InfinitePhotos Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Trying too hard to stay away from Photoshops terminology with tools and such. I just used the pen tool to create a path..... but...... In Photoshop, it was easy, go to layers, select Path tab, then Make Selection Can't find how to make my Path a selection and I want the selection to be on my image not on another layer. I'm in limbo until I can figure out how to make my path a selection. Is that even an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scungio Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Take the pen tool and make your path then press on the selection button... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 It is also worth exploring the Mask option. Unlike Selection, it does not Rasterize the path, so it is non-destructive. I like making selections with the pen tool but nearly always Mask so I can edit later as it retains all the advantages of vector (clipping) paths. When you make a Selection, Affinity deletes your path and that's it. You just end up with a piece of mostly uneditable pixel data and would have to start again. If you do make a Selection, I recommend you at least make a copy of your path first. With Mask, you can still edit the path later with the node tool, move the selection, resize it, and so forth. You can even add a feathered edge and adjust the feather size later or remove it.. The first picture is a path with a feather applied. The second picture is the same path, modified later with the feather removed. You couldn't do anything like that with a selection! Kal and jer 2 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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