ManleyLee Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Just started using Photo a couple days ago and am very impressed. I've actually been drawing in it and it's lovely! Much better brush engine than Photoshop (20+ years PS user here). However, when I go to merge two line art layers (pixel), the art from both disappear, leaving me with a blank layer.* I tried several times, even downloaded the 1.7 beta and no matter what, it disappeared. Naturally I tried merging pixel layers of full photos: no problem there. So maybe the amount on the layers is the problem? Though I can select all the line art information, and oddly, then fill it onto the layer I want in perfect fidelity. So I do have a workaround, but... Any help in how I might merge layers and retain all the information would be appreciated. I am working on a Mac and have attached an example of the art I'm talking about. *Additionally, when I try to add a Recolor adjustment to an art line layer, nothing happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Insert original file. Maybe only the two mentioned layers (partial). 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...
ManleyLee Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Here we go! Any insight would be appreciated. line art_example.afphoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 That file has a rather odd arrangement of masks and layers ?? An easy solution would be to right click on it and go Merge Visible. If you want to colour a line art drawing, the best option is to put a solid colour layer on top and change the layer blend mode to Screen, or similar. See the file line art_ex.afphoto Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManleyLee Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Ah! Thank you for the color solution, toltec! That works nicely. And your comment about masks led to me trying merging layers out of the masked group and that work just fine! And then I tried just turning off the mask and that alone allowed proper merging. Thank goodness because I am seriously enamored of Photo, finding it much more limber and responsive than Photoshop. toltec 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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