AintSryBoutIt Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Howdy friends, I've run into a bit of an issue and I'm hoping (praying) somebody can help me figure this out... I've attempted to use the mask layer on text to bring out part of the background picture. I've succeeded in doing this on (2) pictures, but on the third, I must've hit something -- fat thumbs -- as the mask is just erasing my text. Even when I delete the text, start over, and try to mask layer, it vanishes. When I copy/paste other text/mask layers from previous pictures, it still vanishes. When I try to do this on a completely different artboard, it vanishes. I'm horribly confused by this and have tried to fix it for the past 45 min. with no such luck. Please help?! Jixxtifs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted June 22, 2017 Staff Share Posted June 22, 2017 Hi AintSryBoutIt, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) I'm not sure what you are trying to do from your description. If you want to place an image inside the text, select the layer with the image, press ⌘ (cmd) + C to copy it to clipboard then select the text layer and go to menu Edit ▸ Paste Inside, to paste the image inside the text. If that's not what you want to do can you please attach you file here so I can advise you better? I need to see how you have structured your layers to be able to help you. Here's how to attach a file to the post just in case. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AintSryBoutIt Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Trying to mask part of the text to put machines in front, so there's the illusion that the text is behind the machines. But the mask on "CB" is completely removing the text without giving me the ability to use the erase tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrym Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Hi, you could rasterise the text layer but that would be destructive and possibly reduce IQ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Hi, you could rasterise the text layer but that would be destructive and possibly reduce IQ? Many things threaten to reduce my IQ, but this is not one of them. :lol: Alfred 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 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...
Staff MEB Posted June 23, 2017 Staff Share Posted June 23, 2017 Hi AintSryBoutIt, Look like you are having trouble creating the mask for this effect. Can you please upload the .afphoto file (not a screenshot as you did above) using this link so I can use your own file to explain how to do/achieve this effect using masks? All files will be deleted afterwards (we don't keep users files). Thanks. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrym Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 (I)mage (Q)uality :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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