In this Inkscape tutorial, we’re going to create a vintage, 70’s style poster. We’ll get some practice with path operations, manipulating text, and with vectorizing images using the Trace Bitmap dialog to add texture to our artwork.
The font I use in the video is Retro Jump:
The concrete texture I use is located here: (I downloaded the 1920x1280 version, but for less of a lag, you can try the 1280x853 or the 640x426 versions.)
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:09 Download and install font
01:08 Snap path to rotation center of background
02:23 Mirror path on background
04:01 Cut parts of paths with Intersection operation
04:56 Add some text
05:58 Turn text into path
06:52 Outset path
07:31 Create shadows for text
07:44 Fix parts of shadows
09:58 Import texture
10:21 Turn texture into path with Trace Bitmap
11:17 Apply texture to poster
11:41 Try different brightness levels to change texture appearance
11:57 Outro
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