Inkscape Chrome Text Effect Step-By-Step Tutorial

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Inkscape step-by-step beginner, intermediate tutorial showing you how to create an easy chrome text effect using gradients. Free course includes simple, easy to follow instruction on how to set up a fill gradient and stroke gradient to make fully editable and scalable vector text for any use from 80s party to automotive styling. Additional tips on how to change the color of the metal type and still retain the aesthetic.
Font used in this tutorial: Inter.
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  • @eb7907
    @eb7907Ай бұрын

    I SIGNED INTO KZread JUST TO SAY THANK YOU! THIS VIDEO IS A GIFT. MY HOODIE IS ABOUT TO BE FIRE. THANK YOU.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Ай бұрын

    That’s awesome! Makes my day. Thank you!

  • @SO-dl2pv
    @SO-dl2pv2 жыл бұрын

    To be honest, this channel is a creativity booster! Thank you Rick!

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!! That's what I'm hoping for!

  • @salemseror2889
    @salemseror28892 жыл бұрын

    The one and only Rick Johanson, the 🐐 of Art.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    You have made my day! I'm still learning, but I'm trying.

  • @nwcr_
    @nwcr_5 ай бұрын

    Great tutorial! You look so happy doing it

  • @mrmshifan
    @mrmshifan Жыл бұрын

    As always, thank you Rick for the awesome techniques on InkScape. Thank you very much 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I love trying out different techniques and sharing.

  • @tubetubepleasure
    @tubetubepleasure Жыл бұрын

    Your tutorials are always precise and so easy to follow. Thanks again.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I’ll keep at it.

  • @mira987
    @mira9872 жыл бұрын

    Another great tutorial! Thanks. Rick!👍👍👍

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!!

  • @Lobaluna9333
    @Lobaluna93332 жыл бұрын

    I love your method of teaching practical things. Thank you very much!

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I'm trying to make videos that are useful.

  • @TheJelloSlapper
    @TheJelloSlapper Жыл бұрын

    This is fantastic and simple. Many of the other tutorials for the EXACT SAME EFFECT, have you duplicating and editing paths and this and that etc..... Way more complicated than it needs to be.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! That's exactly what I was trying for- simplicity. And I wanted to be able to still edit the text.

  • @FilipeDalmattiLima
    @FilipeDalmattiLima Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are shifting my Inkscape skill to a whole new level. Thank you.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    That makes me so happy to hear! Thank you!!

  • @ninak.4503
    @ninak.45032 жыл бұрын

    Double lesson today: this tutorial was the first I did fully in Inkscape 1.2. What shall I say, this was way much easier than I expected. And this is your merit, Rick, =D Thank you so much!

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!! I'm loving 1.2. So smooth!

  • @isaiah6136
    @isaiah613610 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much !! I ve learned a lot !!

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    10 ай бұрын

    Nice! Thank you!!

  • @faizanhashmi2370
    @faizanhashmi2370 Жыл бұрын

    Very impressive i like all of your inkscape tutorials especially the text one

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! I’ll make more!

  • @marogmartz
    @marogmartz Жыл бұрын

    You're such a life saver, thank you!!

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Happy to help!

  • @garystanullwich5574
    @garystanullwich5574 Жыл бұрын

    I like that ! Thanks !

  • @jcDOPE31990
    @jcDOPE31990 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the videos you post they are very helpful!

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @SKMRify
    @SKMRify2 жыл бұрын

    Really good.

  • @tptrsn
    @tptrsn Жыл бұрын

    What an incredible video, thank you!!

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @therealgeesehoward
    @therealgeesehowardАй бұрын

    Excellent! Unpredictable!

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! Fun technique.

  • @AlbertodeVictoria
    @AlbertodeVictoria Жыл бұрын

    Outstanding tutorial.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @imdxpertm
    @imdxpertm2 жыл бұрын

    Nice tutorial Rick. I liked the color changing part. BTW 1.2 is released 😃.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! I've got to switch over to 1.2. I was trying to wait and film a pure first impression for when I open it, and this video was in my way. No more excuses! Can't wait to try it!

  • @maritadutoit7316
    @maritadutoit73162 жыл бұрын

    Love the stars ✨

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!! I like making those as a fun added touch.

  • @ChanSiewWei
    @ChanSiewWei Жыл бұрын

    You just save my day. Thanks.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Glad to help!

