![]() To achieve a much finer selection, we have to make some adjustments in the Refine Selection dialog box.Ĩ) The Ramp field alters the size of the selection positive values will enlarge it, negative values will shrink it. As can be seen, we have a very coarse selection along the hair. button that appear in the context toolbar.ħ) A red layer overlays the portion outside of the selected area and the Refine Selection dialog box pops up alongside. The selection region increases with each drag as Mode is set to Add by default.ĥ) However, if there is an unwanted spill in selection, change the Mode to Subtract and reduce it.Ħ) Now the edges of the selection can be much finer, especially the hair against the background. ![]() and open the image containing the object you want to cut out (you can also press ⌘ + O)ģ) In the Photo Persona (default), pick the Selection Brush Tool.Ĥ) Drag over the object you want to extract and trace out a selection. Click it and the circle shape will be taken away from the house shape leaving a hole.Įxperiment with different shapes and the rest of those icons to see what you can create.The process involves using the Selection Brush Tool for selecting/tracing out the object and adjusting the settings from the Refine Selection box to refine its edges.Ģ) Click File > Open. Remember those icons in the toolbar? The second one is subtract. To do that I am going to draw a circle and place it over the house shape I created in the previous step. Next I am going to cut a circular hole in my shape. Click it and the two shapes will become one shape. See the icons with the squares and circles. Make the shapes touch or overlap, and then select them both. ![]() Now lets Look at Combining Shapes to make new ones.Ĭreate two shapes. You could even change to a different paper using the "Replace image" button that has appeared on the context tool bar. If later on you want to move the paper or resize the paper inside the shape so the shape stays the same size but the paper print changes, click on the arrow next to the shape icon and it will open up to show the paper. You can add special effects and resize/ manipulate the shape in the same way you would any other object. In the Layers tab, grab hold of the icon for the paper and drag drop it below and slightly to the right of the shape icon. Place the Paper so it overlaps the shape. I'm going to use a paper from Lynn Grieveson's Best Revenge Paper Pack. My shape has a colour and no stroke (or outline). In scrapbooking I normally crop my papers to shapes. This can also be done using the Curves box on that context tool bar. Have you noticed that little red dot? Grab it and move it in and out of the shape, and you will see that it adds curves to the sides of your shape. Similarly these can be done using the colour, swatches and Stroke tabs on the main righthand menu. You can use the other settings on the toolbar to change the fill style & colour, the line style & colour or switch the fill/line on or off. On the context toolbar that has now appeared change the number of side to 6 for a hexagon. (Similarly with the circle tool holding the shift key creates a perfect circle rather than an oval.) If you hold down the shift key at the same time as drawing the shape the side will all be the same length. Choose the polygon shape tool - it looks like a Pentegon.ĭrag draw the pentagon on your page. Goto the Shapes Tool Icon, and a submenu with different shapes will appear. The steps are the same in Affinity Publisher. In this tutorial I'm going to show you how to use Vector based custom shapes in Affinity Designer. In Designer the 3 most commonly used ones are separate from the rest of the shape tools. The custom shape tools are on the lefthand toolbar. Both Affinity Designer and Publisher work with vector based graphics, where as Photo is pixel based. Custom Shapes works differently in Affinity Designer (and Publisher) to Affinity Photo.
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