Create A Cutout Text Effect in Affinity Designer

• April 2, 2024
• Nick Saporito
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In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating a simple and non-destructive way to create a cutout text effect where the text is represented by negative space, allowing the background to show through.

Typically, you would think to use something like Boolean operations, or the Shape Builder. However, this can be accomplished in a non-destructive way using blend modes.

Simply use the Layers menu change the blend mode of the text object to Erase, clip the text to a rectangle and the text will become empty space within the rectangle:

The great thing about using this approach is that the text remains editable, so you can change the spacing, fonts, contents, or whatever else:

Here’s a brief overview:

Watch the video tutorial at the top of the page for step-by-step instructions and if you have any questions or feedback just leave a comment below. As always, thanks for watching!

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