  • @RUSTICW0LF
    @RUSTICW0LF2 жыл бұрын

    That was great Rick . Straight into it no messing, nice one mate. Thanks for showing us the hidden pallet , had know idea about that. 'stroke ordering', in front or behind has been a great help to me for a while but who knew you could edit text once the colouring was don, I always converted text to a path before working on colours. Thanks for that tip. 👍🐺👍

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again, Nik! I really appreciate the video idea! The color ribbon trick I kind of shoehorned in there because I thougjt it was cool. The stroke order used to mess me up, so I had to put that in too. Also, the curved text method you used is great. This gradient method can be used with the radial gradient over curved text, but it's not as smooth.

  • @RUSTICW0LF

    @RUSTICW0LF

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IronEchoDesign thanks for all you do with your channel. Rick really appreciate your efforts. keep it up my friend.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nik! Likewise! Let's both keep trying to put good content out there. Thanks!

  • @steveferguson1232
    @steveferguson1232 Жыл бұрын

    I sure see where I can use this with our sublimation work. I love these tutorials Rick. You are helping a lot of people. Have you made a clock face video, that would be a cool one

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! Clock face designs could be really cool to do. I'll play around with some themes and see if I can make something interesting. Thanks!

  • @viccan3
    @viccan32 жыл бұрын

    Thankx!

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @slikrik6098
    @slikrik60982 жыл бұрын

    Awesome thanks for sharing

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @twistedjypsee9226
    @twistedjypsee92262 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I'll definitely need a little practice with this one but I love it!

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!! I was in an 80s mood and made a bunch of stickers with this effect after filming.

  • @twistedjypsee9226

    @twistedjypsee9226

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IronEchoDesign ahhhh the 80's - best decade ever! Hey, do you ever have issues with Inkscape crashing?

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, yes I do. I think it's usually when I'm experimenting with large, computer intensive designs, and my PC isn't the best.

  • @leandrooliveira.
    @leandrooliveira. Жыл бұрын

    thank you!!! :)

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!!

  • @casual257
    @casual2572 жыл бұрын

    Senior Citizen here, just starting out, i might have to slow down the play speed to catch it all!

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Welcome! If there's any techniques that need more explaining, let me know!

  • @sajlavaldosa7608
    @sajlavaldosa7608 Жыл бұрын

    It's that simple but hidden from majority of the creators. Great!

  • @elnidoestudio
    @elnidoestudio2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing got 💖

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @venkateshtn8118
    @venkateshtn81188 ай бұрын

    This video was simple but fir some reason I got lost so will try again

  • @posterproindia5255
    @posterproindia52552 жыл бұрын

    Request : Please run some detailed tutorials on Grease Pencil (Blender) for 2D animation enthusiasts. Thanks for the wonderful work you are doing already.

  • @frankligas2249
    @frankligas22492 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Girls love diamonds, Guys love chrome. Cool technique, very useful trick.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! Yes, you are right on the money - I do love chrome. Classic looks.

  • @tonydetox
    @tonydetox10 ай бұрын

    ur the best

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks! You are!

  • @nolvytaylor9700
    @nolvytaylor9700 Жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial. I was able to follow and complete the project; however when I move the letters around the screen it looses the chrome style? Would you tell me what I did wrong?

  • @geraldthorburn1123
    @geraldthorburn11232 ай бұрын

    Wow! (oldie) ... have I enough 'time' left to get even close to your skills? 😉 Highly appreciated! I was just looking to siply create slanted templates for my Italic practice. Have you a few mins to assist?

  • @jillarnott3500
    @jillarnott35002 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoy your videos, they are always clear concise and straight to the point! I am in the early learning of Inkscape to create Rhinestone templates to cut on cutting machine out of flock to put hotfix rhinestones on Tshirts, could you do a video on how to create them in Inkscape? The only videos I can find to do this in Inkscape are at least 5 years old and not very clear or the version is too different .

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! Inkscape does pretty well with making templates. Rhinestones on shirts will be beautiful. Are you using a Cricut? I'm tempted to buy one to do custom stickers, and I made a video on offsets that could apply to the rhinestone templates too. I just don't know how the final physical product comes out without the machine.

