Affinity Photo - Selection from multiple closed curves

[chakko007]

Hey,

 

not sure if the way i do it makes sense even... what i am trying to accomplish is getting a shape from drawing curves, with the pen tool. The shape should look like the shape in the picture i attached. The issue is, to draw the shape, i needed to create 2 different shapes, because, they're obviously supposed to be closed. So, i have 2 different "layers" (they're called "Curves" in the layer section), and, when i select both layers, to display both curves, i can't select "Selection" in the upper pen tool toolbar, to make a selection from BOTH curves, which i would like to achieve.

Do i do this wrong? What am i supposed to do to get the shape as shown in my picture, and get a selection from it. Sorry, i'm a total beginner, and i probably misunderstand a lot of things in the program.

 

[Dan C]

Hi chakko007

If you select both your Curve layers and go to Layer>Geometry>Add (or right click, Geometry>Add) You'll see your Curve layers become one Curves layer. Select this layer, then the pen tool, and you'll see the selection option available in the context toolbar! 

[chakko007]

Hi,

could it be that you meant Layer > Gemoetry > Combine? When i choose the Add option, the second curve gets removed, but, when i choose Combine, it does just what you mentioned.

[Dan C]

Combine and add do similar things depending on the curves positions relative to other curves etc, but I'd say combine is a more universal option and is what I meant originally, apologies!

[R C-R]

I was busy making this when the newer posts beat me to it, but I'll post it anyway:

[chakko007]

Alright, no worries, and thank you so much for leading me to the right track.  

 

Edit: Thanks R C-R. I think when i will learn some more about working with lines & curves/vectors, i will become more fluent in this. It's absolutely new for me, never did anything with it.