paulkirby Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Hello! I am trying to recreate the Photoshop feature "Create clipping mask". When I go to the help section in the program it self it won't load any links... Is there a tutorial anywhere on how to do this? Thanks, Paul :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 23, 2015 Staff Share Posted March 23, 2015 Hello Paul, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Draw the shape you want to use as clipping mask with the Pen tool. Then drag its layer over the thumbnail of the image/object you want to clip until a small blue vertical bar appear (in the Layers Panel). DianaB 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulkirby Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 Perfect! Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 23, 2015 Staff Share Posted March 23, 2015 You're welcome :) Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipV Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 MEB this didn't work for me. I dragged the layer of an object I drew with the pen tool over a photo layer where I got the small vertical line but then everything just disappeared when I dropped it on top of the layer. Quote New Internet Book Project | Another New Website Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipV Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I got the clipping path to work by giving my object a fill and then applying it to the photo. I am assuming that is a bug? I can't see any good reason the clipping path would need to have a fill. Quote New Internet Book Project | Another New Website Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 24, 2015 Staff Share Posted March 24, 2015 Hi KipV, The object must be visible. I mean you can't use just the path "structure" without a stroke or a fill. It must be either filled, stroked or both. If you use a stroke as a mask make sure it's large enough otherwise you may think it's not working. ALSteele 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipV Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I see if you have a stroke the image goes inside the stroke itself. With all the other graphics apps I have used it just clips the fill space inside the object area. That's interesting. My first impression is that this way of doing it is good and bad at the same time. In some ways I need to see the object I am drawing around which I can't do if there is a fill in the way. I guess this means that you have to draw the object and then remember to apply a fill before applying the clipping path. Maybe that is ok. Quote New Internet Book Project | Another New Website Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 24, 2015 Staff Share Posted March 24, 2015 Yes, in other apps you usually use just the path structure as a clipping path. However in Affinity Designer you can choose between the shape or the stroke which provides a few more options to get creative with masks. KipV 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukepighetti Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hi, I cannot seem to get this to apply a proper clipping mask. This makes it really hard to do non-destructive logo. You have to apply combine and subtracts. Also noticed this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 3, 2015 Staff Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hi lukepighetti, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) What are you trying to achieve? Something like this (.afdesign file attached below)? MEBsample.afdesign If you change the zoom level the artefact still remains on screen (in your second example)? Go to the Preferences, Performance section and check Use Precise clipping. It should remove those artefacts. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkaosa Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I'm just at a similar point, alas I'm working in Photo not Designer: how do I fill my drawn shape with a fill color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 16, 2016 Staff Share Posted December 16, 2016 Hi Peterkaosa, With the Shapes, Pen or Move Tool selected go to the context toolbar right above the work area and click the Fill colour well to select (or change) the fill colour (the shape must be selected too). Peterkaosa 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkaosa Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Thanks. You know this moment when you are fool blind? What I found was the possibility to mask the shaped area and then fill it – so I lost the shape itself. Next time I'll use your method… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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