macerto Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Not sure how to describe it, but let's say I create a circle with transparant background a black stroke. Then I create a text. The text intersects with the circle (see image) How can I keep the circle surface transparant but not show the layer below, so that part of the first letter doesn't show (see image) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Why do you want it to be transparent if it's supposed to hide things behind it? 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 July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 21 minutes ago, macerto said: let's say I create a circle with transparant background a black stroke. It is not clear what you mean by this. By "transparent background" I assume you mean the circle has no fill but the "a black stroke" part is confusing because it looks like it has a cyan stroke in your image & the text below it does not show through. I also don't understand what you mean about keeping the circle surface transparant but not showing the layer below, because if something is transparent it must show whatever is below it. That's what transparent means. 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...
dutchshader Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 is this what you want: this is how i did it Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 I think the OP means like this. Peeka boo.afdesign (saved with history) Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macerto Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 Thanks all for replying. @firstdefence, that's exactly what I mean, thanks! I apologise for not being clearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 52 minutes ago, firstdefence said: I think the OP means like this. Peeka boo.afdesign (saved with history) Ok you win Polygonius and firstdefence 2 Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 If the final output is to be raster, this can be done with just an Erase blend and an FX. And the text remains editable text. The important part is to "group" the eraser object with the stuff that needs to be erased. That way the elements underneath (pink here) aren't touched. (the eraser shape (ellipse here) needs a fill at 100% opacity for the erase to work....the FX is Outline) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macerto Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 I'd prefer not to rasterise it because I'd like to use this technique is for printing on shirts. That's the reason I don't want to fill the object with a color. I've attached an image that should help make it clear what my objective was. You can see a small part of the green T inside the object. No part of the T should show up inside the outlined object. There are probably different way to achieve this. Again, sorry for the confusing post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 In that case, convert the text to curves and edit the nodes on the T Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, macerto said: I'd prefer not to rasterise it because I'd like to use this technique is for printing on shirts. Again, sorry for the confusing post Cool. Not confusing at all . If you want/need vectors stay with the boolean route as @firstdefence showed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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