Inkscape/C3/Special-effects-on-text/English

Title of script: Special Effects on Text

Author: Priya K and Arthi.A

Keywords: Inkscape, Reflected text, Labeled text, Change Text case

Visual cue	Narration
Opening Slide	Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “Special Effects on Text” using Inkscape.
Learning Objectives (Slide)	In this tutorial we will learn to create Reflected text Labeled text and Change the case of the text
System requirement (Slide)	To record this tutorial, I am using Ubuntu Linux 12.04 OS All the previous tutorials in this series, were recorded in 0.48.4 From this tutorial, I will record in the version 0.91, which is the latest stable version.
Open Inkscape	Let us open Inkscape. First, we will learn to create a reflected text.
Type “SPOKEN”	Select the Text tool and type the word “SPOKEN”. Make the text bold.
Zoom in to the text for clarity	Let me zoom in to the text, so that we can see the demo clearly.
Click on Object menu >> Fill and Stroke	Now, go to Object menu and select Fill and Stroke option.
Click on Linear gradient >> Change color to red and black	Then, under the Fill tab, click on Linear gradient. Click on the gradient handles as shown now And change the gradient colors to red and blue.
Align the gradient in vertical manner	Align the gradient vertically. So now, the gradient should be red at the top and blue at the bottom, as shown on the screen.
Click on Selector tool >> Press Ctrl + D	Click on the Selector tool and press Ctrl + D to duplicate the text.
Press V	Now, press V on the keyboard, to flip the duplicated text. We can also use the option available on the Tool controls bar to flip.
Move the duplicated text	Now, we will move the duplicated text below the original text such that it appears as a mirror image.
Select Gradient tool >> bottom gradient handle	Now, select the Gradient tool and click on the bottom gradient handle.
Fill and Stroke >> change Alpha to 0 >> move the bottom handle up a bit	Come back to the Fill and Stroke dialog box. Here, we will change the Alpha value to 0. We will also move the bottom handle a bit, in the upward direction.
Reduce the opacity to 80	Click on the Selector tool. Now, reduce the Opacity to 80 and press Enter.
Point to the text	Our reflected text is complete now. Zoom out a little to see it better. <<PAUSE>>
	Next, we will learn to create a labeled text.
Create a green color rectangle >> Change alpha to 255	First of all, we will create a rectangle in green color. Since the Alpha value is zero, it is not visible now. Change it to 255 and press Enter.
Type “SPOKEN TUTORIAL” Make it Bold	Now, type the text “SPOKEN TUTORIAL” on the rectangle.
Click on Selector tool >> resize the rectangle.	Click on the Selector tool and change the size of the rectangle according to the text.
Select the text >> Press Ctrl + D	Next, select the text. Now, press Ctrl + D to duplicate the text. The duplicate text is exactly above the original text.
Change text color to white	Change the color of the text to white.
Go to Path >> Object to path	Then go to Path menu and click on Object to path option.
Go to Object >> Ungroup	Now click on Object menu and then on Ungroup option.
Go to Path >> Union	Again go to Path menu and click on Union option.
Click on Lower selection one step	On the Tool controls bar, click on Lower selection one step icon.
Go to Path >> Linked offset	Once again, go to Path menu and this time we will click on Linked offset option.
Click on the white dot and drag	Click on the handle that appears on the text and drag it to make the outline bigger.
Click on Selector tool Click on text and move	Click on the Selector tool. Then click on the text and move it down.
Point to the second text. Click on text and delete it	Observe, there is another text created. Select the text and delete it.
Select the outline part >> Click on Nodes tool	Now, select the outline part and click on the Nodes tool.
Click on Selected object to path tool.	On the Tool controls bar, click on Convert selected object to path tool.
Delete the unwanted parts	Now you can see the nodes on the outline. Select the unwanted nodes in the middle and delete them, as demonstrated here.
Select the outline part	Click on the Selector tool again and move the text back to its original position.
Select text and change color to green	Change the color of the text to green.
Press Ctrl + D Change the color to black	Select the outline part and press Ctrl + D to duplicate it. Once again, remember that the duplicate outline is exactly above the original. Change the color to black.
In Tool controls bar >> click on Lower selection one step icon three times	Then on the Tool controls bar, click on Lower selection one step icon three times.
In the Fill and stroke dialog box >> reduce opacity to 60	Lastly, in the Fill and stroke dialog box, decrease the opacity to 60 and increase the blur to 7.
	After doing this, we will make a hanger for the label.
Click on Ellipse tool >> draw a circle.	So, click on the Ellipse tool. Then press Ctrl key and draw a circle on the top left of the rectangle, so as to make a hole on the label.
Press Ctrl + D Move the circle to another end	Press Ctrl + D to duplicate the circle. And move the circle to the other end of the rectangle.
Create thread using Bezier tool	Next, click on the Bezier tool and draw a curvy line, as demonstrated. The line drawn should look like a hanger.
Stroke style >> change the width to 5.	In the Fill and stroke dialog box, under Stroke style, change the width to 5.
Point to the text	Now our labeled text is ready. Let us zoom out and have a better look at it. <<PAUSE>>
	Next, let us learn how to change the case of the text in Inkscape.
Type spoken on the canvas	Click on the Text tool and type alphabets on the canvas. Notice that the entire text is in lower-case.
Go to Extensions menu >> Text >> Change Case	Now, go to Extensions menu. And click on the option named Text and then on Change Case. You will see some options.
Click on UPPERCASE	Let me click on the option UPPERCASE. Observe that the case of the text alphabets has changed to upper-case.
Go to Extensions menu >> Text >> Change Case	Again click on the text. Go to Extensions menu, then on Text and lastly on Change Case.
Select Random Case	This time, select Random Case option. Observe the change in the case of the text.
Point to the other options	You can try the other options on your own.
	With this, we have come to the end of this tutorial.
Summary (Slide)	Let us summarize. In this tutorial we have learnt to create Reflected text Labeled text and Change the case of the text from lowercase to uppercase and random-case
Completed assignment	Here is an assignment for you. Create the text “INKSCAPE” reflected on a surface. Create the text “Inkscape” and change the text case to Flip case.
Completed assignment	Your completed assignment should look like this.
About Slide	The video available at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project. Pls watch it.
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About Slide	Spoken Tutorial Project is supported by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India. More information on this Mission is available at this link.
Acknowledgment	This is Arthi, Priya and Saurabh from IIT Bombay, signing off. Thanks for joining.

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