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Creating a Retro Background
Creating a Retro Background
Is it possible to create a background such as this in inkscape?
Re: Creating a Retro Background
You mean the sort of red starburst? I don't see why not. There are probably several ways to accomplish it. But I think I would suggest a radially tiled clone, with some randomization on the Rotation and Scale tabs, to accomplish the non-symmetrical appearance. In the Help menu > Tutorials > Tips and Tricks are instructions for creating a radially tiled clone.
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Re: Creating a Retro Background
Agree with Brynn's suggestion but would add that this particular example also seems to have a texture applied to the background.
Re: Creating a Retro Background
Using a radially tiled clone with a little blur for the red parts was my first choice but then I could not really see how I would achieve the dark parts that are intermingled with the red sunburst. Duplicating and then blurring a black sunburst just does not seem to achieve the same effect.
Re: Creating a Retro Background
capnhud wrote:Using a radially tiled clone with a little blur for the red parts was my first choice but then I could not really see how I would achieve the dark parts that are intermingled with the red sunburst. Duplicating and then blurring a black sunburst just does not seem to achieve the same effect.
When using tiled clones, ensure you are unset in fill and then use randomization on the lightness.
I also added a radial gradient (transparent in the middle) rectangle on top that was masked by a slightly random multipoint star
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Re: Creating a Retro Background
Nice RobA!
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Re: Creating a Retro Background
To get something similar to the texture effect try Filters > Noise transparency, then open the Filter editor and tweak the Turbulence component - choose Turbulence instead of Fractal noise, move Base frequency slider all the way to the right, and play with Octaves to get the look you like.
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Re: Creating a Retro Background
A "cheap" way to add noise and granularity to an object is to dupe it, fill the dupe with the "Sand (bitmap)" texture, and drop its opacity. In this case you could probably get away with a textured rectangle over the whole image.
I'm always surprised at just how effective this technique is. We've used it on our comic for everything from granite monoliths to a cornfield, paper blueprints to a pile of ash (used with full opacity).
It's "cheap" in that it renders faster than using a filter. It's not as versatile as a filter, doesn't scale (it's a bitmap), and can't be turned off by switching to "No Filters" mode, but sometimes it gives just the right effect.
I'm always surprised at just how effective this technique is. We've used it on our comic for everything from granite monoliths to a cornfield, paper blueprints to a pile of ash (used with full opacity).
It's "cheap" in that it renders faster than using a filter. It's not as versatile as a filter, doesn't scale (it's a bitmap), and can't be turned off by switching to "No Filters" mode, but sometimes it gives just the right effect.
Re: Creating a Retro Background
wow excellent tip Xav 
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Re: Creating a Retro Background
@RobA>
You wouldn't by chance still have the svg to show what you are referring to would you?
I also added a radial gradient (transparent in the middle) rectangle on top that was masked by a slightly random multipoint star
You wouldn't by chance still have the svg to show what you are referring to would you?
Re: Creating a Retro Background
capnhud wrote:@RobA>I also added a radial gradient (transparent in the middle) rectangle on top that was masked by a slightly random multipoint star
You wouldn't by chance still have the svg to show what you are referring to would you?
I didn't, but I recreated it mostly.
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Re: Creating a Retro Background
I would have never thought to do it the way that you have done it. The masking part is a great idea.