Move/Scale Image in Mask | AD and AP

[abra100pro]

I cannot figure out how to move or scale an image within a mask. I understand the concept of layers that can be nested to achieve a mask but how can I then modify the image within? Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher.

Huge Thanks for any help.

[R C-R]

Select & move the mask, not the image. To scale just the image, I think you will need to release the Mask if it is nested in the image layer.

[MEB]

Hi abra100pro,
I'm assuming you mean a vector mask here (a shape). What object/layer is nested to the parent layer? the vector mask (shape) or the image layer (so a clipped image)? If it's the image that's nested, expand the parent layer in the Layers panel, select the image layer there and move the image on canvas or double-click the object on canvas to select the nested layer for you and move it as usual.

[abra100pro]

Hi

I made a movie to make things a bit clearer:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tzz65flfi8bvymg/adMask.mp4?dl=0

Hope that helps and I'm looking forward to hear from you.

Best

Alex

[lepr]

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[abra100pro]

OK, thank you very much.

Not the most intuitive way, though and the visual representation is quite... unusual and quirky.

See video to compare:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/426fs0ey6czcny3/adMask2.mp4?dl=0

Best Alex

[Samuli]

For anyone coming to this topic later, dragging the image with the Crop tool works in Designer. Took me a long time to figure out that it switches from the mask to the image when you click on the image and switches back when you take the cursor out of the image area and bring it back. Not a fan of this mechanic, it's super confusing and breaks all kinds of established UI conventions. Feels more like a bug than a feature but it works. A much more conventional solution would have been to use CMD-drag but Affinity doesn't use CMD in the conventional way either.