Inkscape 1.2 Trace Bitmap

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  • Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
  • Learn how to turn bitmap images (like photos) into vectors to use in your designs. You can follow along with this video using the images below. I show you how to turn simple bitmap designs and photos into vector images. In this video I show you how to use Trace Bitmap’s single scan option to create a single path from your images. Then I use the boolean operators (path functions) to combine the images into a single design.
    I show you how to convert your design into a Clip Group and fill it with a photo of a sunset.
    I also create a radial gradient background with an inset boarder.
    I run through a few useful features such as fitting the page to your design, removing unwanted elements from your design, using the swatch and path settings at the bottom screen and more.
    The images I use in this design can be downloaded free from Pixabay.com - Links below:
    Heart and bird design:
    pixabay.com/vectors/heart-lov...
    Photo of girl’s face:
    pixabay.com/photos/woman-beau...
    Sunset:
    pixabay.com/illustrations/sun...
    A little bit of knowledge can go a long way - so let’s get creative.
    Follow along with ‘Create For Free’ to create your own artwork - for Cricut, print on demand good, low content publishing with KDP, T-shirt designs, etc.
    In this tutorial, I’m using the latest version of Inkscape - Inkscape 1.2
    For more tips, tricks and tutorials, visit Create For Free at: / createforfree
    #createforfree #inkscape #tracebitmap
    Inkscape logo by Andrew Michael Fitzsimon
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 37

  • @YSJDesigns
    @YSJDesigns 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks sir,your really good at teaching this inkscape stuff im learning very fast from you

    • @CreateForFree
      @CreateForFree  6 місяців тому +1

      You're welcome, I'm glad you are finding my videos helpful.

  • @SteveMacSticky
    @SteveMacSticky 2 роки тому +4

    thanks for showing me the clip group tool. I didn't know it was more versatile than I thought

    • @Gaswafers
      @Gaswafers 2 роки тому +2

      The clip group tool just applies a clip and a group at the same time. It's kind of a pointer to the more obscure functionality of clips and groups.

    • @SteveMacSticky
      @SteveMacSticky 2 роки тому +1

      @@Gaswafers yeah I didn't know that you could edit and design like the video was showing in clip groups. it's very useful. I didn't notice this before

    • @CreateForFree
      @CreateForFree  2 роки тому +1

      I think I explained them in more detail in the video below:
      ua-cam.com/video/ht4wdce0ra4/v-deo.html
      They can be really useful.

  • @lancecluster
    @lancecluster Рік тому +1

    Wow, I have used inkscape for years, but only doing basic things - announcements for PEG TV station, this is a whole new level and you made it very easy to follow along.

  • @surij8376
    @surij8376 Рік тому +1

    I'm just getting started with Inkscape. This was an amazing tutorial. Thank you!!

  • @kimburgy9687
    @kimburgy9687 Рік тому +1

    I love your inkscape tutorials. Easy to follow, well explained. Thank you! :)

  • @Rosinah52
    @Rosinah52 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant! can't wait to look and rest of your videos. Was only trying to find some free software similar to 2D design so downloaded Inkscape and now found you!

    • @CreateForFree
      @CreateForFree  Рік тому

      Thanks, I was originally attracted by Inkscape price tag. It's pretty good for a free vector graphics editor.

  • @StoneHazeCraze
    @StoneHazeCraze Рік тому +1

    YOU ARE BRILLIANT !
    I never thought I would ever be designing anything like this , first try and bingo 😆 I'm very tech challenged being an ol' girl but with your instructions being very clear,slow and precise your videos are 100% perfect for us beginners .
    Thank you and thank you again for taking the time to teach us noobs ❤️

    • @CreateForFree
      @CreateForFree  Рік тому +1

      Thank you, if I had an award for best comment of the week, I think you would have won it. Glad I could help

    • @StoneHazeCraze
      @StoneHazeCraze Рік тому +1

      😆, there is a lot of us ol' girls now looking for help in designing as a majority are starting to use cricut and like . Most get stuck in cricut design space which is severely limited but we stay there as we know were tech challenged . Videos like you do help us tremendously and leave many of us smiling ☺️

  • @davidnestico932
    @davidnestico932 Рік тому +1

    Excellent tutorial - Thanks. I’ve learned a lot from all your videos

  • @daliborklusacek2095
    @daliborklusacek2095 Рік тому +1

    I already tried it, great idea

  • @79twilson
    @79twilson 2 роки тому +1

    Great tutorial! Thank you!

  • @WriterLady
    @WriterLady Рік тому +1

    Really nice tutorial, thank you! Just subscribed. 👍

  • @Jem7sk
    @Jem7sk Рік тому +1

    Very cool!

  • @dmsalisbury
    @dmsalisbury 2 роки тому +2

    This is cool.

  • @daliborklusacek2095
    @daliborklusacek2095 Рік тому +1

    beautiful, where did you manage to get the picture with the heart and birds?

    • @CreateForFree
      @CreateForFree  Рік тому

      I got both the heart and bird outline and the photo of the girl from pixabay.com. How did your image turn out? Good I hope

    • @daliborklusacek2095
      @daliborklusacek2095 Рік тому +1

      @@CreateForFree it turned out well, thanks for asking

  • @billholder253
    @billholder253 Рік тому +2

    After creating multiple pages in Inkscape 2, I cannot get all pages or a selected page to be printed directly to the printer, Inkscape only prints page 1. It will not print other pages.
    However, if I do 'Save As' then select 'PDF' portable document format, it will save "all" of the pages. Do you know how to print from Inkscape and not do a 'Save As' 'PDF'?

    • @CreateForFree
      @CreateForFree  Рік тому

      I know there was an issue with this problem when Inkscape 1.2 was released, I don't know if it been fixed in 1.2.1 or 1.2.2. If you're not up to the latest release, might be worth up dating just incase.

    • @billholder253
      @billholder253 Рік тому

      @@CreateForFree Just did an upgrade to 1.2.2, had the same results as earlier. The PDF will produce pages & Export as PNG produce one large image, but has all pages as one large image. One could select what they wanted and do a copy and place in another image. Then just do the same for the other images. Oh well, will have to wait for more improvements to come.
      Thanks a lot for your help although.
      Your site is great, I like t very much. Bill in Van Alstyne, Texas

  • @jenniferramirez1636
    @jenniferramirez1636 Рік тому +1

    Mines is not doing anyhting after i hit diff. What am i doing wrong???!!!

    • @CreateForFree
      @CreateForFree  Рік тому

      When using Boolean operators (Union, Difference, etc.) you need select both paths and make sure that both elements are paths and there are no groups. I think when I imported the heart image it was a bitmap image and not a vector so I traced it with the Trace bitmap tool to create a path (if you are not sure if it is a bitmap image, you can change to the nodes tool - a vector path will have nodes around it). You can select each element in turn and click ungroup a couple of times to ensure there are no groups - if you do get multiple bounding boxes then you can union them together. If you think there may be a path effect applied (or just for good measure) you can click on Path - Object to path to convert it into a normal path.
      If it still doesn't work, you can test if there is a glitch with your file by using the rectangle tool to draw 2 rectangles of different sizes, smallest on top. Select them both and click, Path - Difference, if that doesn't work. open a new document and try again. You can often copy and paste a design from one glitchy document to another to fix the problem.