Kgsonnyf Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I recently downloaded a new font which has a great outline but the middle is all white how do I color the white part without painting the border? I've tried using the the selection brush and then adding color that way but it seems for some reason my selection brush stopped working so how should I go about getting color in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 7, 2015 Staff Share Posted February 7, 2015 Hello Kgsonnyf, Fist duplicate your text, convert it to curves (Layer -> Convert to Curves), ungroup it (Layer -> Ungroup) and with all the individual letters still selected in the Layers panel, turn it into a single shape (Layer -> Geometry -> Add). This last step is optional. You may want to keep the letters separated or grouped instead. Put this shape behind your original text and it should fill the "holes" of your letters. Let me know if you still have trouble with it ;) Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kgsonnyf Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Are you sure that's how I color in a spot. I mean for everything Let's say I have in image and I want to color in one certain spot how should I go about doing that? I also have another question it seems like my pixel persona toolbar doesn't work would you have any idea why this is happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 7, 2015 Staff Share Posted February 7, 2015 Your initial question was about text (which is a vector object) and I've tried to address specifically that issue. You can't generalize it and do the same for everything else. It will not work. Painting over a raster image is a different issue. It's also a very generic question. I can't really help you much without knowing explicitly what you're trying to achieve. Usually to paint over an image you just need to go to Pixel persona select the Paint Brush tool and start painting over it. Your problem with the Pixel Persona not working is being addressed in another thread you have created. I will reply there to keep things separated. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kgsonnyf Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Ok so here is an example of the text I'm using now I wanna fill the white part with color Sample A.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 8, 2015 Staff Share Posted February 8, 2015 There's several ways to achieve this. Here's a quick one: - Select the Pen Tool and draw a shape around the white parts without crossing the boundaries of the letter - change its color to the color you want - go to Layer -> Arranje -> Move to Back Let me know if you still have trouble. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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