RickPor Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 When using the Move tool you can also transform and rotate your selection How can you free transform this SELECTION -> skew / free distort (straith lines), without putting the whole layer into perspective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted November 30, 2017 Staff Share Posted November 30, 2017 Hi RickPor, I'm not sure I understand exactly what it is that you are asking. Are you trying to select part of a layer and then skew only your selection? Thanks Callum Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickPor Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Hi Callum, Thanks, Thats right, can I make a selection within a whole page and then distort that selection. Without first pasting that selection into a new layer Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verysame Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Yes, just select the area you want to distort, then press V on the keyboard (is the move tool shortcut) and then you can distort the selected area. Quote Andrew - Win10 x64 AMD Threadripper 1950x, 64GB, 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD + 2TB, dual GTX 1080ti Dual Monitor Dell Ultra HD 4k P2715Q 27-Inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVDB Photography Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 29 minutes ago, RickPor said: Without first pasting that selection into a new layer Yes, but that way it will make a cut out ! Quote Affinity Photo 2.3.1 Laptop MSI Prestige PS42 Windows 11 Home 23H2 (Build 22631.3007) - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz 2.00 GHz - RAM 16,0 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verysame Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 This is something that I'd like to see in AP. In Photoshop I'm used to ALT + drag a selected area to duplicate it onto the same layer. It's very handy, especially when it comes to rough, fast cloning jobs. Quote Andrew - Win10 x64 AMD Threadripper 1950x, 64GB, 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD + 2TB, dual GTX 1080ti Dual Monitor Dell Ultra HD 4k P2715Q 27-Inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickPor Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Thanks, I can do that, but with 'V' I can only scale/skew/rotate. As soon as I want to free transform it seems that I need to use the perspective tool -> there it can only work with a new layer/the whole artwork on that layer. Not with a selection only. Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 If you don’t paste the selection into a new layer, how do you get around the problem that @HVDB Fotografie has highlighted? Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiagarajan Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Anybody know how to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 There is no free transform command, but perspective tool is ok if adjustment is not too severe. I wish devs would add third tool in the Perspective/Mesh tool set: Free Transform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRD_2 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 use "V" on a pasted image works just like "free transform" in PS. I've been bumping between AP and FS as I slowly transition over to AP. maybe since this posting the newer version now has the options. AP just does things a bit differently but the end product is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seenegineer Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 No "V" will NOT work as PS "free transform" at all, since there is no possibility for skewing, distorting and such. You can only scale and rotate, which is VERY limiting, especially for everyone of us who is building scenes and perspectives. I am getting rid of Adobe but for now procreate is much more usable than Affinity Photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 2 hours ago, seenegineer said: No "V" will NOT work as PS "free transform" at all, since there is no possibility for skewing, distorting and such. You can only scale and rotate, which is VERY limiting, With the Move Tool (default shortcut "V") scaling, rotating, & skewing (called shearing in Affinity) can be done, but only on the entire layer. (Shear is not the same as free transform.) This can also be done with the Transform panel. 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...
walt.farrell Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 hour ago, R C-R said: With the Move Tool (default shortcut "V") scaling, rotating, & skewing (called shearing in Affinity) can be done, but only on the entire layer. (Shear is not the same as free transform.) This can also be done with the Transform panel. You can also convert the layer to curves (Layer > Convert to Curves) and then use the Node Tool to more freely transform the layer. Edit: Wrong. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 minute ago, walt.farrell said: You can also convert the layer to curves (Layer > Convert to Curves) and then use the Node Tool to more freely transform the layer. I do not think that works with Pixel layers. With Image layers it just crops, at least for me. walt.farrell 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...
walt.farrell Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 34 minutes ago, R C-R said: With Image layers it just crops, at least for me. Oops; you're right. It's just an odd crop frame. 36 minutes ago, R C-R said: I do not think that works with Pixel layers. Sigh. Right about that, too. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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