A lasso in Inkscape
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Vorpal34 Posted messages 1 Status Member -
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Hello illustrator friends, I’m starting with Inkscape and I think I understood that there isn’t a "lasso" like in Photoshop. So how do you make a selection to, for example, fill a red polygon in a blue square without any outline on it?
Thanks in advance!
PS. Let me know if I didn’t express myself clearly.
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Thanks in advance!
PS. Let me know if I didn’t express myself clearly.
Configuration: Windows 7 / Safari 535.11
3 answers
Good evening,
''I thought I understood that there was no "lasso" like the one you can find in Photoshop.''
No... because it is a completely different way of producing images...
;-)
An overview:
https://www.commentcamarche.net/contents/1217-images-bitmap-et-vectorielles
In broad terms:
- for bitmap images, the image is made up of pixels,
- for vector images, they are mathematical objects...
;-)
So, the way of working will also be different...
If it is a bitmap image, you will select pixels (with various tools: lasso, magic wand, etc.).
If it is a vector image, you will modify objects.
;-)
The advantage of vector is that the drawing created can adapt to any size without loss... since they are mathematical objects.
The drawback is that it is limited to simple images*.
And a software like Inkscape is therefore aimed at creating/modifying vector images, and not at modifying bitmap images (which is more the job of software like Gimp...) (and even if you can import bitmap images into Inkscape)
To come back to your question:
''So how to make a selection to, for example, fill a red polygon in a blue square without any outline?''
The simplest will be to create a new red polygon above the blue square...
;-)
The best is to try to get familiar with the software (and the vector format) by looking at the provided examples (Help > Tutorials)...
For what's next, an excellent blog:
https://imppao.wordpress.com/
And you can also look at Open clipart : it will let you see how certain images are constructed...
;-)
@+
* Everything is relative, given what some people create...
(_._)
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''I thought I understood that there was no "lasso" like the one you can find in Photoshop.''
No... because it is a completely different way of producing images...
;-)
An overview:
https://www.commentcamarche.net/contents/1217-images-bitmap-et-vectorielles
In broad terms:
- for bitmap images, the image is made up of pixels,
- for vector images, they are mathematical objects...
;-)
So, the way of working will also be different...
If it is a bitmap image, you will select pixels (with various tools: lasso, magic wand, etc.).
If it is a vector image, you will modify objects.
;-)
The advantage of vector is that the drawing created can adapt to any size without loss... since they are mathematical objects.
The drawback is that it is limited to simple images*.
And a software like Inkscape is therefore aimed at creating/modifying vector images, and not at modifying bitmap images (which is more the job of software like Gimp...) (and even if you can import bitmap images into Inkscape)
To come back to your question:
''So how to make a selection to, for example, fill a red polygon in a blue square without any outline?''
The simplest will be to create a new red polygon above the blue square...
;-)
The best is to try to get familiar with the software (and the vector format) by looking at the provided examples (Help > Tutorials)...
For what's next, an excellent blog:
https://imppao.wordpress.com/
And you can also look at Open clipart : it will let you see how certain images are constructed...
;-)
@+
* Everything is relative, given what some people create...
(_._)
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In Inkscape, double-click on the pencil to open a window and check the last used style.
Then draw an image with the pencil in the bottom left next to Fill and Stroke, and click one of the colors you used to open a window.
In that window, click the Stroke style tab and set the value 0 in the Weight (Thickness) section.
Then draw an image with the pencil in the bottom left next to Fill and Stroke, and click one of the colors you used to open a window.
In that window, click the Stroke style tab and set the value 0 in the Weight (Thickness) section.