Thank you Gisele!!! I was really surprised that Cricut did not have it. I used to use Silhouette and it was easy peasy in its software. Thanks goodness there is a good workaround.
This is the best offset tutorial!! I was getting confused and frustrated watching other offset videos. Yours was short and straight to the point Thank you!!!
Thank you for the step by step tutorial. I had watched several and they skipped steps that were basic. I am just learning inkscape and was lost. I am now ready to go try this.
I am so glad you found the video helpful. Yes, follow each step. Even if you don't need to move your letters around or anything, don't skip the ungroup step or the process won't work. That is a mistake someone else told me they made and it's logical that you wouldn't think you need to ungroup them if you aren't moving them:) Let me know if it works for you.
@@MakingwithMarilyn I practiced with several names and you can not skip the ungroup step. I watched another video and they recommended shutting off the snap feature. I may have missed that in your video, but that was also a tremendous help.
Thank you so very much. I have watched and followed several different tutorials and this is by far the best and least complicated one to follow. I was able to do an offset on the very first try after watching. I recommend this video to any and everyone.
Thank you… thank you … a million more thank yousss! You have a gift of teaching! I watched sooo many videos and could not get it… you made it so easy… explained every step… I’m looking forward to many more videos from you!
I have watched so many videos on how to do this and followed along step-by-step. I NEVER succeeded until today! Thank you so much, this enables me to do so much more now - thanks again xx
Thank you a million times over!!!I found inkscape intimidating and frustrating however you provided simple instructions and explained it very clearly!!! This is by far the best inkscape tutorial thus far!!!! Thank you!!
Thank you for that video. It explained everything so clearly and it is actually a lot easier to do than I had thought. The best tutorial I have watched!! Thank you.
I've watched several offset videos over the past year as a "cricut-er" and this was the first time I completed it of the first try and was able to repeat it again. Simple and to the point. Thank you so very much!
OMG. The Best QUICK tutorial. So easy to follow. Thank you for not turning this into a 30+ minute tutorial like most cricut tutorials. Definitely going to share this in my cricut groups on FB.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have been trying to figure out how to do something for weeks. With this video I was able to create what I wanted and it was fairly simple to repeat once I got the steps down! Awesome work!!
You're welcome! I had to write the steps down and follow the directions the first several times I used this function but after awhile it settled in my brain and now I can do it on my own🙂 Thanks for your lovely comment!!!
Thank you so much, Marilyn. I have been trying for a while to figure out offset titles. I've watched multiple videos and like you just became more and more confused. I've never worked with Inkscape, I literally just downloaded it to my computer today. I went step by step with your video, pausing and writing down EACH step (wish you had a direction sheet! :) and now I feel comfortable to try it on my own. If you ever would consider doing MORE videos about inkscape (because I've heard you can do AMAZING things with it) please let us know. I have subscribed to your RUclips and look forward to watching more! Great Job explaining!!!
Thank you for watching and your comment! The way you are learning it is exactly how I learned it. Watched videos, paused it, wrote down instructions, tried it on my own, and then resumed the video. I have a few more Inkscape tutorials on my channel if you would like to see more before I get around to doing future ones. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for your video!!!! I have had Inkscape for a year and was so overwhelmed I didn't do anything with it. Well that is so changed now. Thanks again.
I am soooo thrilled to hear this!!! Inkscape has really changed how I craft now without having to spend money on a costly design program. I am actually sitting on my couch learning more features right now:)
You are the best. I have driving my self crazy with this. I watched so many videos and still could not get it. I watched yours one time and BAM I've got it. Thank you so much ❤️
You’re video has been the only video that was clearly instructed ! Thank you for that , I appreciate you taking your time to do this for us! It’s also a plus since you own a MacBook as well!
Thank you so much for this video! I have watched others, but did not have any luck with offset. You made it so simple & easy to follow! I can now do offset!!
Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial. I too never bothered with InkScape because it seemed sooo intimidating. And all the tutorials I’ve watched previously were bot helpful at all...the people all talk so fast and don’t take into consideration that there are newbies out there🤦🏽♀️😅! But your tutorial was so helpful and easy to understand ! Thank you 🙏🏽!
Thank you so much for the video, I have watched and searched how to offset and your video was the easy to follow. I will be recommending your tutorial to my family and friends.
