want (solution: drag more to the right).

 

[Dave Harris]

My guess is you haven't converted all the letters to curves. And then didn't added them together to make one object. That way the fill tool can put the image into the outlines.

 

Those steps shouldn't be necessary. The Fill tool can work with either whole text objects or text selections directly.

[peter goulding]

Hey thanks so much guys, got it sussed now with your help.

I'm diving head first into this program and lovin it.

Thanks again Pete

[gdenby]

Those steps shouldn't be necessary. The Fill tool can work with either whole text objects or text selections directly.

 

Cool, did not know that. Only used the fill panel for text, not the fill tool. But I was supposing the OP had converted the text letters to curves, and that was why only one character was getting the bitmap fill. Much easier to use the fill tool on unconverted text.