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Now the Two Shapes join to become One Heart. Notice the Selected Shapes are split down the Middle. Using the Arrow Keys, move this object to the Right until the End Points of the Original touch those of the Duplicate.ĭrag your cursor over both Shapes to select them.įor another way to do this, you can also select One Shape, then hold down your Shift Key while you select the Other Shape. The Duplicate becomes flipped over the Original. Next, Flip this object from Left to Right, by clicking the Flip Selected Objects Horizontally Icon from the Select Tool Controls Bar. Using the Select Tool, click on the Bezier Curve. There, Double Click to exit the Bezier Tool and create the Bezier Curve. Move your cursor downward and back towards the Gray Margin of the flyer. You will see that the line becomes Green and Arched. Hold down your left mouse button and drag downward and out to the Left then release the mouse. Move your cursor to the Left, you will see a Red Straight Line. Using the Left Margin of the Flyer as a guide, click on a Point on the Line to start the Bezier Curve. We will draw just 1/2 of the Heart with this tool. Step 16: Create Bezier Curve Inkscape Bezier Tool In this case, we can make an exception, as it would be more difficult to add tiny Hearts all over the Flyer and then try to find space for blocks of Text. You may think this goes against the 10 Basic Design Principles, since Images are being added last. Inkscape Happy Father's Day Flyer Without Hearts All that is left to be added are the Hearts. The Text will go from Left Alignment to Centered. On the Text Tool Controls Bar, select the Align Center Icon. Select the Text Tool and click anywhere inside the first Text Block. The 'I Love You Dad' Text is set to Gabrielle, Font Size 56. The 'My Hero' Text is set to Gabrielle, Font Size 72. Two more blocks of Text need to be added.

Set R to 0, G to 128 and B to 128 and hit Enter. Then go to the Stroke Paint Tab, and select the Flat Color Icon.

To add some more emphasis to this Title, open the Fill & Stroke Docker.Ĭlick on the Stroke Style Tab. Type in 110 and hit your Enter Key.īefore placing this Black Text over the Black Tie, change the Fill & Stroke Colors to White.įor the Flyer Title, 'Happy Father's Day', set the Font Family to Gabrielle, with Font Size 80. Right next to the Font Family Box is the Font Size Box. Step 15: Format Text Inkscape Text Tool Controls BarĬlick the Down Arrow on the Font Family List and select Desyrel. Make sure each Letter is Uppercase and that you hit the Enter Key after each Letter so that the word becomes Vertical.ĭrag your cursor over the Text to Highlight it. Select the Text Tool from the Toolbox.Ĭlick anywhere on the page and type in the word Dad. Let's start with the lettering above the Tie.

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To correct this, you must first restart the Inkscape Program after Font(s) Installation. Any Font installed while Inkscape is open, will not be visible in the Font List. The Desyrel Font which was downloaded from FontSquirrel and created by Apostrophic Labs is the Font used above the Necktie.įor a newly downloaded Font to be usable on your machine, you must first install it. The majority of Text on this Happy Father's Day Flyer uses the Gabrielle Font which was downloaded from FontFreak and created by Dieter Steffmann. Inkscape Happy Father's Day Flyer Tutorial