Erasing

Affinity Designer 2 lets you erase areas of a pixel or vector layer using a combination of the Erase Brush Tool, the Brushes panel and the tool's context toolbar. Typically you'd erase previously unwanted pixel brush strokes on a pixel layer.

Erase Brush example
Use of Erase Brush Tool.

Erasing on a pixel layer

If you're working on a pixel layer, you can use the Erase Brush Tool to erase unwanted pixels directly on the layer.

Erase Brush Tool To erase on a pixel layer:
  1. From the Layers panel, select a pixel layer.
  2. From the Pixel Persona, select the Erase Brush tool.
  3. Adjust the context toolbar and vertical sliders settings, as required.
  4. Drag on the page in the direction that you want the erase brush stroke to follow.
Flood Erase Tool To use the Flood Erase Tool:
  1. From the Layers panel, select a pixel layer.
  2. Select the Flood Fill tool and change the Mode to Erase.
  3. Adjust the Tolerance setting via the vertical slider to control the extent of flood erasing across pixels. Experimenting will produce labor saving results.
  4. Tap on the image to select the target pixel.

Erasing on a vector layer

Pixels don't exist on a vector layer so a pixel mask is created and applied over the vector layer instead. By painting with pixel brushes directly on the mask, you can decide what can be shown or hidden on the underlying vector layer.

Erase Brush Tool To erase on a vector layer:
  1. From the Layers panel, select the vector layer, group or object contained within it.
  2. From the Pixel Persona, select the Erase Brush tool.
  3. Paint on the vector layer content to erase.

You'll notice a vector mask thumbnail appear on the layer, group or object. While this remains selected you can continue erasing. Back in Designer Persona, selecting the adjacent vector thumbnail allows you to edit the vector layer, or group or object once again.

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