Now I need to know how to fill a circle with a picture. I mean, I want to do this:
I tried to do it with another software, but images got linked, not encrusted. So, how can I do that with Inkscape?
Fill a circle with a bitmap
- Espermaschine
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Re: Fill a circle with a bitmap
Either you clip the raster image with a circle,
or
convert the rasterimage into a pattern. This tutorial explains the steps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_4ADLsGA4o
or
convert the rasterimage into a pattern. This tutorial explains the steps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_4ADLsGA4o
Re: Fill a circle with a bitmap
I can think of two ways to achieve this:
- Use Clipping, to not display all parts of the image that are outside the circle (this will need three objects):
1. Position circle above the image
2. Duplicate circle (Ctrl+D), to keep a copy for the stroke
3. Select one circle and the image
4. Do Object -> Clip -> Set
- Convert the image into a pattern and fill your circle with that pattern (this will only be a single object):
1. Select image, do 'Object -> Object to Pattern'.
2. Copy image.
3. Paste image style on circle: select circle, do Ctrl+Shift+V. Now the circle is filled with a pattern of the image.
4. Add stroke back to circle.
5. Optionally adjust which part of the pattern that is shown in the circle by switching to node tool (n) and dragging the little black cross-shaped pattern handle.
(as I've now just outlined all steps, I still post this...)
- Use Clipping, to not display all parts of the image that are outside the circle (this will need three objects):
1. Position circle above the image
2. Duplicate circle (Ctrl+D), to keep a copy for the stroke
3. Select one circle and the image
4. Do Object -> Clip -> Set
- Convert the image into a pattern and fill your circle with that pattern (this will only be a single object):
1. Select image, do 'Object -> Object to Pattern'.
2. Copy image.
3. Paste image style on circle: select circle, do Ctrl+Shift+V. Now the circle is filled with a pattern of the image.
4. Add stroke back to circle.
5. Optionally adjust which part of the pattern that is shown in the circle by switching to node tool (n) and dragging the little black cross-shaped pattern handle.
(as I've now just outlined all steps, I still post this...)
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