Creating Banners

Posted on January 9, 2009 Updated on January 9, 2009

Hi !

Today i will show you how you can create banners in Inkscape by using the extrude effect. It is very simple !
First you need a single path with the bezièr-tool or the pen. But it is really important to reduce the knodes.
On the picture below you see why. 🙂
So, if you have your path, you have to extrude the path like this example:

Ungroup all and move the original path away from the new objects. Union the three objects in the middle part.
Now you can fill it with color. You can can see, the objects outside are on top or behind the middle.
Change the z-order how you like it.

For a realistic look it is nice to fill it with gradients:

If you want to put text on your new banner, use the original path and the effect text to path and adjust spacing between letters by manual kerning. (Description under: Help>Tutorials>Advanced )

And that`s it !

Thank you for reading and have fun with your banners !

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