![]() ![]() Now make adjustments according to you.Īnd again go through same options for having a new crop. If you find cropped area is not according to your requirement then you can go to Clip option again and this time click on Release sub-option of this option for releasing this clip.Īnd it will release same as previous. Now go to the Object menu of the menu bar then navigate the Clip option of the drop-down list then click on Set sub-option of this option.Īnd your crop is ready according to your set parameters of rectangle tool like this. Hold shift key of the keyboard then make click on this rectangle and image one by one with the cursor of this tool for selecting both at the same time. Now take the ‘Select and transform objects’ tool from the tool panel or you can press F1 from the keyboard for quick access of this tool. Now draw a rectangle or square above the area or image which you want to crop. Read affiliate disclosure here.Now take the ‘Rectangles and Squares’ tool from the tool panel or you can press F4 as short cut key for this tool. If you have any questions or need clarification on any of the steps in this lesson, simply leave a comment below. It’s a handy tool that allows you to work with images as well as vectors. You can even use it to cut out a shape from an Image with Inkscape. ConclusionĪs we’ve gone over in previous tutorials such as cropping images with Inkscape, the clipping path feature can be used for lots of different things. This will release the clipping path, placing you back to where you left off in step 4. If at any point you’d like to remove the image from your shape, you can do so by selected it and navigating to: One of the benefits of working with clipping paths is that it’s completely reversible. ![]() This will effectively cut out your image according to your shape: As depicted, we were able to use the clipping path feature to cut out a shape from the image.Īnd it’s that simple! Remove Image From The Shape You can select both objects at the same time by holding Shift and clicking on them, or by clicking and dragging a selection over both of them using the Select Tool. To do this, first make sure that you have both objects selected at once - the shape and the image. We will be using the handy clipping path feature to cut out a shape from an image with Inkscape. This final step is where the magic happens. Step 4: Select both objects and make a clipping path with them ![]() Using the Select Tool, scale your shape up or down according to your image and move it on top of the area of the image that you’d like to cut out.įor my example image, I wanted to include the deer silhouette, the mountains, the sun, the sky, and one of the birds, so I scaled and positioned my shape accordingly: Click to enlarge. Now it’s time to adjust the shape so that we are only cutting out the portion of the image that we want cropped. Step 3: Adjust the size and position of the shape relative to the image The goal is to make it so that you can see through the shape well enough to know where it aligns with your image, but also keep it opaque enough that you can still see it against your image. You can reduce the opacity of your object using the O: input field in the bottom-left corner of the screen: The opacity setting is located in the bottom-left corner of the screen.įor this image I have the opacity set at 59, but the value you should use will depend entirely on your image’s composition. For my example I made the shape green because it contrasts nicely against the colors used in the image. Otherwise you have to guess where they line up. This will make it so that you can see the area of your image that will be cut out with the shape over it. This will make it easier for you to distinguish your shape from the image.
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