  • @jillarnott3500

    @jillarnott3500

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IronEchoDesign Yes I have the Cricut, but the software for it, Design Space is quite limited which is why I am trying to learn it in Inkscape , then you have to import the template into Cricut Design Space to cut it, just need to make sure the settings are correct after import. The videos I have seen say the cricut cuts the templates on the flock just fine. There are other cutters such as Cameo which comes with software that you can make the templates in and send directly to the cutter.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Okay, that's good info to know. If I can get my hands on a Cricut machine I'll be better equipped to make complete videos from design to creation of the physical product. I hope someone can answer your question in the meantime. If anyone reading this knows, is there a good solution??

  • @adelekezakariyau2085
    @adelekezakariyau20852 жыл бұрын

    This is best and basic tutorials, pls I need custom font design with true type font (ttf) with Inkscape, from Nigeria.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! Inkscape can help design the font, but I think another program is needed to save the whole set. Anybody reading this know the right way to do this easily?

  • @pratishthabai6226
    @pratishthabai62262 жыл бұрын

    😍😍😍

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @raulnavarrete8776
    @raulnavarrete8776 Жыл бұрын

    hi, I am new to Inkscape I am having trouble with type, when I type letter come out bold and illegible, is there a way to set them up?

  • @MrNerv
    @MrNerv Жыл бұрын

    Hi Rick, fancy a text based SVG challenge? Which would be similar to this style of effect?

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Sure, I like trying to figure out solutions! What's the design challenge?

  • @MrNerv

    @MrNerv

    Жыл бұрын

    @@IronEchoDesign Thanks for the reply Rick, appreciated highly! So, Gran Turismo 7 has decal application from SVG's, the limit is 15kb, but can you recreate some text for a replica car of mine that I'm creating from a UK Mini Challenge Championship? It involves a metallic looking gradient based large letter & rest of the word, and another word. Font can be provided, is available as a TTF. That's the challenge sir!

  • @GioArt
    @GioArt Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @BettyMullins
    @BettyMullins2 жыл бұрын

    How did you get your side bar menu on top

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    In the version this video was filmed in choose View and look towards the bottom of the dropdown menu, you'll see a Custom choice. Click on Custom and it should look like mine does. In the latest version (1.2) the default looks like this and one whole layer of the top menu is now its own button up on the top right. Hope this helps!

  • @catsaresuperior16
    @catsaresuperior1611 ай бұрын

    does this method works on objects and not text?

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes. Same method works. You can play around with the gradients to make it fit your shape.

  • @KensAeroden
    @KensAeroden2 жыл бұрын

    Another fun text effect! - Rick: how do we save to jpeg? (I've been designing t-shirts and flyers for 15 years using Microsoft Digital Imaging and recently using photoshop elements) but as of last Saturday using Inkscape to build my library of custom clip art. New learning curve but manageable. Need to know if or how we can save to jpeg. and why I can't import and work with my saved png files from photoshop elements for further enhancements. Thanks! -Ken.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!! You're right- Inkscape has a bit of a learning curve. One of the things that's not very intuitive is how to save. They let you Export your work, which is the way to Save as a PNG file. In future releases they may expand file types that can be saved or exported. For now, go to File- Export to PNG, and on the side bar menu choose Selection as what you want to export. Then it let's you name the file and say where it's being exported/ saved. 1/2

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    2/2. Also Inkscape should be able to import PNGs you made in Photoshop. Go to File- Import and choose the PNG you want to bring in. Is it working?

  • @KensAeroden

    @KensAeroden

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IronEchoDesign when attempting to import - I select "All Files" but no png or html files show in the small window to select from. I mention HTML files because for some reason each time I save my Inkscape projects for later editing "as a" Inkscape (.svg) it saves it as HTML and the file icon is the newer Microsoft "Edge" logo scripted E. I am so confused ;-) - Ken.

  • @KensAeroden

    @KensAeroden

    2 жыл бұрын

    I see 57 file types to select from for importing and one - png and when I import the png it opens in a new Inkscape window in the upper left corner of my screen, and I can't figure out how to move the image over to my current project pallet.

  • @IronEchoDesign

    @IronEchoDesign

    2 жыл бұрын

    Let's see if we can fix this. Can you make a copy of the PNG file you made in Photoshop and drag it onto your desktop? Then in Inkscape you can bypass File-Import and just drag the PNG file from the desktop onto the Inkscape canvas. Can you try that and let me know if it helps?

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