Kellygirl H Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I am trying to create something like the photo that I have included. I have a “wallpaper” type background that I want in the letters. Is this possible with affinity designer? I did this in my silhouette software but am having trouble converting to svg for printing. Very new to affinity. Thanks in advance for any advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Try first opening the SVG to Designer. Though it is very easy to use text as a mask to image layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Hello Kellygirl H, If you want to create a new text, place your wallpaper and type your text on top. In the layers, move the wallpaper in the text so that you get a horizontal blue rectangle at the bottom right of the thumbnail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 You should be able to use either masking or clipping for this. To use masking drag the text layer onto the thumbnail of the wallpaper layer & drop it when a short vertical blue bar appears. To use clipping, drag the wallpaper layer onto the text layer anywhere to the right of the thumbnail & drop it when a horizontal blue bar appears, as in the the post above by @reglico. Note the difference in the amount of indentation of a mask vs. a clipping layer in the Layers panel. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffeeundsalz Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 @R C-R Would you say that there's a particular advantage in either masking or clipping in this case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 52 minutes ago, R C-R said: Note the difference in the amount of indentation of a mask vs. a clipping layer in the Layers panel. Note also that the mask thumbnail includes a ‘crop’ icon. This is because the wallpaper has been cropped to the shape of the text that you’ve dropped onto it. 22 minutes ago, kaffeeundsalz said: @R C-R Would you say that there's a particular advantage in either masking or clipping in this case? I’m not @R C-R (obviously!) but I can’t see any advantage in this particular case. However, there are scenarios where clipping will give the correct result but cropping/masking will not, as discussed here: Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffeeundsalz Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, Alfred said: I’m not @R C-R Well, now that you say it: Never have I seen you and @R C-R together at the very same place and time … 10 minutes ago, Alfred said: there are scenarios where clipping will give the correct result but cropping/masking will not, as discussed here Thank you for pointing this out. I use masking and clipping every day and have talked myself into beliving that I completely understand the difference between the two. But the whole subject is so confusing that sometimes I'd like to get reassured that I don't miss anything. Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, kaffeeundsalz said: Well, now that you say it: Never have I seen you and @R C-R together at the very same place and time … Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 55 minutes ago, kaffeeundsalz said: Well, now that you say it: Never have I seen you and @R C-R together at the very same place and time … Since you already figured out part of the truth, perhaps it is time to reveal that what you know as @Alfred & @R C-R are actually just two of the several personas (see what it did there?) of an A.I. program running on a botnet comprised almost entirely of compromised 'smart' appliances & other IoT (Internet of Things) devices. stokerg, Alfred and kaffeeundsalz 1 2 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 2 hours ago, R C-R said: Since you already figured out part of the truth, perhaps it is time to reveal that what you know as @Alfred & @R C-R are actually just two of the several personas (see what it did there?) of an A.I. program running on a botnet comprised almost entirely of compromised 'smart' appliances & other IoT (Internet of Things) devices. So can you guys can see what I have in my refrigerator? Do I need to buy milk? Alfred 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | 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...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.