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Beginners' Questions Editing Pixabay SVG
  1. #1
    K K @fugueink
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    Yes, me again, with something I assume is mindlessly simple!

    I downloaded an SVG from Pixabay. It's the silhouette of an angelshark, but not the right species for my purpose. I want to edit it to match the species I want.

    I can in no way get it to let me edit anything! Even if I merely try to resize the critter, I end up resizing its frame.
     

    The structure looks like this:

     

    Nothing, according to this listing, is locked.

    What do I do to edit it?

    Thank you!

  2. #2
    Polygon Polygon @Polygon🌶

    I guess it´s a path clipped image or masked. Try Object->Clip->Release Clip or ->Mask->Release Mask. Otherwise upload or link/to the file.

  3. #3
    K K @fugueink

    Looks like that is probably it! I am entirely self-taught with Inkscape, and I am completely ignorant of clips.

     

    It also looks like I'll need to get on to the fine points. Just removing all the clips destroys the image!

     

    Thanks much, @Polygon!