Thank you, I managed it. Quite proud of myself

Thank you. I've not used those tools before - could you elaborate a little so I can follow. Which elements do I group (and must they be in the same layer)? And which do I clip?

Using TD's .svg file I've got as far as this: 1.png I used layers to get this far, but don't know how to finish the job by making the orange follow the curve of the blue circle. Could anyone point me to the relevant tool, please? My .svg file can be downloaded at http://ubuntuone.com/4fJwrygXMqG4NLs...

Thank you to all who replied, some great ideas there for me to look into, and a special thank you to TD for the download of the .svg file too! This is a very helpful community, thank you for your time.

I'm off now to read up on angled guides.

Could anyone please describe the steps I'd need to take to develop a graphic like this, please? UK.png I can get as far getting the circles done (a white-filled one over a yellow-filled one) but can't work out what to do from that point onwards. I don't need any directions for the 'UK' text in the m...

Thanks very much, I got it working with your help, v1nce.

Thank you for your reply.

No I didn't edit the XML. I guess I need to change the global opacity? How do I do that?

I'm a real novice with Inkscape but I think you could try using the Object -> Align and Distribute tool, see screenshots below.

Hello all. I've successfully used layers in the past but this time I've hit an obstacle I can't seem to overcome. I have two layers in my .svg file. Layer 0 is a light grey surround to the objects in layer 1. Layer 0 is below layer 1 so to my mind, the fill of the layer 1 objects should be viewable,...

Thank you Brynn, that worked perfectly.

Clive

Hello, I'm new to Inkscape and to design in general. I'm trying to create a simple favicon and now have a .svg file that I'm happy with. The problem is that the favicon is a circle and I'd like to trim the remaining white space around the circle so it looks cleaner and more professional. At the mome...