lineweight Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I'm using Affinity Photo (maybe I should be doing this in Designer?) Is there a 'correct' or cleanest way to non-destructively generate what I've shown above? The way I've done it is group (a): the grey block with the text on top of it in an 'erase' blend mode group (b): the text in grey, with a block on top of it in 'erase' blend mode to chop off the top and then I manually align group (a) on top of group (b). That's a rubbish way to do it though, because it relies on me aligning the two parts by eye and if I want to change the text, I have to change two copies of it. What I really want is a blend mode that inverts 'grey' and 'transparent' so I can just place the text on top of the grey block and get the above result. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 8 hours ago, lineweight said: aligning the two parts by eye Use snapping, alignment is easy and accurate. 8 hours ago, lineweight said: I have to change two copies of it. It would use the Symbol for this (ADe), but unfortunately also copies his Blend mode. It is a pity that Symbols can not set which properties and parameters are to be synchronized. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 . Aammppaa and lineweight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineweight Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 17 minutes ago, >|< said: Use a nondestructive Boolean: select the shape and the text and then alt-click the Combine command. Perfect - exactly what I need! That will save me quite a lot of work today. thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineweight Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 As a matter of interest is there a similar thing that will work with pixel rather than vector layers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineweight Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 2 hours ago, >|< said: Affinity apps lack the blending mode, typically named XOR (meaning exclusive or), which is equivalent to the Combine Boolean. Ah, ok, thanks. That clarifies that I can't achieve this using blending modes in Affinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Hi @lineweight If you create a compound layer of the shape and the text. In the compound layer, click on the small Boolean indication icon and you can choose Xor The text remains fully editable at all times. Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 13 minutes ago, >|< said: @toltec, I showed that Boolean solution hours ago. It's a XOR blending mode (that could be used for any type of object/layer, not just vectors) that's missing from Affinity apps. Quite right. But using Add and Xor instead of Combine might be useful too. Combine seems a bit 'unnatural' for text and a shape. Still it works well Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Oh yes. I need more coffee Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 6 hours ago, lineweight said: As a matter of interest is there a similar thing that will work with pixel rather than vector layers? Maybe more sleight (corrected. Thanks Alfred) of hand.... but it does work . (the group needs a Color or Gradient overlay FX, so this won't work over an image... But you did specify a solid background ) knockout pixel text.afdesign Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 2 hours ago, toltec said: I need more coffee 7 minutes ago, JimmyJack said: Maybe more slight of hand.... but it does work . *sleight JimmyJack 1 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...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.