Saturday, November 28, 2009

Inkscape filter effect for Web bullets and badges

My favorite Inkscape 0.47 filter effect for Web buttons, bullets and badges is "stained glass."
stained-glass icons


Below are some other examples of filter effects applied to the same shapes, for comparison.


neon-translucent

The background gradient is a gradient blend. The technique for achieving this effect is described elsewhere in this blog. It is not built into Inkscape like the filters used to create these examples.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Inkscape watercolor violets

More watercolor experiments using Inkscape 0.47 filters and brushes on a rough, quick sketch.

Inkscape watercolor violets

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Watercolor Flower

More filter-effects experiments.
Two brush tools were used in this painting: wiggly and brush.
Different widths and transparencies were set also: wider and more translucent for pastels and thinner darker contrasting colors in the foreground.

I am not happy with the foregorund, so this painting still needs work.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

A wave using spiro splines and jam spread in Inkscape 0.47

wave

This wave was sketched very roughly using the brush tool in Inkscape 0.47 and then I outlined areas using Spiro splines and applied the jam spread filter effect to these shapes.