{"id":1361,"date":"2010-06-29T22:33:30","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T02:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2020-07-11T18:48:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T22:48:14","slug":"190-of-365-is-a-phantom-lord-in-inkscape-illustration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2010\/06\/29\/190-of-365-is-a-phantom-lord-in-inkscape-illustration\/","title":{"rendered":"190 of 365 is a phantom lord in #Inkscape #illustration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Phantom lord<\/p><\/div>\n

So, aside from being a reference to Metallica, this is an experiment with a technique. I’ve never quite used the tools in this way before, and I think it could come in handy. So essentially, in order to get this effect in Inkscape, I created each of the volumetric shapes by creating two lines with the Bezier tool, one for the left edge of each shape and one for the right edge, then I combined the paths into a single path, while keeping them clearly seperated visually. Then, I used the stitch paths Live Path Effect in order to create and tweak the intermediary lines you see. Finally, I applied a dotted line setting to the stitching. It’s a fun effect, and once you get the hang of it, it’s very easy. Hope you liked it!<\/p>\n

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So, aside from being a reference to Metallica, this is an experiment with a technique. I’ve never quite used the tools in this way before, and I think it could come in handy. So essentially, in order to get this effect in Inkscape, I created each of the volumetric shapes by creating two lines with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3654],"tags":[1411,1677,365,411,865],"class_list":{"0":"post-1361","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-portfolio","7":"tag-calligraphy","8":"tag-ellipse","9":"tag-graphics","10":"tag-inkscape","11":"tag-vector-based","12":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3h6y2-lX","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":73,"url":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2010\/01\/04\/number-14365-is-a-dimensionalized-profile\/","url_meta":{"origin":1361,"position":0},"title":"A face made out of lines","author":"lemsy","date":"2010-01-04","format":false,"excerpt":"This image is based in creative play with the stitch sub paths tool in Inkscape. 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