Inserting text on an image

[marieanne]

Apologies for the daft question. I can't seem to use the frame text tool on an image.

I want to incorporate the text into the image but can't figure it out!

[Dan C]

Hi marieanne,

Welcome to the forums

Text objects and Images / pixel layers are separate in Affinity, meaning they can't be combined but you can overlay text over an image. Could you please expand further on the result you're looking for?

[Jim1964]

Hi,

Am also a new user. 

This is such a powerful program, but all I want to do is to insert groups of text into my artwork page by page, and have the text blend in with the background.

Thanks for any, and all, feedback.

Jim

[walt.farrell]

42 minutes ago, Jim1964 said:

This is such a powerful program, but all I want to do is to insert groups of text into my artwork page by page, and have the text blend in with the background.

Which Affinity application are you using?

And what do you mean by "blend"?

Also, welcome to the Serif Affinity forums

[Jim1964]

Thanks, and thanks for your fast reply, Walt.

Am using Affinity Photo.  By "blend" I mean, forex, there is a blue sky full of stars, and I don't want my text insertion to look like a paste on, but rather to incorporate the stars and sky color into the text "window."

[Dan C]

Thanks for the info Jim

I've created a quick screen recording showing one method below, here I duplicated the background layer, created my text and then clipped and masked the text layer to the duplicate background layer. This means that the fill used for the text will match the image behind it exactly. I then selected the duplicated pixel layer and changed the Blend Mode, Multiply will cause the text to be darker than the image and Screen will make the text lighter. You can experiment with these blend modes to find one that matches your image best!

[jmwellborn]

@Dan CWilson to the rescue!!  

[Jim1964]

Thanks, Dan!  That's very nice, and gave me a new idea. 

However, for this project, I need to have the text stand on its own, i.e., selected color/size/type while keeping the surrounding area (around the text) to blend with the background.

[Old Bruce]

5 minutes ago, Jim1964 said:

Thanks, Dan!  That's very nice, and gave me a new idea. 

However, for this project, I need to have the text stand on its own, i.e., selected color/size/type while keeping the surrounding area (around the text) to blend with the background.

What do you mean by blend?

[walt.farrell]

29 minutes ago, Old Bruce said:

What do you mean by blend?

As Jim said above when I asked that:

On 2/6/2020 at 4:45 PM, Jim1964 said:

Am using Affinity Photo.  By "blend" I mean, forex, there is a blue sky full of stars, and I don't want my text insertion to look like a paste on, but rather to incorporate the stars and sky color into the text "window."

It seems to me that that is exactly what Dan's video showed.

[h_d]

@Jim1964 are you able to give an example of what you want to achieve and upload it to the forum? A screen grab from a website or a photo of a magazine page or book cover? At the moment it's quite hard to visualise what you're looking for.

Cheers,

H

[JimmyJack]

2 hours ago, h_d said:

@Jim1964 are you able to give an example of what you want to achieve and upload it to the forum? A screen grab from a website or a photo of a magazine page or book cover? At the moment it's quite hard to visualise what you're looking for.

Cheers,

H

Perhaps equally important.... How about showing the result you ARE getting and pointing out what you don't want. 😉

But, if I were to take a shot in the dark:
Maybe you're bringing text in with formatting that includes a color (even white) behind the letters.
Check the Character panel.