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| author | Lapo Calamandrei <calamandrei@gmail.com> | 2010-02-25 01:06:57 +0100 |
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| committer | Lapo Calamandrei <calamandrei@gmail.com> | 2010-02-25 01:06:57 +0100 |
| commit | 53433a3a4fade090dc792d88d248c02b11d28bce (patch) | |
| tree | 14d5f2ec4f894d9de82a020ad9c772bb80423c32 | |
| parent | ca159a25b28071e1f487b6bf20608838cd0a8660 (diff) | |
| download | adwaita-icon-theme-53433a3a4fade090dc792d88d248c02b11d28bce.tar.gz | |
Added some basic instruction about shadows, stolen from a jimmac's blip on wave, thanks pal, hope you don't mind.
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Due to the large canvas a lot of the guidelines discussed elsewhere in this docu FIXME: outlines (strokes alternative - wip) FIXME: highlights (inner stroke alternative) -FIXME: shadows +FIXME: shadows (wip) Inkscape workflow tips: ----------------------- @@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ Inkscape workflow tips: * Text: the best trick we found (atm) for text in high resolution icons is to use the text tool to write something (lorem ipsum, funny things, nonsenses and so on:-)) using the Bitstream Vera Sans typeface with a 6pt size, trying to have the main bodies of the letters between two horizontal major grid lines, then we convert the text object to path and simplify (ctrl+l) 3 times. In case the text is not visible enough when scaling down overlaying the line with a very subtle rectangle 4px tall will help (see text-x-generic). -* Outlines: To make the things stand out we darken the edges using various tecniques. Lapo's favourite is to group the all objects costituting the shape; copy, paste in place, ungroup and make the boolean union to obtain the silouhette [ctrl+c, crtl+alt+v, ctrl+u, ctrl++]; copy again; set this path fill to none, set the stroke to from 0.5 to 2 pixels in a dark color (usaully black) and set blur from 1 to 2 points; group it with the previous group; paste in place and select the new group and the pasted path apply a clipping mask (the pasted path will be used as a clipping mask) [Object -> Clip -> Set]. Now you can edit do group editing with the clipping mask in place [ctrl+enter to "enter" the group]. You can play with various stroke width and color or gradients and with different blur settings. +* Outlines: to make the things stand out we darken the edges using various tecniques. Lapo's favourite is to group the all objects costituting the shape; copy, paste in place, ungroup and make the boolean union to obtain the silouhette [ctrl+c, crtl+alt+v, ctrl+u, ctrl++]; copy again; set this path fill to none, set the stroke from 0.5 to 2 pixels in a dark color (usaully black) and set blur from 1 to 2 points; group it with the previous group; paste in place and select the new group and the pasted path apply a clipping mask (the pasted path will be used as a clipping mask) [Object -> Clip -> Set]. Now you can do group editing with the clipping mask in place [ctrl+enter to "enter" the group]. You can play with various stroke width and color or gradients and with different blur settings. + +* Shadows: there's usually two shadow objects, one darker, less blurred, less offset. The other very fuzzy, very transparent. So you get a nice soft, non-linear falloff. |