Inkscape Tutorial: Vector Liquid Text

[@coisasnatv]

With Inkscape 1.2, at time 4:08 when you do Path > Stroke to Path it doesn't work, it does nothing. Thank you for the video. *FIX:* At the time of the video, instead of "Path > Stroke to Path" do "Path > Stroke to path" then "Ungroup" and "Path > Break Apart", now remove the pieces needed and go on with the tutorial. At the end when applying the "frost glass effect", adjust "Blur" and "Blend mode" to fine tune the effect.

[@dustincraft748]

You're a true hero- "What am i not doing!?"

[@JeremyDWilliamsOfficial]

Thank you @Logos By Nick for sharing the link to this! I really appreciate it. Cheers 😎

[@tonyayoub1961]

the best inkscape tutorial channel i've ever seen !! :) thank u Nick

[@igavinwood]

Totally agree. Haven't found anyone who is clearer and more open then Nick.

[@Paruthi.618]

Yep

[@lunardust201]

Because of your videos, I've become quite good at making things in Inkscape. Thank you so much

[@LordCPUU]

Thank you so much. I learned to love inkscape because of you! btw. I pretty much can lipsync all your video starts with "view to custom" , "scale one by one" , "make sure to have last selected" and so on :D

[@Дмитрий-с8ь3с]

Exactly! lol

[@YammyBoh7]

Loving your videos! I have been wanting to learn more about graphic design as a whole for ages now and this has helped me both with the technical skills and understanding some of the underlying concepts. I really love the way you teach, specifically how you show us the finished product and then work towards it from scratch without shortcuts. You explain what you're doing and why you're doing it with each step which is brilliant! Please keep up the awesome videos and content!

[@LogosByNick]

Thanks!

[@f.g.6087]

Does someone know why stroke to path does not work? I follow the steps but I don‘t get the outline like nick does :-(

[@ellawethey9485]

Dude, you just dont understand the amount of joy i am experiencing right now. For years and years ive wanted to make my own unique graphics and if it wasnt for you having this tutorial on here i would be lost. I have my own website and i am in the process of redoing the entire layout and my handel is Ellawethey. ive just made my own liquid handle for my website. Thank you so much. you have gained a new subbie!

[@LogosByNick]

That's great to hear! That's what these tutorials are here for.

[@LabGecko]

Inkscape's power is also its drawback. It is so powerful because a few tools together can do amazing things, but you have to get familiar with everything to understand what _can_ be done.

[@LabGecko]

Ok I retract my cautious criticism on the wine glass vid. This was superb. Thanks!

[@djleroyjames]

Whenever I get to the part where you go "stroke to path and then break apart" nothing happens and I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. Can you help in any way? I literally have done the exact same thing about 10 times and I get the same result, I cannot break it apart like you do.

[@RafaelQuiles]

@Tarren Stroud OMG Thanks!

[@allifstudios1704]

You are so amazing Nick! amazing and great teaching skills too. I had small web development agency. I was struggling with Logo design issue but now your tutorial help me a lot. you make inkscape every easy to use even for the beginners. Thanks and keep it up the great work.

[@taramaaka2496]

Thank you so much! I will be on this channel faithfully to learn the outlines tasks! I’m learning through reading, doing, and trying to write down the steps.

[@igavinwood]

@Nick Saporito - I've watched this tut twice now. Thank you for the clear tutorial. It inspired me to dust off some old skills and downlaod Inkscape. It's a great tut and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your channel.

[@mzcorner]

3:00 You can also adjust spaces between letters, when still in text tool

[@laigheanlad2662]

Nick you're prolific! Thanks so much for all your tutorials, keep them coming - brilliant!

[@stickrtrade]

Nick is my Inkscape Guru, without question.

[@jocargua]

Fantastic, as you always do. Thanks..!!!!

[@elisabethmeling2023]

At 4:09 my text is still thick. After stroking to path theres no contour of my text, filled with white space. It just stays the same, it stays blue. Can someone help me?

[@f.g.6087]

Do you have a Solution?

[@unityindiversity1708]

FIX: At the time of the video, instead of "Path > Stroke to Path" do "Path > Stroke to path" then "Ungroup" and "Path > Break Apart", now remove the pieces needed and go on with the tutorial. At the end when applying the "frost glass effect", adjust "Blur" and "Blend mode" to fine tune the effect.

[@elektronatom588]

In inkscape, when i import svgs i cant ungroup them no matter how i try, it wont let me do any of the path functions! pls help

[@ychromozone]

Didn’t work / when putting blue layer back on top and dragging off / path stroke to path and path break apart didn’t do anything

[@marvinfok65]

Hell of a creative artist!

[@davethewave119]

When i break apart the text at 7:12, some of the holes in the font disappear, does anyone know a solution to this?

