SayAnything Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Hi, I've got an eps image from Shutterstock and trying to use it in Designer. It seems to open it as a very lo-res image file and, whilst I've seen a couple of similar threads, I'm not sure if there is any way of converting the file to be used. Here is a link to the page the original file is from https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/northern-lights-vector-set-abstract-blue-340982204 I've also attached the eps file, if it's any help Thanks Pui shutterstock_340982204.eps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Illustrator opens it as quite a many weird gradient meshes so I would think it is just too complicated for AD. Seems it does not work as placed graphic either as AD does not have real passthrough routine for eps/pdf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayAnything Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Thank you for the reply. Well I guess the next question, is it possible to make that kind of colour scheme/design in Affinity? i.e. an Aurora Borealis type wave effect. I've attached an image which is what I'm trying to edit/recreate to make it scalable and editable. I'm just waiting for the Affinity Workbook to be delivered and happy doing a bit of googling and playing around, so if anyone could just give me a pointer as to what the technique/tool to do it is called, it'd be a great help. I'm a relative noob to this so sorry if it's a very simple question. Started using Affinity just as a means to redesign our very restaurants basic logo and stationary but found it's a very enjoyable and addictive once I got started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Attached is a very crude example of using a gradient with a lot of color stops to simulate the effect. There are better ways to do this, for example with a bitmap fill. Aurora gradient fake.afdesign Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abfdesign Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I just spotted this thread, I too have had client purchase a vector EPS image from Shutterstock, but I was unable to import it in any way through Affinity Designer or Photo (just failed to respond). Is there a way? I had to resort back to Adobe Illustrator on my old Mac and even then I was unable to place in Affinity Designer. Ultimately had to save the vector as PSD because as I needed it without background. Frustrating because I told my client that vector would be I deal for what I was doing for them. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.