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Published: 2014-01-26 22:47:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 8218; Favourites: 160; Downloads: 90
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Download the ZIP file for an MP4 video demonstration.This is a demo to show how to create the newer magic effects seen in season 3 onward. A screenshot reference is used so you can see the intended effect as I perform each step. I don't promise that this is the best or only way to do it. It is simply the way that I do it. The pictured image is Angry Princess Celestia .
Note: If you are watching the video, you may notice the filtering effect is broken. This is due to a bug in the development version of Inkscape 0.49. If this occurs to you, save the file and export it using version 0.48.4 instead.
Reuse: You are not allowed to reuse or repost any included file.
Reference image is from episode 3x02: The Crystal Empire, part 2. The Princess Celestia character and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic are the property of Lauren Faust and/or Hasbro and/or others.
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I followed this technique I'm happy to say that Its produced some excellent results!
You really do know your stuff when it comes to vectoring!
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What is the benefit of using mask instead of clip in this case / in general? I'm curious, what is the difference between a mask with a solid white object and a clip?
Also, thank you very much for making this tutorial, I will draw magic in one of my next projects and I'm sure this will come in handy
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Generally speaking, there is no difference between a clipping path and a solid white mask.
Some extra benefits of masking are:
- you can use both the stroke and the fill (clipping uses only the path)
- you can specify both parts that are visible and parts that are not visible
- you can group objects together and use the group for a mask (to the best of my knowledge, this is not possible with clipping)
There may be more that I forgot.
When / if I get around to doing the season 4 shading and lighting demo, I'll try to explain this in greater detail.
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you can group objects together and use the group for a mask (to the best of my knowledge, this is not possible with clipping)Seems to work all right for me in both Inkscape .91 and Ponyscape. However, it glitched a lot in previous versions (especially when elements in the group contained clipping) and browsers choked on the display of such an object.
you can specify both parts that are visible and parts that are not visibleOr, you could subtract an area from the clipping path to specify its invisibility. Ponyscape also includes a "set inverse clip" option as well.
I can't argue with you though--opacity masks are the single most useful thing for things like Chrysalis's wing, by setting the wing to 100% opacity then using a gradient mask to allow it to fade out.
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Thank you for the explanation.
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