Affinity Photo: Cant draw more than one curve in layer

[Jimbob]

Hi There, I need your help!

 

I want to clip a Image with the Pen-Tool. If I draw the first curve (around one Object in the Image) everything works as expected. If I want to draw a second curve, to clip a second object in the image, a new curve layer is created and the first curve remains on its first layer.

What am I doing wrong? Is this a bug?

 

Regards

 

Jim

[Aammppaa]

Not a bug.

Everything in Affinity is its own layer (just the terminology that the products use).

The labels in the Layers Panel will guide you.

A single path is a Curve (singular)

A shape with two or more paths is Curves (plural)

Draw your second path, then use a Boolean operation to combine them.

If you want to cut a hole from your first path, then you'll need to subtract.

If you want to combine two paths, then you'll need to add.

https://affinity.help/photo/en-US.lproj/pages/CurvesShapes/join.html

 

 

[Jimbob]

27 minutes ago, Aammppaa said:

Not a bug.

Everything in Affinity is its own layer (just the terminology that the products use).

The labels in the Layers Panel will guide you.

A single path is a Curve (singular)

A shape with two or more paths is Curves (plural)

Draw your second path, then use a Boolean operation to combine them.

If you want to cut a hole from your first path, then you'll need to subtract.

If you want to combine two paths, then you'll need to add.

https://affinity.help/photo/en-US.lproj/pages/CurvesShapes/join.html

 

 

Thank you Aammppaa for your fast response,

now I get it :-)

At first a little confusing coming from Photoshop

 

Regards

 

Jim