5 different colors on the white background This means it's best to make a plan before we begin, what will eventually lead to greater efficiency.įor the same reason, I'll provide keyboard shortcuts wherever and whenever possible. If you try to look at it as a construction tool, you'll manage to understand it much better. Five colorful circles are a perfect example of useful tools available in this open source program.īefore we begin, please note that Inkscape is actually not a drawing program. To prove its power, I'll use it to design a simple logotype: Olympic circles. Click 'OK' to save the image as a transparent EPS.Inkscape is a free alternative to much better known, yet very pricey Illustrator.

Click the 'Paths' tab and select 'Make Work Path From Selection.'Ĭlick the 'Paths' panel menu and select 'Clipping Path.' Select 'Path 1,' which is the work path that you defined earlier, then click 'OK.'Ĭlick 'File' and 'Save As,' then select 'Photoshop EPS' from the 'Format' drop-down menu.Ĭlick 'Save' and select 'TIFF (8bits/pixel)' from the 'Preview' drop-down menu, then select 'ASCII85' from the 'Encoding' drop-down menu. If not, use the 'Lasso' tool and trace the outline of your image.Ĭlick 'Select' and 'Inverse' so only the image is selected and not the background.

Provided that everything is a uniform color, the tool should select the whole area. Leave the background white or a uniform color.Ĭlick the 'Magic Wand' tool and click on the background of the image. Use the tools to create the image you want to save as an EPS file. Launch the program, click 'File' and 'New,' enter the settings for the document and click 'OK.' Navigate to the Adobe website (link in Resources), then download and install the free trial of Photoshop if you do not have the full version installed on your computer.

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