bitmap fill insertion

[graf]

I understand the basics of using a bitmap fill and successfully used it on a couple of images. 

 

I downloaded an .eps file from Depositphotos and opened it up in affinity designer. I tried to insert a bitmap image and it inserts ... but not inside the object. It inserts into the  strokes, and the inside of the image remains empty. The image (as it comes from DP) has no fill or stroke defined; it's a crab with a transparent center.

 

What am I doing wrong?

 

Thanks in advance!

Graf

[Fixx]

Are you sure the object shape has the "inside" you expect? Sometimes some object that you believe to be a closed path with width is actually is an object with a hole, possibly made with "Expand Stroke".