Star trek Imagery

Share your Inkscape tricks and tutorials here.
Inkscaping
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:32 am

Star trek Imagery

Postby Inkscaping » Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:35 pm

Here's a recent project I completed using Inkscape. If anyone knows How I can grab my original trace line, for some reason it's locked or it cannot be selected. Why does this happen? I tried to unlock it but with no good results I'm stuck.

Take a look at the space picture with Voyager, for some odd reason notice that Voyager is looking ghost-like. I don't know what happened but you can see through Voyager. How can I make Voyager SOLID without losing shading, lighting & gradients? I tried adjusting the opacity this doesn't seem to fix it either. Please help. Thanks

Please enjoy!
Inkscaping
Attachments
enterprising-around (2).JPG
enterprising-around (2).JPG (47.5 KiB) Viewed 9010 times
529391_10200884392142619_442424404_n.jpg
529391_10200884392142619_442424404_n.jpg (32.65 KiB) Viewed 9010 times
Voyager_stat_DONE.JPG
Voyager_stat_DONE.JPG (29.37 KiB) Viewed 9010 times

Lazur
Posts: 4717
Joined: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:38 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Lazur » Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:57 pm

Hi.
It seems you achieved that lighting by using like a white to transparent gradient over one object with a solid colour.
Which object doesn't show up on the starry background.
Maybe you used layers, and somehow the background's layer is above the spaceship's lower object's layer?
Or if all on one layer, the starry background is not at the bottom.
Select the background and press End; if result is not satisfactory, check the layers tab (Ctrl+Shift+L) and move it's layer to the bottom.

Inkscaping
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:32 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Inkscaping » Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:56 pm

Is there an email address I can use to send the Enterprise, Voyager, & star space background SVG files to you? Perhaps you can look at it & determine what my issue is? I tried your steps with no avail. Why didn't the same see through issue take place with my Enterprise? The enterprise looks ok, but the Voyager looks ghost-like. I used the exact same method. Also, the main trace line that was used to trace the voyager is locked. I can't select it. How do I fix this issue?

Just list your email address here & I'll forward the right SVG files to you. It's true, I'd like you to resolve the issue, but I want you to tell me exactly what you did to fix the issue. Be detailed. Thanks friend.

Inkscaping

Inkscaping
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:32 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Inkscaping » Fri Nov 01, 2013 2:00 pm

By the way, I don't know how to use layers yet.

Inkscaping
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:32 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Inkscaping » Fri Nov 01, 2013 2:05 pm

I bought the Book Of Inkscape by Dmitry Kirsanov & I'm only on page 6. You're probably saying, "shame on me" I should be reading that book but I've been wanting to gratify my creative urges yet, I'm missing out on all of Inkscape's settings & controls. I'll have you know that I purchased the education license for Lightwave 11.6 with $100 worth of video tutorials & yet it sits. Shame on me. lol! Your help is kindly anticipated & greatly appreciated.

Inkscaping

Lazur
Posts: 4717
Joined: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:38 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Lazur » Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:00 pm

You can pm me a dropbox link or alike here.
Will look at it shortly.

Shame on me, I know exactly how postponing things can have it's marks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32vw3IVt5e8

User avatar
Maestral
Posts: 982
Joined: Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:10 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Maestral » Sat Nov 02, 2013 12:14 pm

Off topic:
@Lazur URH

Your contribution on this forum is irreplaceable,
but posting the link to Gusztav - \o/ - a true gem! ,)
:tool_zoom: <<< click! - but, those with a cheaper tickets should go this way >>> :!:

Lazur
Posts: 4717
Joined: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:38 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Lazur » Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:21 pm


User avatar
Maestral
Posts: 982
Joined: Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:10 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Maestral » Sat Nov 02, 2013 7:52 pm

Off topic:
Many thanks.
Crown is now complete.
:tool_zoom: <<< click! - but, those with a cheaper tickets should go this way >>> :!:

Inkscaping
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:32 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Inkscaping » Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:20 am

Guys & gals, forgive me but I honestly don't know how to use forums. If I've posted this information in a wrong place, I never had any idea what I was doing. I apologize for that ask for your patience

Inkscaping
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:32 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Inkscaping » Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:43 am

Forgive me folks, but forums so confuse me

User avatar
Maestral
Posts: 982
Joined: Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:10 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Maestral » Sun Nov 03, 2013 5:51 am

Perhaps my Off topic comments made the whole confusion?
Your choice of subforum might not be quite precise, but you`ll make it better next time. No worries about that.

Have you made it with the links? Have you managed to pass svg file to Lazur URH?
:tool_zoom: <<< click! - but, those with a cheaper tickets should go this way >>> :!:

Lazur
Posts: 4717
Joined: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:38 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Lazur » Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:41 am

It's now only a matter of time.
Don't let forums confuse you, soon you will know all of it too.

Lazur
Posts: 4717
Joined: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:38 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Lazur » Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:56 pm

Now I could see the original files and correct them.
There was some transparency with many gradients so took the easier way and added a solid white path below the spaceships and grouped them together.

Another thing I have no idea how could happen, but there were some parts in the files unselectable, without being on a locked layer.
So checked for the codes, and realised there were parts added like this:

Code: Select all

<image
       y="227.79074"
       x="745.59998"
       id="image2993"
       xlink:href="data:image/jpeg;base64, ... = "
       height="527.75"
       width="844.40002"
       sodipodi:insensitive="true" />


Never knew before you could lock things inside the document with that sodipodi:insensitive="true" tag.

hulf2012
Posts: 716
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:37 pm

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby hulf2012 » Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:43 am

Hello:
More details:
In inkscape 0.48 go to Menu>>Object>>Unlock All, if you want to unlock objects, or Unhide All, if you want to show all the hidden objects.

Even More. When you have an object selected, right click, then click in object properties, it appears a dialog box. At the bottom there are options to hide or lock the object. Which it proves to be usefull some times, ... but also dangerous, if you forget that you locked several objects. The "sodipodi:insensitive" attribute is affected for this control.

I wasn't sure if that feature was the problem, but Lazur with his last comment confirmed it. I was hoping to see the original SVG, also.

Greetings
If you have problems:
1.- Post a sample (or samples) of your file please.
2.- Please check here:
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.html
3.- If you manage to solve your problem, please post here your solution.

Inkscaping
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:32 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Inkscaping » Sun Nov 10, 2013 6:40 am

How come the Upload Attachment tab button appears in some places & doesn't appear in others? I'd like to post more Star trek Images I recently completed. I hope you like them. I hope I'm allowed to post them here because this is the only spot where the Upload Attachment tab button appears.
Attachments
ent_D_voyager_highspeed.JPG
ent_D_voyager_highspeed.JPG (69.9 KiB) Viewed 8302 times

Inkscaping
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:32 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Inkscaping » Sun Nov 10, 2013 6:43 am

Here's another image
Attachments
orbital_do_si_do.JPG
orbital_do_si_do.JPG (106.58 KiB) Viewed 8302 times
enterprising-around.JPG
enterprising-around.JPG (57.53 KiB) Viewed 8302 times
Ent_D_vs_Shield.JPG
Ent_D_vs_Shield.JPG (59.85 KiB) Viewed 8302 times

Inkscaping
Posts: 20
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:32 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby Inkscaping » Sun Nov 10, 2013 6:46 am

Voyager
Attachments
voyager_orbit.JPG
voyager_orbit.JPG (64.27 KiB) Viewed 8302 times

ca_ricky1974
Posts: 1
Joined: Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:59 am

Re: Star trek Imagery

Postby ca_ricky1974 » Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:04 am

Awesome! Would love to see a tutorial on how this was done.


Return to “Tricks & Tutorials”