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@@simonteunis Glad you liked it my friend. #StayCreative

It is all good Steven. I also have the same problem sometimes my friend. Thank you. See you next time #StayCreative

Thank you very much. I really do appreciate that. #StayCreative my friend

Tbh my friend, I have never used it other than when I was originally experimenting with it. It isn't something I have ever had the need for but I had to include it lol. I was even unaware that is the name for it...clearly! So, thank you for that. "The more you know" as they say. #StayCreative my friend

Thank you very much my friend #StayCreative

Thank you Steven.. I appreciate you 😁 #StayCreative

I just didn't want people to use the app for years before learning some of these like I did lol. #StayCreative my friend

This one is on my list my friend #StayCreative

Hopefully I shared some tips that you didn't know. #StayCreative my friend

Glad I could help you my friend #StayCreative

Thank you my friend, enjoy using them for yourself 😁 & #StayCreative

You are very welcome my friend. Some handy tips for you so you can #StayCreative

Well Steve...now you do lol. I am glad I could teach you something you didn't already know 😁 As always my friend, #StayCreative

Sorry my friend, my mind has gone blank! Which tool are you referring to?

@@ButtonPressGraphics New tool in the form of a circle origin Caliper

You can do that too! Each to their own as they say. As with most of my videos, I try to give an easy method. For the ripple effect, there are around 3-4 ways I can think of. Thank you for adding this to the comments so others can know another method although the LPE in question is just called Hatches (rough) just for anyone reading this other than us. Thanks again my friend and #StayCreative

HHappy to help my friend 😁 #StayCreative

Nice one Steve, thank you for your continued support my friend 👍 #StayCreative

@@PortugalCarp Thank you so much my friend. This one ended up being way longer in length and production so I am overjoyed that you found it useful 😁 #StayCreative my friend

You are veryy welcome my friend. That is precisely my aim after all lol. I am really happy that you found my explanation useful. #StayCreative my friend 😄

@@billysmether6237 You are very welcome my friend. I aim to please 😁 #StayCreative

@@antoniobolton9100 Hello there my friend. Because of the way Trace Bitmap works, sometimes there are small gaps that cannot be seen normally ie there are lines that look like they're joined but in reality, they overlap. This is the most common reason for the error. My suggestion (Although I have not tested it in the current build) would to be select the online that you are looking to fill and use either Outline mode or the Shape Builder tool as this will make it obvious it there are any errors. If you are still having problems after these suggestions, by all means, reach out to me via email so you can attach the file or send images. This will allow me to work on a fix for you 😁

@@ButtonPressGraphics thanks alot, it's working now, I changed it to alpha, it was on blue

@antoniobolton9100 That is no problem my friend. Always happy to help other creatives out there 👍

@@_paradigm The Shape Builder tool is great for sure. When it comes to precise adjustments, the Path Commends are still better to use but the Shape Builder has sped up my workload massively. It is such a useful tool. Enjoy it my friend 😁 And remember... #StayCreative

@@eskibrew I use a combination of animations that are pre-rendered (like the aforementioned hexagon pattern) and the animations I can do solely within Davinci Resolve that are created by me. Both are difficult for different reasons. I am in the process of learning Blender for myself and it is very difficult but I am having fun with it. As for the animations like the intro/outros, they are done in Davinci using a combination of transitions, key frames and of course, the fusion page which involves nodes each with their own settings

@ButtonPressGraphics ah really interesting, I didn't realise da Vinci could do that.

@@eskibrew You would be surprised what you can do in the Fusion page of Davinci my friend. You can even take normal plain black/white objects (Like the BPG logo for example) and make them shine like gold or silver. All with the nodes in fusion. Be warned though, it can take a while to wrap your head around how the nodes work and interact with each other. Once you do, it is a game changer. #StayCreative my friend

The good about YT is that you can watch (or not) whenever you are ready to Thank you Stephen and Happy New Year. #StayCreative

@@stevenpotter3812 Thank you for your kind words Steven, I really appreciate it & of course...Happy New Year my friend. #StayCreative

Indeed it is my friend, indeed it is 😁

@@SyedAsgar-u6h I do not understand what you mean by that my friend! It is clearly called & labelled as the Pen tool.

@ButtonPressGraphics as you can see this is not the shape of a pen, its a pencil, i mean the pen tool by that caligraphy pen

@SyedAsgar-u6h Well, I presume you are referring to the icons. There are three variations in Inkscape, this video only covers the most used - The Pen Tool. I cannot say that I have ever looked at the icons in that way. #StayCreative

@@joannpadia Can you elaborate for me please?

@@jdrsant0s Thank you so much my friend. Let me take this opportunity to wish you the same. I hope that 2025 will be your year no matter what you choose to do. #StayCreative my friend.