Oh, you saved me! I've been trying to figure this out without Inkscape. I gave in. Followed this video and it worked! Thank you so much! Just a gained a new follower! Happy Holidays 😊
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have been having such a hard time with this and it’s getting so frustrating but your way of explaining has made it so much more understandable. Thank you for your patience 💜
Thank you so much for this video! I appreciate how simple you made the steps. I am finally able to do this since the offset in design space still doesn’t work how it should.
Great question Nancy! I had never tried to do shadowing on non-script letters that do not touch. I just tried it and it works perfectly. Even though the letters don't touch and you cannot really tell that they are unioned (apparently that's not a real word:) together, you still use the same process. So, Object to Path; Ungroup; Union; then Linked Offset (remember to disable the snapping function if you want to keep your sanity). Thanks for watching and the question.
You're welcome! I agree. I used to watch inkscape videos and just think there was no way I could learn it. So I just focused on learning this one process and finally got it:) I appreciate your watching and commenting!
Thank you Marilyn for making this tutorial., it's just what was looking for. Now I can use Inkscape with my Cricut. I have watched lots of Inkscape tutorials - in particular by TJFREE . They are very good, easy to follow. It takes a while to learn ,but worth it when it all comes together.
Hi, thank you for the video, It was clear and concise. it has helped me. I was trying to do offset with a sticker i imported and it doesnt seem to be working. Any idea why??
Not sure this will help without being able to play with it myself, but did you turn the imported sticker into a path yet? You would select it, then go to file, then trace bitmap. Hopefully this might help. Let me know:)
@@MakingwithMarilyn Hi, yes i did do this. I realized it was because the sticker wasnt showing nodes. I dont know how to get it to make a node on it???
@@rmcstudios2818 The sticker is probably not a path yet. Select it with the select tool, then click on Path, then trace bitmap. Use this function and it should become a path. I hope this helps. Let me know:)
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I’m a newbie to Inkscape and this helped so much. Unfortunately I keep getting stuck at the stoke part. I created 2 separate words using magnolia font. I then lined them up where I wanted and grouped, then hit union. From there I tired to follow your instructions. Every time I hit path/linked offset, then choose color it changes the color of the entire word. Instead of adding stoke. Not sure what I’m doing wrong.
Are you typing 2 different words, or do you mean you typed the same word once and used one of them as the Shadow? If it is 2 different words, you need to select the words first, then go to Path and click on Object to Path. Then go to Object and click on ungroup. Then you go back to Path and hit Union. Let me know if you have been able to get it to work.
When I try to upload the svgs to design space it tells me, The uploaded SVG contained the following items that are not supported: text elements. If I continue anyway only the offset layer uploads.
Did you select the entire word, and then do the following 3 steps: (1) click on Path (and then choose Object to Path), (2) click on Object (and then choose Ungroup - even if you like the letter spacing and don't want to move anything), and (3) click on Path (and choose Union)? For some reason, your word is still considered text and not a path.
I do use it in Inkscape more than in Cricut. It works well in Cricut for some things, but for others, it works better in Inkscape. I have been thinking about doing a video comparing the two.
I downloaded it for free from www.dafont.com. You can download fonts for free, unless you need a commercial license. If you haven't used dafont, it is an awesome site! Thanks for watching!!!
This is a great tutorial. BUT, I cannot find anything for some reason on how to shadow an image. I can't use your tutorial to make the steps work on an image to shadow. Can you help at all? Thank you.
@@MakingwithMarilyn Mac laptop I can get a word to shadow, but when I try to shadow a screenshot of a design from design space, or even a peace sign like you did in your vid, nothing.
Hello, thanks for this video. I'm French, don't find anyone in french... Yours is really clear except one point 😅. I don't understand where I'm suppose to click on the keyboard to clean the offset. Can you help me one more time please?
Hi Coralie, thank you for watching and I would be happy to help. I am not sure quite what you mean, though, by the phrase "clean the offset". Could you describe a little more where you are having the problem. Possibly refer to the part of the video where you don't know what to do next. Thanks again and I look forward to hearing back from you.
@@Melyco thank you for letting me know the part you were having problems with. If your offset/shadow has any gaps in the middle that you want to get rid of, use the edit nodes tool, drag your cursor around the nodes of the gap, and then use the delete button on your keyboard to get rid of them. If your keyboard doesn't have a delete button, I will figure out how to use delete in Inkscape. I am not at home right now or I would find it now.
