Old Bruce Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, Sherri said: I'm having the exact same problem. I've downloaded PNG files from FReepik with subscription. they show checkerboard transparent background but I can't get rid of the background in Affinity Photo. I try to export without background etc... Would love "steps for dummies" on how to do this in AP?!!?? Wow, that file is a mess. The transparent background checkerboard pattern is actually a series of curves, you'll have to go through and find them.... actually it might be easier to just build your own using Designer. You can copy and paste the basic shapes and go from there with fills and strokes and effects. 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...
walt.farrell Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Sherri said: I've downloaded PNG files from FReepik with subscription. they show checkerboard transparent background but I can't get rid of the background in Affinity Photo. If you downloaded a PNG then why did you upload an EPS file in your post? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Old Bruce said: Wow, that file is a mess. The transparent background checkerboard pattern is actually a series of curves, you'll have to go through and find them.... actually it might be easier to just build your own using Designer. You can copy and paste the basic shapes and go from there with fills and strokes and effects. The file consists of a layer containing five groups. Most of the junk is in the bottom four groups, so deleting those takes you a large part of the way toward getting the file into a usable state. It looks as though each curve in the remaining group has a gradient fill which is achieved by using that curve to mask a gradient-filled rectangle. Very messy indeed! 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...
Sherri Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Oops. I meant I downloaded EPS & JPG from Freepik. So if it's that complicated to extract the background for a newbie like me, are there free files somewhere of these kinds of speech & thought bubbles I can download?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Sherri said: Oops. I meant I downloaded EPS & JPG from Freepik. So if it's that complicated to extract the background for a newbie like me, are there free files somewhere of these kinds of speech & thought bubbles I can download?? I’ve attached a tidied up version of your EPS file, saved in *.afphoto format. It isn’t quite there but it should be considerably easier to work with. 37.afphoto Sherri 1 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...
Sherri Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Thank you Alfred! I import it into AP, now what do I do? Unclick all the layers except the 1 object I want, and then export as PNG with --No Background box checked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 36 minutes ago, Sherri said: now what do I do? Unclick all the layers except the 1 object I want, and then export as PNG with --No Background box checked? How do you intend to use the object? Did you really just want a picture of an empty speech bubble? If so, yes, you could export it as you mention. But if you're actually going to use it in your designs then you might want to drag it into the Assets panel, where you could easily access it to add speech on top of it. Sherri and Alfred 2 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I want to place it over another image and then add text to him, so i guess i want a transparent PNG of each bubble? Sorry for the dumb questions -- I'm a total newbie at AP and never used photoshop or anything before. I can probably send the image to Fiverr and have someone do it for $5, but I'd like to learn if it's not too complicating!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Sherri said: I want to place it over another image and then add text to him, so i guess i want a transparent PNG of each bubble? Honestly that Freepik one is crap. - You better draw/create these things yourself on the image with the Affinity Photo vector shape tools ... ... Cloud Tool Callout Rounded Rectangle Tool Callout Ellipse Tool Tear Tool Heart Tool ... and then apply some FX layer effects to them like 3D, shadow etc. Then place your text on them! PaulEC and markw 2 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...
Alfred Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Sherri said: I want to place it over another image and then add text to him, so i guess i want a transparent PNG of each bubble? 10 hours ago, walt.farrell said: How do you intend to use the object? Did you really just want a picture of an empty speech bubble? If so, yes, you could export it as you mention. But if you're actually going to use it in your designs then you might want to drag it into the Assets panel, where you could easily access it to add speech on top of it. 9 hours ago, v_kyr said: You better draw/create these things yourself on the image with the Affinity Photo vector shape tools ... Whichever way you decide to do it, don’t export to PNG unless and until you have to! Since Affinity Photo allows us to work with vector objects it’s best to take full advantage of that. 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...
Sherri Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Well, thanks for suggesting I make it myself!!! I discovered that Affinity actually has a CALLOUT ellipse shape! You just click on the little toggle arrow in the SHAPE TOOL ICON and all sorts of handy shapes come up including a speech bubble!! They after you draw it, you click on CONVERT TO CURVES and you can totally reshape your shape! and add effects etc…So EASY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Sherri said: after you draw it, you click on CONVERT TO CURVES and you can totally reshape your shape! It’s well worth spending some time experimenting with the parametric shapes to see just how much reshaping can be done without converting them to curves. The ‘Callout’ shape is admittedly somewhat limited in this respect but the ‘Cog’ shape offers a huge amount of variation. 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...
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