How to cut svg files?

[rbtdanforth]

I laid out a method of creating outlines in Gimp that can be exported as an svg and then imported into Inkscape. It is the primary method I use.

Using Gimp to get a better trace in Inkscape

Looking to trace this image in Inkscape there are several colors that could interfere and as it is a JPG even the solid colors are not solid but messed with by the JPG compression, Inkscape trace will try to follow those, but Gimp masking can do a cleaner job. (you will note I am using a dual-screen to keep track of everything, and perhaps it will help justify your getting one too) [Clipboard01] [Clipboard02] So Starting out we take a copy of the original by visible rather than just copy the…