Thanx SO much

The clipping is EXACTLY what I wanted to achieve

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Barend

Hi, I've got a brushed metal wallpaper which I imported and a shape (simple vector image) that I created with Inkscape. Is it possible to overlay this vector shape onto the imported image and then use that vector as a "cookie-cutter" to "cut" out and keep the shape of the vector,...

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Hi... Thanx for all the help. I'm learning so much this week about Inkscape :-) Here's a screen-grab of what I wanted to use the reflection for... Stil in the process of re-reflecting the icons with the perspective tool... http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp140/Puffin617/MyDesktop.jpg

You guys are lifesavers!!!

It's all about the sequence of events. I've noticed that I HAVE TO do the perspective BEFORE I flip the text upside down (or any transform for that matter)...

Thanx a lot!!

Cheers

As soon as I unlink it, my mask disappears.

And could you please explain to me how to do the perspective function. I've watched tutorials on Youtube and read more tutorials but as soon as I select the Perspective tool, my text disappears...

Something is not working right...

I'm on the verge of jumping off a cliff due to this problem... I make a reflection of my text by making a clone, flipping it and pasting a white-black gradient over it. Now my problem is THIS : is it possible to make the bottom edge of the reflection "wider" (to the left and right) so it s...