Im doing what you say but I don't have that font so picked another script, my script is out of the box and not showing the whole word. its partially cut off, now what???
Can you drag your curser all the way around the word to select it? Unlike Cricut Design Space, you have to drag all the way outside what you are selecting versus just touching it with your curser.
@@MakingwithMarilyn Did that, its like its outside the aloud width. I tried a different font and that worked. But i should be able to use that Font I want. But now I can't get the shadow to pull out, i just get little square everywhere, Have to close and start over then same thing. I'm on a Mac don't know if that matters or not
@@lynnwalker8267 If you are talking about the little gray squares everywhere, those are nodes. What happens when you click on the Select tool and then select your word? After you select the word, then try the offset function.
It wasnt working for me because I thought the step that is "object-ungroup" was optional and only if you want to move your letters around, but you have to select it in order for it to work.
One thing you don't mention but always gives new Inkscape users trouble, is the Document Properties. You need to set the scale to 72 so it imports the right size in DS. If you just go with Inkscape's defaults it sizes it really huge.
Thank you soooo much for this information. I am newish at Inkscape and did not know how to make it scale correctly. I always wrote down what I wanted the size to be and resized it in Cricut Design Space:) Mine actually came into small. I will do a video to show this to others because it is so helpful!!! Thanks again for sharing this knowledge!
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Thank you so much - Was upset that Cricut did not have this option. You really made it look easy! I have subscribed to you videos.
Thank you Gisele!!! I was really surprised that Cricut did not have it. I used to use Silhouette and it was easy peasy in its software. Thanks goodness there is a good workaround.
This is the best offset tutorial!! I was getting confused and frustrated watching other offset videos. Yours was short and straight to the point Thank you!!!
Thanks so much!!!! I am glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the step by step tutorial. I had watched several and they skipped steps that were basic. I am just learning inkscape and was lost. I am now ready to go try this.
I am so glad you found the video helpful. Yes, follow each step. Even if you don't need to move your letters around or anything, don't skip the ungroup step or the process won't work. That is a mistake someone else told me they made and it's logical that you wouldn't think you need to ungroup them if you aren't moving them:) Let me know if it works for you.
@@MakingwithMarilyn I practiced with several names and you can not skip the ungroup step. I watched another video and they recommended shutting off the snap feature. I may have missed that in your video, but that was also a tremendous help.
Thank you so very much. I have watched and followed several different tutorials and this is by far the best and least complicated one to follow. I was able to do an offset on the very first try after watching. I recommend this video to any and everyone.
Thank you sooooo much!!! I appreciate your wonderful comment!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. Best video hands down to learning how to offset!
You are so very welcome!!! And THANK YOU for such an uplifting comment!!! It was a great thing to read this morning:)
Thank you… thank you … a million more thank yousss!
You have a gift of teaching!
I watched sooo many videos and could not get it… you made it so easy… explained every step… I’m looking forward to many more videos from you!
Thank you!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a beautiful comment!!! It has made my day:)
Very well done. After watching, I was able to make my planner labels with ease.
I am so glad it worked out well for you!!! Thank you for your positive comment.
Marilyn - thank you so much - your video by far is the easiest - I have looked at others but yours is the best. Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment!!! And thanks for watching.
This is by far the simplest route. I followed along side by side and got it onto DS without any problem. Great tutorial!
Thank you so much for watching and your wonderful comment! I very much appreciate it.
It bears repeating: This is THE BEST Offset Tutorial. Thank you!! New Subscriber!!
Vickie, thank you so much!!!
It's the only one I've watched (recommended by a fellow crafter) and the only one I need!
@@suemarie6032 Thank you so much!!! I appreciate your sweet words:)
@@MakingwithMarilyn Well deserved!
I have watched so many videos on how to do this and followed along step-by-step. I NEVER succeeded until today! Thank you so much, this enables me to do so much more now - thanks again xx
That is wonderful!!! I am glad you found it helpful and thanks for the comment!
Thank you a million times over!!!I found inkscape intimidating and frustrating however you provided simple instructions and explained it very clearly!!! This is by far the best inkscape tutorial thus far!!!! Thank you!!
Thank you sooo much! Stayed tuned for more Inkscape videos:)
Wow, thank you! I’ve watched several videos and yours was by far the easiest to follow. Finally was able to accomplish this. Thanks so much!
I am so happy it helped. Thank you for leaving your nice comment! I appreciate it.
