There are many, many shapes you can create using Inkscape, however in this tutorial I am going to show you how to make one of the simplest, quickest ones – a star shape.
You can then create a great effect by placing an image inside it.
I’m going to create a 5-pointed star and keep it fairly simple. You can of course, create a more complex shape, but sometimes the simpler the shape, the greater the effect.
Step 1
Open up Inkscape. If you don’t have Inkscape on your computer, you will need to download it.
Step 2
Select the ‘Star’ shape on the Tool bar which you’ll find on the left hand side.
Step 3
Make sure that you have the star shape selected in the tool control bar (as opposed to the Polygon icon) and you can adjust the number of points that the star has by adjusting the number of corners.
Step 4
If you want to save your star shape to use when you create your "image in a shape’ graphic, then simply:
File >> Save >> choose your destination to save the graph
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