firstdefence Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 @sumneuron If the mask has an A or a T on it you can just select the Artistic Text Tool and edit the text. Same with the Text Frame Tool. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumneuron Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 @firstdefence I can select the text mask, but I can not edit the text. I just end up making new "Art text" or new "Textbox" instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Do you have the text frame tool selected. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumneuron Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 @firstdefenceI have tried both. Hot key T for Art text (this lets me select the mask but nothing else) or hot key T again (toggle to text frame) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I'll make a quick gif vid Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 sumneuron 1 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumneuron Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 @firstdefence Thank you very much. Ah I had to click the mask. I was hoping I could just get there by hot keys (e.g. `T` to Art Text, click on my text-masked texture, and then like any other text box click (to set cursor) and edit the text that way. Not move all the way over to layers panel and click the mask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 You can select the mask and then press T, it will give the same result. Most of the time to select child layers you must click the square icon of that layer. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumneuron Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 @firstdefence yes, but I can't click to get there. Have to start in layers panel firstdefence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 @sumneuron If you work the other way around you can do what you're looking for. Instead of using the text to mask the image, place the image as a child of the text. This affords you two things both without having to touch the layers panel: 1) you have direct access to the text with one on-canvas click. 2) with a double click(s) you can drill down to the child(ren). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumneuron Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 @JimmyJack sometimes if I make the image a child of the text, then I do not get the mask effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted May 22, 2019 Staff Share Posted May 22, 2019 Hi sumneuron, While dragging the image layer over the text layer to turn it into a child of the text in the Layers panel make sure you drop it over the text layer name/label area on the right (not over the thumbnail). If you drop it over the text layer's thumbnail you are using the image as a mask and not clipping it inside the text which is what you want. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumneuron Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 @MEB I know that much still doesn't always work for me. While I have you here Mr pro can you explain what the button "Mask Layer" does since every reference video / article / blog post seems to rely on the child drop method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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