Hi all,

I would like to colorize with a color gradient the turbulent shape in the attached png but I do not manage to do it. I tried to vectorize the image but it losses all the details.

Is there a way of doing it without loosing the details?

I am using Inkscape 1.2

Thank you very much,
Martin

What is easy in a bitmap editor(PixelmatorPro) is quite an effort in Inkscape if feasible at all:

It's easy in Inkscape too. Draw a rectangle over your shape. Add a gradient fill. Set the colour blend mode to [Lighten].

@Paddy_CAD didn´t work here for me.

Thank you for your answer. Same for me, the solution proposed by @Paddy_CAD does not work.

I finally found another nice effect with Filter -> Trichrome. However, if someone as a solution to obtain the results proposed by @Polygon with Inkscape, I would be pleased to have it.

Thanks again!

Use an inverted version of your image as mask for your rectangle with gradient.

Aero

Use an inverted version of your image as mask for your rectangle with gradient.

Exactly:

It works perfectly, thank you for your help!

Polygon

@Paddy_CAD didn´t work here for me.

I admit, I posted before testing. It turns out that the bitmap has alpha transparency so [Blend mode: Lighten] has no effect. Here's an updated workflow:

    Draw a white rectangle and push it down under the bitmap
    Draw a gradient-filled rectangle on top and set [Blend mode: Screen]

Thanks for posting your full workflow @Paddy-CAD ! much appreciated :)

While I find the gradient more delicate and appealing the downside is you´ll loose the transparency. Just saying.

Nothing wrong with your gradient. A minor adjustment to your invert filter and it looks great.