INKSCAPE CHANGE TEXT COLOR HOW TO

Click on the center stop and change it to white.ġ4. The circle will appear to be solid yellow again.ġ3. Click on the outer stop and change that color to yellow.

We’ll begin by shifting the colors at the stops. Because you are creating a radial gradient, you will see a center stop and a second stop. Place your cursor in the center of the yellow circle and drag downward.ġ1. Beside the word “New” select the second box, which is the Radial Gradient.ġ0. When you choose the Gradient Tool, you will see the Gradient Options in the horizontal horizontal menu at the top.

The Gradient Tool is used to shade shapes with graduated coloring from color to color and/or from opaque color to transparency.ĩ. With the yellow circle selected, click on the Gradient Tool, which is almost at the bottom of the Tool Box. When the circle is selected, a bounding box will appear around it.Ĩ. With the Select Tool chosen, click on the yellow circle. It is found at the top of the Tool Box, on the left.ħ. Right-Click on the number 1 beside the word “Stroke”, in the bottom right of your screen. When you initially draw the circle, the Stroke is a size 1.ĥ.

Shift Click on Black [Shift-Clicking Sets the Strokeīlack is the first swatch after Transparent, which is indicated by a white square and a red X in it.Ĥ.

Click on Yellow in Color Swatches at the Bottom.

Click on the Circle Tool in the Tool Box on the Left.

Repeat: Before You Draw the Circle Do the Following 3 Things: The Circle Tool is used to create circles, oval, ellipses, wedges, and arcs. Important Note: Before You Draw the Circle Do 3 Things

INKSCAPE CHANGE TEXT COLOR HOW TO

Links to Posts about How to Get Started with Inkscape & How to Draw Circles Are at the Bottomįor Review: the Tool Box is on the Left of Your Inkscape Workspace or Canvas.

Draw a large rectangle there and try filling that rectangle with various colors. To add a background color, add a layer beneath everything else. See the following post about using layers in Inkscape Here I created this entire head in several layers. There is no node on the lower center line, but click in that area and nudge the bottom center upward. Do the same thing to the lower right corner. On the top menu, select the tab Path and change the rectangle from Object to Path.Ĭhoose the Edit Nodes Tool from the menu on the left.Ĭlick on the top left corner node and make it smooth.ĭo the same thing to the upper right corner node.Ĭlick on the lower right corner and draw that node downward and inward. With the Select Tool, choose the rectangle. Draw a rectangle to begin the fluff around the head. In the instance of the Santa hat, however, I prefer the hat, without a gradient.ĭraw a white circle to be the fluffy ball at the end of the cap. Since the Smiley’s head is colored with a gradient, it only makes sense to also color the hat with a gradient. If we change the left side node to a smooth, the following will happen: If you change the upper node to a smooth, you will see the following change: We can elect to change the other nodes in the same way. With the Smooth Node chosen, click on the center node, and the appearance of the line at the bottom of the hat will change. With the Edit Node Tool still selected, Click on that center node, and go to the upper bar, where you see the options for editing nodes. The hat’s node between the eyes is a corner node, and there is a sharp cornere there. While the Edit Nodes Tool is selected, you will click on one node at a time and pull it into various positions–until you like your hat. With the hat triangle still selected, choose the Edit Nodes Tool from the Left Tool Box.Ī group of editing nodes will appear on the hat. From the Drop-Down Menu, Choose Object to Path. With the Hat Triangle Selected, Go to the Top Horizontal Bar, the Menu Bar, Choose the tab Path. Place your mouse on the side, central bounding arrow and push inward. A bounding box will appear around the triangle. To narrow the triangular hat, choose the Select Tool and Select the triangle. If you draw upward, the triangle will be drawn with the point at the top.īefore you draw the triangle, select the polygon tool as above and Shift-Click black to set the Stroke.įrom the bottom color palette, choose the color red. Note: If you draw downward, the triangle will appear as it does in the above frame. Use the Polygons Tool to Create Triangles. To select either the Polygon or the Star tool, you have to first select the Stars & Polygons Tool from the Tool Box on the left and also go to the top to the Tool Controls on the upper horizontal bar and specify which of the two options that you want. From the Tool Box on the Left, Choose the Stars & Polygons Tool

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