in inkscape. This is some kind of automated (because it is very perfectly symmetrical) layered gradient, and people like sodacan on wikipedia say they do their heraldry with inkscape. Does anyone know if there is a function where you can add this inward layering with the abillity to change the color and size of the layer?
A simple way is to make a rectangle (or series of rectangles). Be sure to convert them to paths.
Using the Node Tool, you can easily move any side and/or node (s) to bend and contort it as you wish. Then you can fill each manipulated rectangle with any color you wish.
And, of course, you can set the opacity of each path from the Fill and Stroke tab, the fill specifically.
the gradient was manually made, the lines aren't symmetrical at all.
The shadows probably were made using offset. Actually, the base shape is the shadow than create a copy and use offset to reduce it and set a lighter color.
There is another option: using strokes. it works more or less like this:
1) I created a line with a stroke of 30 pixels; 2) By duplicating the line (Ctrl+D), Inkscape automatically places the duplicate on top. so I change the stroke to 60 pixels and put it in a mid-grey tone; 3) I press the End key and the mid-grey line goes down... but it is still selected; 4) I press Ctrl+D and the duplicate goes to the top. I change the stroke to 90 pixels and its color to a light gray. I hit the End key and it goes to the bottom of the stack. 5) Then I group everything and put it in a clip...
Comments:
• The process can also be done in curves... and if you need to adjust, you can convert the stroke to path.;
• If you need to select a line below it: hold the Alt key and Inkscape will select it according to the order in the stack... until it reaches the element you want.
Another thing I remembered: I have a similar gradient (not the same!), called "Faixas" (it's the third one in the image below) that I had made for Gimp...but it can be imported into Inkscape (see more details here).
Beginners' Questions layered gradient used in heraldry
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Hello guys,
I was wondering how to replicate this
in inkscape. This is some kind of automated (because it is very perfectly symmetrical) layered gradient, and people like sodacan on wikipedia say they do their heraldry with inkscape. Does anyone know if there is a function where you can add this inward layering with the abillity to change the color and size of the layer?
Thanks very much for any time taken.
Greetings,
lancelot
A simple way is to make a rectangle (or series of rectangles). Be sure to convert them to paths.
Using the Node Tool, you can easily move any side and/or node (s) to bend and contort it as you wish. Then you can fill each manipulated rectangle with any color you wish.
And, of course, you can set the opacity of each path from the Fill and Stroke tab, the fill specifically.
The graphic below took around 6 minutes.
the gradient was manually made, the lines aren't symmetrical at all.
The shadows probably were made using offset. Actually, the base shape is the shadow than create a copy and use offset to reduce it and set a lighter color.
There is another option: using strokes. it works more or less like this:
1) I created a line with a stroke of 30 pixels;
2) By duplicating the line (Ctrl+D), Inkscape automatically places the duplicate on top. so I change the stroke to 60 pixels and put it in a mid-grey tone;
3) I press the End key and the mid-grey line goes down... but it is still selected;
4) I press Ctrl+D and the duplicate goes to the top. I change the stroke to 90 pixels and its color to a light gray. I hit the End key and it goes to the bottom of the stack.
5) Then I group everything and put it in a clip...
Comments:
• The process can also be done in curves... and if you need to adjust, you can convert the stroke to path.;
• If you need to select a line below it: hold the Alt key and Inkscape will select it according to the order in the stack... until it reaches the element you want.
Here's another way, using a multi-stop radial gradient; bitmapped and sampled into greyscale sections:
The white stripe got removed, but a light grey would be fine there, or a fill. :-/
Another thing I remembered: I have a similar gradient (not the same!), called "Faixas" (it's the third one in the image below) that I had made for Gimp...but it can be imported into Inkscape (see more details here).