However, it is there, in all new 0.91 versions of the application. The mesh gradient tool is still an experimental feature in Inkscape, not all features have been implemented and, hence, the developers have it tucked away, for use only by beta-testers (I assume). Mesh gradients allow you to create complex plays of light and shadow, tones of skin, and, yes, photo-realistic pictures of assorted vegetable produce. Mesh gradients, on the other hand, allow the designer to use, as the name suggests, a network of stops, each of which can take different colours from their neighbours and have their own set of sliders. A simple linear gradient with several colours trying lamely to simulate sundown.
INKSCAPE MESH TOOL SKIN
However, it’s hard, nigh impossible, to simulate the subtle gradations of, for example, skin tone, using regular gradients. They can be different shapes and they can have any number of stops - different points where the colour changes.
Gradients in Inkscape are quite flexible. A simple gradient from a solid colour to transparent. You probably already know what a gradient is - instead of filling a shape with a flat colour, you can have a gradual transition from one colour to another. The author is the amazing Dion Aoki, aka AteBitNinja. Example of mesh gradients used to create a photo-realistic portrait in Adobe Illustrator. But, yes, Inkscape does have a meshed gradient tool… And it’s awesome.Įver seen those photo-realistic pictures of actors, animals, or pieces of fruit and vegetables, that turn out to be drawn vector graphics all along? If you don’t know how they are done, I have two words for you: mesh gradients. You have to dig it out from the list of keyboard shortcuts. There is no icon for it in the toolbar and no option in the menus. Inkscape has a secret, something that is literally hidden away.
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