Pen Tool - mask with subtraction

[Laxx]

Hey there,

 

I'm coming from Photoshop and there's one thing I struggle to understand in Affinity Photo. It's regarding masking or rather a specific masking process with the pen tool which works naturally in Photoshop and I thought was a basic feature.

 

I added a simple example to show what I'm talking about. Just to be clear, I don't need an alternative method on how to do this. I simply want to know whether it's possible to get done with the pen tool or not.

 

So, let's say I want to mask the yellow rectangle as seen in the image with the Pen Tool. In Photoshop I draw two paths, make a selection and mask it. As result I get my desired yellow rectangle, as simple as that. In Affinity however I'm not able to get this done no matter what I try. It appears to be the case that it's only possible to apply one single path or curve and turn it into a mask. Every additional mask overrides the previous one.

 

That's why I would like to know, am I missing something here on how to do it properly or is it really not possible to perform this action?

 

[jhoy]

Hi Laxx

 

I am not to sure what you are after Lexx, are you trying to cut out a shape from another shape using the pen tool to draw the shapes?

[dutchshader]

to create a mask like the yellow rectangle, select both paths go to layer>geomerty>substract.

 

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[Laxx]

That's it. Thank you, dutchshader.

Probably never would've figured it out myself. It bothered me a lot, but now I'm glad to know that it's possible to do after all.