[@BboiZurc]

Hey Nick, I can't seem to create that clearing between the letters when you're using "path" and "difference" around 5:03 . Thank you for your time and knowledge, Kev

[@LogosByNick]

Did you convert the text to paths before trying it?

[@BboiZurc]

yes, I held shift, clicked on the gap, path, difference and it didn't disappear.

[@le_gwen]

Would anyone have a clue as to why inkspace would crash when i start deleting the letter sections (the step at 4:40)?

[@realmsdos]

thank you Nick, keep up making professional tuts ߍ:) i'm using 0.92 inkscape and that filter is where you found it

[@KAOZTAINMENT]

Thank u, again a really helpfull tutorial! could u make something about semtric editing?

[@AnkurShah_CS]

When I used the "frosted glass" filter, my color variations are very different! I mean, in your case, on the edges its dark blue, and on inside its light blue, but in my case it looks totally opposite(not exactly)! What to do?

[@AgeOfAsparagus]

I'm also having this problem =(

[@SatoriVlue]

try "Filter>Filter Editor", in the floating window search the "effect parameter" tab and reduce the 1st value. (I'm from Mexico and don't write well in English)

[@ChaseLeftwich]

Thanks Victor! That fixes the problem.

[@Websbytodd]

Power tip: at around 6:32 when adjusting the node handles, if you keep the 2 handles as parallel as possible then curve will look the most natural. Another great tutorial though, thanks Nick!

[@LogosByNick]

Thank you, I'll have to try that. I struggle with making curves look natural sometimes.

[@jonathantellechea3170]

You are great man. Keep it up! I like your explanations and I like you use an Open source software like Inkscape demonstrating that you dont need to pay to get amazing results.

[@azaleacardel7664]

Thank you so much Nick! You’ve inspired me to create my own designs.

[@crypto_source_tv]

When I scale up my text, the letters get cut off. How do I fix it?

[@bakemore32]

Select the font design (text). Go to the very top menu and select Path > Object to Path. The portion of the font that was cut off should now appear.

[@googleboughtmee]

@@bakemore32 Man, 7 years later and Inkscape still has this same bug, even in the latest pre-release beta. Thanks for the tip!

[@PhillHorrocks]

Once again, top notch Nick!

[@medic2584]

Could you make this tutorial with Inkscape 1.3 I cannot get this to work it.

[@Lightwarrior502]

What can I do to make my vertical and horizontal axis connect together? last time i had to do it manually it came out ok but i don't want to have to keep doing it that way if i don't need to.

[@jamilladambo]

how can I achieve the frosted glass effect using illustrator?

[@Daijyobanai]

11:55 instead of ALT + click I had to press CTRL+ALT+click to select the other layer of text. On Ubuntu-based Linux. Inkscape v0.91

[@maksimberlovskiy7144]

Hello Nick! I cant reach same effect with frosted glass filter. It looks like regular blur. First I thought its 0.92 bug and downloaded 0.48.5 but same result. Have you any idea how to fix that? Thanks for the great vid anyway!

[@SatoriVlue]

try "Filter>Filter Editor", in the floating window search the "effect parameter" tab and reduce the 1st value. (I'm from Mexico and don't write well in English)

[@afshanfsm]

Thank you for uploading so many helpful videos. You make it look so easy. God bless!👏

[@GraphicDesignStudio]

Awesome tutorial

[@simonhollingworth1800]

Really like these tutorials but like many who have come before me this one does not work for me. Path Stroke to Path does not work. Over and over again I have tried but can't make it work.

[@pa0lo0_]

hello im trying to do this but for some reason my letter "y" is being cut off at the bottom, anyone know how to fix? Thanks.

[@minhahizzati]

I can't in the section (path > stroke the path) you know why? pls help meee

[@unityindiversity1708]

FIX: At the time of the video, instead of "Path > Stroke to Path" do "Path > Stroke to path" then "Ungroup" and "Path > Break Apart", now remove the pieces needed and go on with the tutorial. At the end when applying the "frost glass effect", adjust "Blur" and "Blend mode" to fine tune the effect.

[@ozmosize]

To anyone experiencing problems when applying the frosted glass filter, I had to enlarge the text by a HUGE amount before I achieved the same effect as nick was getting. I assume it is because I am using a much lower resolution monitor, so I was working with less pixels. It’s fine once you have enlarged the text.

[@azaquarium123]

Thanks, mine was at like 67 pixels!

[@pruedieii]

Anyone figured out how to do the stroke to path > break apart thing? I tried stroke to path -> ungroup -> union but thats something different I guess :(

[@unityindiversity1708]

FIX: At the time of the video, instead of "Path > Stroke to Path" do "Path > Stroke to path" then "Ungroup" and "Path > Break Apart", now remove the pieces needed and go on with the tutorial. At the end when applying the "frost glass effect", adjust "Blur" and "Blend mode" to fine tune the effect.

[@savingmayberry387]

thanks Nick i really appreciate the help

[@crashoverride462]

when i combine everything together in the end it all changes colors

[@Laainful]

Is it possible to change dpi/ppi?

