Filling a shape with another

[Alferic-1]

I want to fill one shape with another one. e.g in a map I want to have the shape of the country filled with the flag of the country.

How an i do this.

I tried to work with the tools in the intersect toolbar, but didn't get it

 

[MEB]

Hi Alferic-1,

If the country flag is a bitmap, drag it over the country's path on the layers panel.

If the flag is composed by vector objects, put those object inside a layer (or group them as you prefer) and drag the layer (or group) over the country's path on the layers panel.

[Alferic-1]

Hello MEB,

 

I tried, but it doesn't work 

Look my attacked testfile: I want to fill the drop with the "flag", everything outside the drop shall be blank

 

1st picture: start version 

2nd picture: I marked yellow stripe of flag, then drop, then I clicked the intersect tool: OK

3rd picture: I marked red flag tripe, green flag stripe, then drop. When I use intersect tool: everything vanishes: NOK (the marking of only two of the three stripes was for demonstration, I first marked all stripe and then everything disappeared)

4th picture: I grouped flag stripes: intersect tool is blanked out and can't be used

 

What do I wrong?

FillTest2.afdesign

[peter]

I think I know what you mean.

Do want a picture inside a shape like this?

 

 

 

 

[Alferic-1]

Yes like this - it needs not to look such artful, only plain

I want to make drawings e.g. like this: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Verleihung_Eichenlaub_an_ausländische_Personen.jpg

[MEB]

Alferic-1,

From you file:

Select the group you created on the right of your drawing.

Go to the Layers panel and drag it over the tear layer immediately above it.

Done.

[peter]

Thanks Alferic-1,

 

glad you liked it.

 

The method I use is slightly different.

1. Make sure your country outline is a vectored outline
2. Place/copy etc, your chosen flag next to (but not on top) the country ouline
3. Select the flag, by clicking on it
4. Then Edit>Cut the flag, it will now disappear; this is fine
5. Now select the outline, by clicking on it
6. Go to Edit>Paste Inside
7. At this point, you should see an empty blue bounding box: this is fine
8. Drag that bounding box over your outline, the flag will now appear underneath the hole 
9. Adjust to fit

Although this looks a bit complicated, there is usually more than one way of doing a task in AD. That is fine, you just need to try them and go for the one you feel most confident with.

 

Hope that helps

 

peter

[Alferic-1]

Thank You for the answers.

Today it's too late to try it, but I will do it tomorrow according to your guidance 

[Alferic-1]

Hello Peter,

 

great! so it works perfectly.

Thank for the hint with the "paste inside"

 

Alferic-1

FillTest3.afdesign

[peter]

Thanks. This is all MattP's doing. This is one of those now I know...tools, that you'll use all the time. :ph34r:

 

My first tutorial and pupil. Yay! ;)

 

Cartoonmike and ronniemcbride would be proud. :D

 

peter

[qldaussie]

I am trying to do exactly the same

In your post there is no mentioning of which program you have used to do all this

Please tell

[qldaussie]

I have tried many time in Photoshop but have no success at all? 

[MEB]

Hi qldaussie,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

Both programs (Affinity Photo and Designer) are able to do this.

[qldaussie]

Thank you MEB

I have Windows 7 and downloaded the Beta Affinity version for windows and only hope that peter's way of doing it will work for me 

[qldaussie]

Hmm...what I wanted to do like insert a holiday photo into the shape (vector) of Australia

I followed peter's suggestion in the new beta version for windows but it just wont work. There has to be a solution for sure

[Alfred]

When you cut the photo and then 'Paste Inside' the map shape as per Peter's instructions, the photo is (or rather, should be!) clipped to the shape of the map. You can do the same thing without cutting and pasting:

 

1. Position the map on top of the photo

2. Go to the Layers panel

3. Drag the photo layer up towards the map layer

 

In the Layers panel you should see a long blue rectangle extending to the right of the map thumbnail, and on the page you should see the photo clipped to the shape of the map.

[peter]

I am trying to do exactly the same

In your post there is no mentioning of which program you have used to do all this

Please tell

Affinity Designer!