But I guess it depends on your skills and patience to learn new things This is probably more of an intermediate level technique though, and might not be the best way to start with Inkscape. Although that said, it is possible to use Clipping (which is Inkscape's native cropping tool) to block the blur in certain areas. However, the blur affects all the sides of an object, so if you need only one side like that, it might not work. But the most basic blur can be accessed in the Fill and Stroke dialog. A blur is technically a filter, and there are many filters packed into Inkscape (Filters menu and Filters Editor), and a few others can be found here and there around the internet. (Hold Shift to make multiple selection.)Īnother way to do what it sounds like you want would be to use Blur. Then select the new gradient/path, and the object that you're masking, then Object menu > Mask > Set. And use the Gradient tool to fill it with the gradient. Use the Node tool to edit the path after you draw it. That can be with Pen or Pencil, or you could even start with a shape like Rect or Ellipse, and then use Path menu > Object to Path. In Inkscape, you first have to draw a closed path in the shape that you need for the mask. I'm not terribly familiar with using them, but since you are, you should be able to pick it up pretty easily. I'm not sure if Inkscape can mask a layer, but you can definitely mask objects. Inkscape has masks too, and to my knowledge, they work in the same general way as GIMP (the black or white maps the opaque or transparent). But I have no idea on how to get the same effect on Inkscape. To do things like that on The Gimp, I used to use a layer mask, then filling it with a black-to-white gradient (that means full transparency to full opacity). One thing that I need for a webpage design I am currently working on, is to fill an area with a pattern that vanishes at one of the border. So I am starting to learn Inkscape in the better manner I know: learning by doing. So, I used to make the preview designs for my websites with The Gimp, but I think that using Inkscape could be more productive and will open a new world of possibilities for me that has been closed till today. I have done basical things with Scribus for a local newspaper, but it is not exactly the same thing. I have wide experience with programs like The Gimp, but no experience at all with vectorial drawing like Inkscape, neither Illustrator or so. My name's Francisco (Fran for friends), and I am from Spain. ( Hint: Hold down the key to help make the line vertical.This is my first message in this forum, but I hope to visit it often.
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