vmott Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Hello! I'm having trouble finding instructions for this. I am attempting to import or "place" simple black line art into my design and I'd like to change the color. I can't figure this one out...any help would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. Which Affinity application are you using? Do you have an example of the simple black line art that you could share to make sure we understand your needs? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmott Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Thank you for your time! I am using the desktop application- Affinity Designer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 There may be a better way than this to do what I think you want, and I'm certainly not an expert. But one method that seems to work is to use the menu File > Place to put your line art into a Designer document, then select the layer in the Layers panel, click the "fx" button at the bottom of the panel, and add a Color Overlay layer effect: vmott 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 If the placed file is a bitmap image, like the shown PNG above, rasterize it and switch over to the pixel persona. There double click on it's plxel layer thumbnail image in the layer panel to expand the placed bitmap, then choose a desired color and use the fill tool to color it to that choosen fill color. Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmott Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 2 hours ago, walt.farrell said: There may be a better way than this to do what I think you want, and I'm certainly not an expert. But one method that seems to work is to use the menu File > Place to put your line art into a Designer document, then select the layer in the Layers panel, click the "fx" button at the bottom of the panel, and add a Color Overlay layer effect: Thanks walt.farrell! It worked beautifully. This method will work fine for web based images. I am also using images like this for print on demand products. I'm not sure if an "overlay" of color will be an issue when the file is read for printing....I'll request a sample to check it out. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmott Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 2 hours ago, v_kyr said: rasterize it and switch over to the pixel persona. Thanks v_kyr for your time! I'm new to the forum AND Afinity Designer, SO I'll have to figure out the steps for doing the above.... :-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmott Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Thanks a bunch Walt. It worked beautifully following your instructions. This will be perfect for web-base images. I use some for print on demand products, so I'll have to see if a color "overlay" issue will somehow affect how the file is read... I send for a sample to test it out. I appreciate your time! walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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