Mastropiero Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) Hi everyone. I am stuck trying to make a label for a certain product, it is a silly little project. I have done the work in Affinity Photo so I placed everything in Designer, into a circle since the label will be circular. So far so good. I am trying to type something along the line of the circle, got there, found out how to do it but the problem is that as soon as I select the artistic text tool, or I convert my circle to a text path, everything disappears. So, to explain better, screenshots: I'd like to type stuff on the inside of the circle, so I select Artistic Text, go to the outside of the circle (want to do it clockwise) until the icon changes to the wavy "T", click and everything disappears. The problem is that after I am done typing sure enough what I've typed is still there but I cannot get the image back. Actually what happens is that what I type will be typed in a transparent font and I can see the background through it, doesn't matter if i choose a different font colour, it won't change..... So I can sort of see my image through my text but the only way I can get it back is going back a few steps. I know I am doing something wrong but would you mind pointing me in the right direction? Many thanks. Edited March 3, 2019 by Mastropiero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 12 minutes ago, Mastropiero said: would you mind pointing me in the right direction You must duplicate the circle you want the text on. Select that layer and hit Command J or just use the context menu then you can enter your text on the duplicate and all will be fine. Alfred 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.0 | Affinity Photo 2.4.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastropiero Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 12 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: You must duplicate the circle you want the text on. Select that layer and hit Command J or just use the context menu then you can enter your text on the duplicate and all will be fine. True, thanks a lot, I had read about that recommendation and totally forgot to do it. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Warning text (with bomb symbol). https://affinity.help/designer/en-US.lproj/index.html?page=pages/Text/pathText.html?title=Text on a path 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...
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