TomHu Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 In Photoshop you can overlay a layer with a tiled pattern, just as you can do with a gradient fill. Is there a way to do the same in Affinity Photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 @TomHu You can use the Gradient tool (set Type to bitmap) and tile any image as a Fill' When you select 'Bitmap' it opens the Filer. Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHu Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Hi @toltec Thanks! I'm just not sure where to find this particular Gradient tool. I tried Gradient Overlay... ... and Gradient Map ... But don't see any way to choose an image to fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 It on the Tools Panel on the left. Called the Gradient Tool in Photo or the Fill Tool in Designer. Look it up in the Help if you can't find it. I'm away from my computer now so can't do a screen grab as Android won't run Affinity Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 20 minutes ago, TomHu said: I'm just not sure where to find this particular Gradient tool. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigsCreations Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 "type" is grayed out for me. Is this because my pattern is a vector? I wanted to do this in Designer, but there doesn't seem to be a flood fill with pattern in Designer. Since I can't seem to find a way to copy a layer or group and then paste as new image in designer either, I opened both the image I wanted to fill and the image with the design (both vectors) and then did a file/edit in photo. but still can't seem to fill an area with a seamless tile. Sig On 10/8/2018 at 4:23 PM, toltec said: @TomHu You can use the Gradient tool (set Type to bitmap) and tile any image as a Fill' When you select 'Bitmap' it opens the Filer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigsCreations Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 ok, I saved out the tile as a PNG. then took my original that was still open in Designer and did an edit in Photo. Got the BMP to work BUT the PNG was light yellow on a transparent background and when it flood filled the layer, it is solid yellow. We can't use a tile with transparency? that would be a pain because then I would have to go back and select all the color I didn't want and delete it. Which never seems to turn out as well (at least in other programs I've used) Sig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigsCreations Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 ok, you have to pull on the tool. That isn't what I want at all, it just put one image in - as big as I pulled. It didn't flood the area with it repeating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 2 hours ago, SigsCreations said: but still can't seem to fill an area with a seamless tile. Are you sure you chose Wrap for the Extend option in the Context toolbar? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 5 hours ago, walt.farrell said: Are you sure you chose Wrap for the Extend option in the Context toolbar? Is it just me, Walt, or do ‘Wrap’ and ‘Repeat’ seem the wrong way around to you, too? Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Hello αℓƒяє∂, You are right, the two functions are reversed, and also in the French version of AD. It was a trap I also fell into at first, it was only by testing the four possibilities that I had found the correct procedure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 9 hours ago, SigsCreations said: Got the BMP to work BUT the PNG was light yellow on a transparent background and when it flood filled the layer, it is solid yellow. We can't use a tile with transparency? Transparency works. The Blue is 40% transparent the outer border is 100% transparent. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 . Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 53 minutes ago, >|< said: The names in Affinity are wrong: Wrap should be named Repeat Repeat should be named Clamp Thanks. I’m used to seeing ‘Clamp’ used in relation to audio signals, but its use in the present context is a new one on me. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 In the French version the terms "ajustement" ("ajuster" would be better) and "répéter" correspond well to both functions, it would now be necessary to reverse the marking of the buttons in the drop-down list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 6 hours ago, αℓƒяє∂ said: Is it just me, Walt, or do ‘Wrap’ and ‘Repeat’ seem the wrong way around to you, too? Yes, that always seems odd to me, too Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigsCreations Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 14 hours ago, walt.farrell said: Are you sure you chose Wrap for the Extend option in the Context toolbar? ok that did it. wish I could use a vector though. Seems nuts to have to turn my vector into a bmp first when I'm in Designer. Feels like I should be able to use all vectors in a vector program. thanks Sig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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