Help with gradient fill

[rbtdanforth]

Very easy with Gimp. If you import a SVG into Gimp you have the option to turn the vectors into paths. I did a detailed explanation here…

Inkscape gradients

Ok! I walked through several examples of things to know If I got a bit silly at the end. First you open the svg in gimp and get a lot of options: [shad-1] This one was big to start with but 1600 or 1800 x value up to 10,000 will give a lot of resolution. Import paths turn vector lines into Gimp paths, merge paths makes them all one and not as useful usually. You can build selection sets easily enough yourself of course, and put new paths along those selection sets as in: [shad-2] Once I …