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Inkscape change text color12/15/2023 ![]() Now open the Align and Distribute dialog, and using Last selected in the "Relative to" dropdown, center your two items horizontally and vertically. Holding the Shift key, now select your text - ONLY your text, not the rectangle under it. Select your image, and click on "Raise To Top" to make sure it will be above your text. Deselect the two items, then select only your text, center it and make it white. When you have it the way you want it, hold the Shift key to also select the rectangle, then select Text > Flow into frame. Text is just an object like any other object in Inkscape. I used -0.25 on the letter spacing, and 0.90 on the spacing between lines, but depending on which font you use, it could be different. The color does not matter for now we will change that later. (I used Bookman Old Style, but you can use whatever looks good to you.) You also want to "compact" the text by changing the settings on the letter spacing and line spacing. First, you need to select the text, or, using the Text tool, you can even select words or characters in a text, then you click on the color of your choice. Thanks to the following tools developing this project is possible: : A tool for creating and collecting color palettes. While you have a text box open you want to change to a thick font, and make it bold, at least 10 pixel size. You can change a text's color the same way as you change the color of any vector object in Inkscape. I'm going to use a text generator in Inkscape. If you have text you want to use, that's fine, and you can copy and paste it into a text box. ![]() Now, click Edit > Paste Size > Paste Size and your rectangle will change to the same size as your image. Create a rectangle - just make sure the corners are square instead of rounded. The way to make sure of that is to select your image, then click Edit > Copy. Make a rectangle the same size as your image. For this project, I'm going to use a photo I have, but I'm going to use the lorem ipsum generator in Inkscape.įirst, after opening Inkscape, import your image (my brother has the cutest dog!) I edited this one so the background was a single color. You want to start out deciding what photo you want to use, and what text you need. This might be a neat effect for a different artwork piece to give as a gift or something that might advertise your graphics skills. I saw one on Logos by Nick the other day that looked interesting so I thought I'd recreate it here. A couple of my favorite posters are Logos by Nick and Davies Media Design. I go to YouTube occasionally and watch graphics tutorials. Inkscape Tutorial: Create A Text Portrait Effect
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