Inkscape/C2/Create-and-edit-shapes/English-timed

Time	Narration
00:01	Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “Create and edit multiple objects” using Inkscape.
00:08	In this tutorial, we will learn to Copy and paste objects
00:13	Duplicate and clone objects
00:16	Group and Order various objects
00:19	Multiple selection and invert selection
00:22	Clipping and Masking
00:25	To record this tutorial, I am using Ubuntu Linux 12.04 OS
00:31	Inkscape version 0.48.4
00:35	Go to Dash home and type Inkscape.
00:39	You can open Inkscape by clicking on the logo.
00:42	Let's open the Assignment_1.svg file that we created earlier.
00:49	I had saved it in my Documents folder.
00:52	First we will learn how to copy and paste an object.
00:56	To do so, we should first select an object. So, click on the pentagon.
01:02	Now, press Ctrl + C on your keyboard to copy it.
01:07	Now press Ctrl + V to paste the object. You can see a copy of the pentagon on the canvas.
01:17	There are 3 other ways of creating copies of objects.
01:21	In all these 3 methods, a copy of the object is created exactly above the original one.
01:29	The first method is called Paste Special.
01:32	Recall that we had already pressed Ctrl + C to copy the object.
01:38	To paste the object in the exact location from where it was copied, press Ctrl + Alt + V keys.
01:47	Move the copied object to see the original object right below it.
01:54	Let us move these two objects and keep it aside.
01:57	The second method is called Duplication. For duplication, we do not need to copy the object first.
02:05	Select the pentagon and press Ctrl + D keys on your keyboard.
02:13	Now a duplicate pentagon is created exactly on the top of the original one.
02:19	Let us move the duplicated object to see the original one below it.
02:25	The changes made on the duplicated object does not affect the original object.
02:32	Let us check this by changing its color to green and reducing its size.
02:40	The third method is called Cloning.
02:44	Click on the ellipse and press Alt + D to create a clone.
02:49	As before, the cloned object is created exactly above the original one.
02:55	Let us move it aside to make it visible.
02:58	Please note that the cloned object will always be linked to the original object.
03:04	The original object is also known as its parent.
03:08	Any modifications on the original object, that is, in size, color etc. will affect its clone.
03:16	Let us check this by changing the original objects's color to pink, rotating it and reducing its size.
03:30	Observe that the exact same changes are replicated in the cloned object automatically.
03:36	To unlink the clone from the original object, first select the clone and then press Shift + Alt + D.
03:44	Now, select the original object again and change its size.
03:50	Observe that the cloned object does not get affected.
03:54	The short-cut icons for these operations are present in the command bar, as shown.
04:01	To select multiple objects hold the Shift key and click on the objects that you want to select.
04:08	I will select one ellipse first. Then I will hold the Shift key and select the other ellipse.
04:15	Notice that both the objects are now selected.
04:19	We can now group them by pressing Ctrl + G keys together.
04:24	Notice the ellipses are now grouped as a single object.
04:28	You can move them around and you will notice that both the objects move together as one object.
04:35	Try resizing the group and you will notice that both the objects get resized proportionately.
04:43	Change the colour to blue and observe that both the objects change to the same colour.
04:53	What do we do if we want to change the properties of only one of the objects in a group?
05:01	To select an object within a group, press the Ctrl button and click on the object.
05:08	By this action, we can enter inside the group and select individual objects.
05:13	To exit the group, click anywhere on the blank space on the canvas.
05:18	To ungroup objects, first select the group and press either Ctrl + Shift + G keys or Ctrl + U keys.
05:28	Now the ellipses are ungrouped.
05:31	The short-cut icons for these operations are present in the command bar, as shown.
05:36	To select all the objects on the canvas, press Ctrl + A keys.
05:42	To unselect all the objects, click anywhere on the blank space on the canvas.
05:48	If we want to select all objects except a particular one, we can use the Invert Selection option.
05:55	Let's say, we want to select all the objects except the arrow.
05:59	So, first click on the arrow. Now go to Edit menu and click on Invert selection.
06:08	Notice that all the objects in the canvas are now selected except the arrow.
06:16	Now let us learn how to order the objects.
06:20	Let me move the smaller pentagon on top of the larger pentagon.
06:25	Now let us draw a star and keep it on top of the smaller pentagon.
06:36	Select the smaller pentagon. Go to Object menu and click on Raise.
06:42	Notice the smaller pentagon is now raised and is above the star.
06:47	Now click on the star. Go to Object menu. Click on Lower.
06:53	Now the star is moved down or lowered and the larger pentagon now appears above it.
07:00	Now let me click on the larger pentagon. Go to Object menu and click on Raise to top. Now the larger pentagon appears on top.
07:11	Now again Go to Object menu. Click on Lower to bottom. Notice the larger pentagon is now moved to the bottom.
07:20	We can find these options in the Tool controls bar too.
07:25	Next let us learn how to do Clipping.
07:28	Clipping can make your complicated objects
07:31	conform to another element or shape of your design
07:35	by changing their entire shape quickly and easily.
07:39	I will use an image for this demonstration. I have an image here in a new Inkscape file.
07:45	On this image I will draw an ellipse shape.
07:49	Now, select the image and the ellipse.
07:53	Go to Object menu. Click on Clip and then on Set.
07:59	Notice that the image is now clipped to the shape of the ellipse.
08:04	In Clipping, the shape of the object used as a clip, defines the area that is visible.
08:09	We can remove the clip by going back to Object menu. Click on Clip and then click on Release.
08:17	Now the clip is released.
08:19	Next let us learn to do Masking.
08:22	Masking is very similar to Clipping.
08:25	In Masking, the transparency or lightness of one object determines the opacity of the second object.
08:32	To demonstrate Masking, I will first make the ellipse semi-transparent using the gradient tool.
08:38	Now select the ellipse.
08:40	Go to Object menu. Click on Fill and stroke.
08:44	Click on Radial gradient and then on Edit.
08:50	Move the RGB sliders to the extreme right to change the color to white.
09:00	Click on the Stop drop down arrow and select the other stop.
09:05	Move the RGB sliders to the extreme left to change the color to black and change the alpha value to 255.
09:15	Click on Add stop to add one more color in between.
09:20	Click on the Node tool and move the diamond handle towards the top.
09:27	Now, select the image and the ellipse.
09:30	Go to Object menu.
09:32	Click on Mask and then on Set.
09:36	Observe that the mask is formed on the image.
09:40	Notice that the image takes on the transparency properties of the masking object, which is the ellipse.
09:47	To remove the mask, go back to Object menu.
09:51	Click on Mask and then on Release.
09:54	The mask is now removed.
09:56	Let us summarize.
09:57	In this tutorial, we learnt to Copy and paste objects
10:02	Duplicate and clone objects
10:05	Group and Order various objects
10:08	Multiple selection and invert selection
10:10	Clipping and Masking
10:12	Here are 2 assignments for you
10:15	Create a vertical ellipse in grey color and a circle in black color.
10:20	Place the circle centrally on top of the ellipse.
10:23	It should look like an eye shape.
10:25	Now group them.
10:27	Next create a clone to make another eye.
10:31	Move it to the side to make both the eyes visible.
10:35	Create a circle in blue color and a square in red color.
10:40	Duplicate the square and keep both the squares in diagonally opposite direction.
10:45	Select both the squares and group them into a single object.
10:50	Place the circle centrally on top of the grouped squares.
10:54	Select both and create a clip. It should look like a bow.
11:00	Your completed assignment should look like this.
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11:35	We have come to the end of this tutorial.
11:38	This is Arthi and Saurabh from IIT Bombay, signing off. Thanks for joining.

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