Styles

[Diane Window 10 Desktop AD]

I know how to make styles, but what I want to make is a style out of an image. I don't know if it is possible but, was wondering if it is. I tried rasterizing image saving to png, putting into a square but, nothing seems to work. So let me guess you can't do it. I downloaded some styles from here that had metal how was that done seems the same. 

[firstdefence]

9 minutes ago, funnyg480 said:

I know how to make styles, but what I want to make is a style out of an image. I don't know if it is possible but, was wondering if it is. I tried rasterizing image saving to png, putting into a square but, nothing seems to work. So let me guess you can't do it. I downloaded some styles from here that had metal how was that done seems the same. 

You need to use the fill tool and fill the shape with the image as a fill.

[Diane Window 10 Desktop AD]

Do you mean put the image in the square?

 

[v_kyr]

Use the gradient tool and with that fill a bitmap (png file etc.)  into a rectangle shape, then create a style out of that.

[Diane Window 10 Desktop AD]

I am so sorry but, I don't know what a bit map is. I am learning and have learned a lot so far but not that. 

[R C-R]

Confusingly, the tool @v_kyr is referring to is named "Gradient" in Affinity Photo but "Fill Tool" in Affinity Designer.

In either app, when you select the tool, on the Context toolbar the second popup menu gives you a "Type" choice, the last of which is Bitmap. "Bitmap" in this context means the same thing as a pixel-based (raster) image, like those contained in JPEG files.

So when you choose "Bitmap" from the Context toolbar, a window pops up so you can choose a raster image file to use as a bitmap fill.

[Diane Window 10 Desktop AD]

Am I doing this right. I am in AD and made a square, went to fill and put in gradient and then you go to type which would be linear (default) and change to bitmap? I don't have that choice never did. 

[Diane Window 10 Desktop AD]

[Guest]

Hello funnyg480,

You can create a style from an image: "Place" the image, keep it selected, right click on it and choose "Convert to curves". Right-click again and choose "Create a style".

[Diane Window 10 Desktop AD]

OMG thank you so much Reglico it worked:)  But I was wondering RC-R am I suppose to have a bitmap cause I do not. 

Thank you all for helping me. 

[Guest]

Thanks for the feedback funnyg480.

[Diane Window 10 Desktop AD]

That easy lol, funny I tried everything but that hehe. THANK YOU AGAIN:))

[v_kyr]

13 minutes ago, funnyg480 said:

But I was wondering RC-R am I suppose to have a bitmap cause I do not. 

Look here for how to do it via the gradient aka fill tool ...

[Diane Window 10 Desktop AD]

RC-R I just found bitmap thank you so much. I didn't know that circle thing was fill also. I use it a lot never knew what it was called. DUMB NEWBIE LOL. So now another thing I know, again thank you all so much:)

[Diane Window 10 Desktop AD]

v-kyr How sweet are you:) Thank you so much to take the time to do that for me. That drawing is beautiful:) Thank you so much. Diane

[v_kyr]

You are welcome. - Important is here just to always recall that you can create styles only out of shapes and curves (vector objects). Thus an image (a raster/bitmap graphics like JPG, PNG) has to be placed in such a shape form in order to be able to make a reusable style out of it.