How to use Inkscape’s new blur filter
The blur filter, one of the most eagerly-awaited Inkscape features, was recently introduced in Inkscape version 0.45. The blur filter opens up a wide range of photo-realistic rendering possibilities. I’ll walk you through some example applications of the blur filter so you can get a feel for what some of those possibilities are. We’ll also touch on some other useful Inkscape tools such as bitmap tracing, inset and outset, and path manipulation. First, though, you’ll need to install Inkscape 0.45.
Installing Inkscape 0.45
Installing Inkscape 0.45 in Fedora Core versions 4, 5, and 6 is quite easy:
yum install -y inkscape
Example 1: Orbs
Orbs such as these have a variety of practical applications. They can be used in creating application icons, web page bullets, web page navigation graphics, and they can even be used in sprites for video games.
Each set of steps below is demonstrated in the screenshots that follow. Fire up Inkscape and follow along.
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