Markus Allen Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I converted text to points and added a neon effect. All good... except for the letter A. I am guessing I need to use the subtract function - but I cannot find it Can anyone help me with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 In AD on iPad the Geometry commands are on the Edit menu, accessed by tapping the ellipsis (‘...’) icon at the top left. 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...
Markus Allen Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, αℓƒяє∂ said: In AD on iPad the Geometry commands are on the Edit menu, accessed by tapping the ellipsis (‘...’) icon at the top left. Yes, I tried that - but nothing is happening... the background is not punching through. I have 2 layers with shadows around them... and I am trying to punch a hole in the middle of the letter A to expose the shadows. Any other ideas? Edited August 20, 2018 by MyAmazingDiscoveries.com more details about what I am looking to accomplish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 The letter ‘A’ should already have a hole in the middle, both before and after converting to curves. It would be easier to troubleshoot this if you could attach a sample *.afdesign file which demonstrates the problem. 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...
Markus Allen Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) 23 hours ago, αℓƒяє∂ said: The letter ‘A’ should already have a hole in the middle, both before and after converting to curves. It would be easier to troubleshoot this if you could attach a sample *.afdesign file which demonstrates the problem. Great. I have attached the afdesign file. glowing.afdesign Edited August 21, 2018 by MyAmazingDiscoveries.com attached wrong file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 19 hours ago, MyAmazingDiscoveries.com said: Great. I have attached the afdesign file. logo.afdesign Apologies for not replying sooner! I’m afraid I’m really not sure what I’m supposed to see or not see in that file. 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...
Markus Allen Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, αℓƒяє∂ said: Apologies for not replying sooner! I’m afraid I’m really not sure what I’m supposed to see or not see in that file. No problem... See the letter A? I want to have the hole in the letter A cut through to the background. Edited August 21, 2018 by MyAmazingDiscoveries.com typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I see an A in ‘La’, and in ‘Vida’ and ‘Loca’, but that’s just an image. The only text A characters I can see on the canvas are the ones in ‘Markus’ and ‘Allen’, and in both cases the background is clearly visible through the counters. 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...
toltec Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I think the OP means this, which appears to be a screengrab of a letter A shape being drawn ? Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Allen Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 hour ago, toltec said: I think the OP means this, which appears to be a screengrab of a letter A shape being drawn ? My bad. I uploaded the wrong file. I have the right file attached. glowing.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 What you really need to do is remove the Layer Effects, make the hole in the 'a' in Mark by selecting both layers (Mark and a) and going Layer > Geometry > Subtract.then reapplying the Layer Effect. Do it for the other layer too. Anything else would be a waste of time. Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Allen Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 37 minutes ago, toltec said: What you really need to do is remove the Layer Effects, make the hole in the 'a' in Mark by selecting both layers (Mark and a) and going Layer > Geometry > Subtract.then reapplying the Layer Effect. Do it for the other layer too. Anything else would be a waste of time. I suspected this. Thank you for the confirmation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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