Thank you so much and I have to say that I 'have' tried a while ago and it didn't fair too well lol. It is possible to easily make a cartoon or abstract style with grids but for the realism or more detailed styles, it is simply easier to use the standard Pen tool for the shapes needed. However, with that said, it is very easy to get specific curves with the grids. All you have to do is use the pen tool in conjunction with Snapping enabled & then use the grids intersecting points as a reference. It is definitely worth experimenting with it. If you do, please let me know how you manage, I would love to know. As ever, thanks again for the kind words and #StayCreative my friend

@@ButtonPressGraphics thanks for your reply, I really appreciated. If I got build something, definitely I will return and I'll show how I did it. happy holidays for all.🎉🎉

@@arcanosam I will look forward to it 😁 Happy holidays to you too my friend. I hope you have a fanatstic New Year. All the best my friend.

@@recrecy2 thank you very much my friend. I am glad you enjoyed it. #StayCreative

Hello Tracy (& Merry Christmas (If you celebrate it)). Yes! I am indeed on Ver. 1.4 The reason that my icons look different is because of my settings. If you would like to experiment with your own layout, you can. Simply go to your Edit menu & select Preferences. When the menu opens, got to the Theming sub-section under the Interface heading. From there, you can change a multitude of different options. From the colour & size of your nodes/handles to the aforementioned icon themes. My personal settings are set to the Minwaita GTK Theme and for the icons I have it set to Adwaita. I hope this helps & remember to #StayCreative my friend 😁

@@ButtonPressGraphics - Wow! Thanks for the response! I found it! Yes, I absolutely celebrate the CHRIST in Christmas - Merry Christmas to you as well. Thank you for this video - the pen tool has been very mean to me but I am trying to learn to defeat that darn thing!! :) Happy New Year to you as well! :)

@@tracyneal2721 That reply made me LOL so thank you for that. The pen tool is indeed a worthy adversary but it is one that you MUST DEFEAT as it stands inbetween you and Inkscape MASTERYYYYYYY 🤣 All jokes aside, the Pen Tool is difficult to get to grips with at first so I can relate. However, using it in conjunction with the node tool will help you massively but I am sure that you will master it with enough practice. Happy New Year too. I hope that 2025 will bring you all the creativity that you could possibly hope for 😁

@@ButtonPressGraphics - HA! You are very welcome. That is one of my goals: to bring smiles and for real LOLs not those pesky fake LOLs. I have played with the pen tool off and on for years. But have never taken it seriously b/c it's difficult and I didn't want to. Now I have a new laser crafting machine and if I want to do name cut outs in various materials then I am going to need to master it. Those skinny script fonts just break on me so I need to use the pen tool to make them BIGGER! So have decided to conquer my laziness & fear of this silly pen tool & will definitely master it! I see now that you have a video "node & pen tool: marriage made in heaven" that Im gonna have to watch too. BTW I think your speech rate in this video is quite fine (along with your accent). Of course I am old and slow now days with hearing issues but just wanted to say so. I also have followed you on your FB page and tried to check our your website, but it appears to be down.. Thank You for the creativity blessings - I need all the help. I can get!!

@@tracyneal2721 Thank you so much for your kind words Tracy (& of course the follow too). In relation to my website, yes! Unfortunately, you are correct. It is down due to a dispute with my old provider. Then, it was the run up to Christmas so I have not had the money to fix it yet because #FamilyFirst. As for my speech rate, thank you. I naturally talk very fast but I understand that people outside of the UK can have trouble keeping up so I have always made a point of slowing down my speech & trying to articulate correctly. I also use a slower pace so it is easier for people to follow along. I really appreciate you telling me that it is helpful because it reassures me that I have made the right call. Lastly, yes! The Pen tool is a must for engraving. Fonts are fantastic but when using the Offsets to increase the size, they tend to glitch out because of the unique way Inkscape converts text into a path. I have no doubt whatsoever that you will be able to master the Pen Tool and of course, my "Marridge made in Heaven" video will help too because that will teach you how to flip from each tool to get the ideal outcome. To this day, my left hand is always hovering over the CTRL, SHIFT, ALT, B (Pen Tool) & N (Node Tool) keys because they are the shortcuts I use the most. Trust me, when it finally 'clicks' in your mind, it will become very intuitive & natural to use both tools quickly without thinking too much about it. #YouWillDoGreat #IKnowIt

@@esther-j You are very welcome and thank you for watching. I am glad you appreciated the advice. #StayCreative my friend 😁

@@johnkunze5362 Thank you for the kind words John. The fact you watch, is more than enough for me my friend. #StayCreative

Thank you so much Camilla, that means a lot and it is the very reason I continue to make these videos. I have no doubt that I will have a fantastic Christmas because I am fortunate enough to have an amazing family. I hope that you & all my viewers have the same. Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you, from my family to yours. #MuchLove & #StayCreative See you in 2025