Inkscape photo project question

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I just posted a tutorial using this image (I hope you don’t mind @Darth_Sixstring) as it was a perfect image to show a technique I’ve used for a long time.

A method to create offset outline around a bitmap using Inkscape

I’ve seen folks asking how to create an outline around a bitmap (or collection of vectors) so they don’t have to cut just a rectangle. There are several tutorials already, but here’s a technique that I’ve used for bitmaps in various programs for many, many years, and I haven’t seen it posted yet. I’ve adapted it to Inkscape as that’s all the rage. I’m using the image supplied by @Darth_Sixstring as their post prompted me to put this walk-through together. NOTE: this technique works great for s…

My results looked like this: