Inkscape/C3/Create-patterns-in-Inkscape/English
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Opening Slide | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “Create patterns in Inkscape” using Inkscape. |
Learning Objectives (Slide) | In this tutorial
We will learn to create patterns using
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System requirement (Slide) | To record this tutorial, I am using
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Open Inkscape | Let us open Inkscape. |
Click on Star tool >> Draw a star | Click on the Star tool and draw a star in the canvas. |
Click on Selector tool | Now click on the Selector tool. |
Change width and height to 40 | On the Tools controls bar:
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Zoom in >> Click on the star once | Zoom in and click on the star once. |
Observe that the pivot point is visible now.
Its the plus shape in the centre of the star object. | |
Move the pivot point | Click and move the pivot point far away from the star;
as demonstrated here. |
Go to Edit >> Clone >> Create Tiled clones | Now, go to Edit menu, click on Clone and then on Create Tiled clones. |
Point to the dialog box | A new dialog box opens up.
You can find many tabs and many options under each tab. |
Click on symmetry tab >> drop-down menu >> option simple translation | Under Symmetry tab, we can see a drop-down menu with various methods.
For this demo, we will keep the option simple translation. |
Change rows and columns to 1 and 40 | Change the rows and columns parameters to 1 and 40 respectively. |
Shift tab >> Change X parameter to -100 | Next go to Shift tab.
Change the
as shown here. |
Go to Rotation tab >> Change angle to 10 | Next, let us go to Rotation tab.
Change the Angle under Per column to 10. |
Click on Create | Now click on Create button.
Observe, a circle pattern is formed with the star. |
Point to the patterns | Likewise, you can
Let us move this star circle aside. <<PAUSE>> |
Point to the patterns | Next, we will learn how to create a pattern along a path. |
Draw a rounded rectangle >> Selector tool. | Select Rectangle tool and draw a rounded rectangle.
Color it green. Then click on the Selector tool. |
Change the width to 540 and height 250 | On the Tool controls bar, change the Width to 540 and Height to 250. |
Draw a star >> Click on the Selector tool
Width and Height to 50 x 50 |
Next, draw a star pattern using the Star tool.
Click on the Selector tool. On the Tool controls bar change the Width and Height to 50. |
Place in on the top left of the rectangle | Place it on the top left border of the rectangle. |
Select both shapes >> Extension menu >> Generate from path >> Pattern along Path | Select both the shapes. Go to Extensions menu.
Click on Generate from path and then on Pattern along Path. |
Change the Copies of the patterns option to Repeated and the Deformation type option to Ribbon. | Change the
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Click on Apply >> Close | Click on Apply button and Close button.
Observe, a beautiful pattern is formed around border of the rectangle. <<PAUSE>> |
Point to the canvas | Let us now create another pattern using Path effects. |
Select Bezier tool >> Draw a wavy path | Select Bezier tool and draw a wavy path. |
Go to Path menu >> Click on Path effects. | Go to Path menu. Click on Path Effects Editor.
A dialog box opens up. |
Click on Apply new effect | Click on Apply new effect drop down menu.
Notice, there are various effects listed here. |
Select Spiro spline | Let me select Gears and then click on Add.
Observe the change in the shape. |
Select Sketch >> Add | Next, select Sketch and click on Add button.
Observe the effect. |
Point to Tool options | In the Path Effect Editor:
You can find various parameters related to the current effect. |
Change Strokes = 10. | Let us change one of them, say, Strokes.
Let's change it to 10 and press Enter. Observe the change on the object. |
Close the Path Effect Editor dialog box. | Now close the Path Effect Editor dialog box. |
Select the shape and keep it aside | Select all the shapes and move it to one side.
<<PAUSE>> |
Point to Spray tool | Next, we will learn to create a tree pattern using Spray tool. |
Select Bezier tool >> draw trunk >> draw leaf | Select Bezier tool.
Draw a tree-trunk, as demonstrated and color it brown. Now draw a leaf and color it green. |
Select Spray tool >> Create pattern | Select Spray tool and click on the leaf shape. |
without releasing the mouse drag around the trunk | Now without releasing the mouse drag around the trunk to create a tree. |
Point to the tree | Observe a tree shape is formed. |
Summarize | That's all for this tutorial. Let us summarize.
In this tutorial, we have learnt to create patterns using
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Assignment | As an assignment, create a round and colourful pattern. |
Completed assignment | Your completed assignment should look like this. |
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Acknowledgment | We have come to the end of this tutorial.
This is Arthi and Saurabh from IIT Bombay, signing off. Thanks for joining. |