My Strawberry Monkey Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Hi all, Please see the attached image for reference. I have a white background and created some shapes then changed the blend modes of the shapes to erase, of course this is just a blend mode. I want this to be one image and export this so I can overlay it on a video and then the video will only show through the shapes. I have tried playing around with the layer mask but I can't seem to achieve what I need in AD, I know its possible in other software, is it possible in AD or Photo's? Thanks. Quote About me: Trainer at Apple, Freelance Video Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Website Designer, Photographer. Yes I like creating things!!! Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mystrawberrymonkey/ Twitter: @StrawberryMnky @imAllanThompson Web: mystrawberrymonkey.com Portfolio: behance.net/allanthompson YouTube: Affinity Designer & Photo Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signguy Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Sounds like you are going to want to create a document with a transparent background and then learn how to create a compound object. You will want the shapes to be subtracted from the compound. There is a good video here that will explain how to do it. You can then export that as a PNG file and the overlay will do what you want. It's real easy once you do it and I use this ALL the time. My Strawberry Monkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Strawberry Monkey Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Sounds like you are going to want to create a document with a transparent background and then learn how to create a compound object. You will want the shapes to be subtracted from the compound. There is a good video here that will explain how to do it. You can then export that as a PNG file and the overlay will do what you want. It's real easy once you do it and I use this ALL the time. I feel so stupid, of course. My mind was cluttered. I had already created the doc with a transparent bg, and I know how compound objects work, I just didn't put the two together. Thanks :rolleyes: I knew it was simple, I just complicated things for myself. Quote About me: Trainer at Apple, Freelance Video Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Website Designer, Photographer. Yes I like creating things!!! Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mystrawberrymonkey/ Twitter: @StrawberryMnky @imAllanThompson Web: mystrawberrymonkey.com Portfolio: behance.net/allanthompson YouTube: Affinity Designer & Photo Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonfuller1004 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 What is a compound image ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 5, 2015 Staff Share Posted April 5, 2015 Hi jonfuller1004, A compound object is the result of a non destructive boolean operation. If you draw a rectangle and a circle, select both and press subtract in the Persona Toolbar, you end up with a single "new" shape. That is, you aren't able to recover the original rectangle or circle anymore. Check the Layers Panel: there's only one single shape there. This is called a destructive boolean operation. Now, If you press ⌥ (option/alt) while clicking on the subtract button on the toolbar instead, you will create a compound shape. Check the Layers Panel and expand the compound object layer. As you can see the original rectangle and circle are still there and can be moved/edited independently. This means you can still perform changes to them and the compound shape will update itself to reflect those modifications. This is usually called a non destructive boolean operation. For more information check this video on our Vimeo channel. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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