[@LogosByNick]

Yes, upon export. When you go to export a PNG you can set the DPI. Same when you save as PDF or EPS.

[@Laainful]

@@LogosByNick Thanks!

[@willstalder4465]

What are paths?

[@mahmodabdulsalam99]

Thank you mr. Nick

[@gptashu]

Nick i made this 3 times but i am not able to export in PNG file.. But thanks for sharing and helping us. You are amazing.

[@CleberSLeite]

Wow! Nice tutorial, give my like!

[@michalnowacki9252]

My Inkscape makes all the colors i apply to objects very transparent and vague, even when opacity is set to 100%. Can you help me fix that?

[@LogosByNick]

Under the Fill tab, go to the HSL tab, then go to the A row and make sure that slider is all the way to the right (255)

[@ozmosize]

It could also be your monitor, I am using a slightly older laptop and the colour reproduction is very poor. Most things look very faint/light compared to everyone else?

[@kennethjones8015]

How much does Inkscape cost or it's free?

[@sautethecrableg]

How does your Inkscape have all those buttons? Mine looks nothing like that :/

[@igavinwood]

Go to his website logosbynick and you'll see a number of topics covered that he is frequently asked

[@andreasbraess3759]

you possible have new version and I am not even sure 0.92 can make black or only in other way.

[@YammyBoh7]

If you watch a few of his videos you will start to get a feel for how he lays things out. I got the hang of it eventually and some of the buttons are custom made by him (you can install them-just watch his videos).

[@albertepstein5721]

I'd like to see a liquid effect not as a glass port window into a tank/pool full of liquid but instead where the text itself is written atop a solid surface such as wood or stone (marble, soapstone, etc.) in dripped liquid such as water, virgin olive oil or honey/syrup. something like a puddle where you can see the light reflecting of surface behind the lettering distorted or displaced by the liquid. something that might have varied color or viscosity that would change how light reflects off it and shadows are cast from it. something found in Photoshop tutorials often but not so much in Gimp at least not with any high level of detail or artistic/technical production quality. I think I have a rough idea but the Photoshop versions incorporate features not found in GIMP AFAIK. I'm guessing it might look good in a thick cursive font.

[@0xfrann]

Great work !!

[@hardikrathore]

thank you for amazing tutorial god bless you immensely with lots of wealth💗💗💗🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@adfasfuiuiui1056]

I see you're using Ubuntu. Instead of trying to find things in Menu, you can press *Alt*. This will open a text box at the top left of your screen. It's called HUD (Head's Up Display). This allows you to search for items in the Menu.

[@sagusanov]

Cool

[@Дмитрий-с8ь3с]

Thank you for your great channel!

[@boodybek3785]

Thank you so much i learned a lot form you you are the best

[@danielmaguire7130]

Wow love it!

[@hurdlegirdle3212]

3 years on probably not gonna respond, but when i bring the blue layer down and stroke to path, nothing happens so basically stuck after that. nice green lettering though

[@Eveediver]

I know i'm a bit late here but I'm working through it now and found this same issue! however i've worked out that if i bring the blue layer down (it already says it's a path) I just duplicated the green layer, centred it over the blue layer and did path>intersection and its given me the same result, not sure if thats totally correct as I'm just teaching myself this but yeah, thought i'd share in case you want to try again :)

[@yvesfrebet9288]

beautiful !

[@hellodunyah]

Thank you!

[@pinklemon-m5v]

View is set on custom, align and distribute is open. Colors, gradient, and strokes is set. Lets do this!!!

[@sebastianmarquez857]

very good chanel!! thanks!

[@milliew5061]

For the life of me - mine will not "break apart".. I get everything up to that point :(

[@ventoroverso]

Hi Nick thank you for your job!! I must create a Gecko logo but I need Your Inspiration!!! ;-)

[@eurosers]

great! tks

[@ahmeddeiaa3943]

This is the wow video. :) :), amazing

[@JaneDoe-el8pp]

AHHH I DONT KNOW HOW TO INSTALL FONTS

[@timoruslim]

Download fonts and keep it. Then open the zip file and open the true type file. Press install. Quit inkscape and enter inkscape again and the font will appear

[@customhaines2510]

@@timoruslim Thanks, I had the same lack of knowledge.

[@timoruslim]

Ur welcome!

[@joanneisaloser]

WOOOOO I LOVE IT YOU ARE COOL HOW CAN I BE YOU

[@ropsujou]

Damn 1 dislike. This channel us good

[@onlytaylor8257]

I've been using filters all wrong...

[@dragonsuicida1]

Too fast to follow instructions for beginners.

[@himanshuchoudhary7282]

no, it did not work

[@DE1CRAFTS]

THIS program is much easier to use than illustrator especially for a beginner, thanks

[@moonlightblue9196]

Thank you!