Thank you for that video. It explained everything so clearly and it is actually a lot easier to do than I had thought. The best tutorial I have watched!! Thank you.
Thank you for watching and thank you so very much for your wonderful comment!!!
I've watched several offset videos over the past year as a "cricut-er" and this was the first time I completed it of the first try and was able to repeat it again. Simple and to the point. Thank you so very much!
Thank you so much for your comment!!! I am really happy it was helpful.
I agree!! This was very clear step by step!! Thank you
OMG. The Best QUICK tutorial. So easy to follow. Thank you for not turning this into a 30+ minute tutorial like most cricut tutorials. Definitely going to share this in my cricut groups on FB.
Thank you soooo much for your really nice comment and the share!!! You've made my day!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have been trying to figure out how to do something for weeks. With this video I was able to create what I wanted and it was fairly simple to repeat once I got the steps down! Awesome work!!
You're welcome! I had to write the steps down and follow the directions the first several times I used this function but after awhile it settled in my brain and now I can do it on my own🙂 Thanks for your lovely comment!!!
Best tutorial I’ve seen. You explain everything so well.
Thank you so much for your kindness!!!
Thank goodness, a crafter with a MAC!! Thanks for walking me through Shadow Text!
You're very welcome!! Thanks for watching and commenting!
omg!you explained it so well.i came across your video after watching 5 videos and still clueless.thank you!
Thanks so much for your comment!!!
Oh my God! I have watched so many videos about this. Yours is the best. Thank you!!!!
Thank you sooo much for your positive feedback!!!
Thank you so much, Marilyn. I have been trying for a while to figure out offset titles. I've watched multiple videos and like you just became more and more confused. I've never worked with Inkscape, I literally just downloaded it to my computer today. I went step by step with your video, pausing and writing down EACH step (wish you had a direction sheet! :) and now I feel comfortable to try it on my own. If you ever would consider doing MORE videos about inkscape (because I've heard you can do AMAZING things with it) please let us know. I have subscribed to your RUclips and look forward to watching more! Great Job explaining!!!
Thank you for watching and your comment! The way you are learning it is exactly how I learned it. Watched videos, paused it, wrote down instructions, tried it on my own, and then resumed the video. I have a few more Inkscape tutorials on my channel if you would like to see more before I get around to doing future ones. Thanks again!
This was the best basic tutorial I have watch, Thank you!
Thank you so much for your sweet comment!!!
Thank you a million times over!!!!! This was the most simple discription!! you nailed it!!!!
You are very welcome! Thank you soooo much for your comment!!!
Thank you so much for your video!!!! I have had Inkscape for a year and was so overwhelmed I didn't do anything with it. Well that is so changed now. Thanks again.
I am soooo thrilled to hear this!!! Inkscape has really changed how I craft now without having to spend money on a costly design program. I am actually sitting on my couch learning more features right now:)
excellent video with clear and easy to follow instructions. Thank you for this!
You're welcome. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
wow, thank you SO much! you went through each step so clearly! it was so easy to understand and not as intimidating as i thought it would be.
I am so glad you feel that way!!! I tried to make it as straight-forward as possible without extra fluff:)
You are the best. I have driving my self crazy with this. I watched so many videos and still could not get it. I watched yours one time and BAM I've got it. Thank you so much ❤️
Oh I am so happy to have helped!!! Your comment makes my day:)
Thank you my first time using ink space and I was able to follow you step by step 🙏
That is FANTASTIC!!! Thank you so much for the feed back:)
You’re video has been the only video that was clearly instructed ! Thank you for that , I appreciate you taking your time to do this for us! It’s also a plus since you own a MacBook as well!
Thank you so much Lilibeth!!! I appreciate your comment.
Thank you so much! I have been looking for something like this but had no idea what it was called or how to go about doing it.
You're very welcome! So glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching and commenting🙂
Thank you sooooooo much! I watched SO many videos and yours was the easiest! You’re a life saver!
You're very welcome and I so much appreciate your comment!!!
Thank you so much for this video! I have watched others, but did not have any luck with offset. You made it so simple & easy to follow! I can now do offset!!
Thanks so much!!! I really appreciate your nice comment!!!
FANTASTIC instructions.. thank you so much!!
You're welcome! And thank you for watching and your comment:)
Beautifull video down to the point thank you so much
You're welcome!!! Thank you for watching.
Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial. I too never bothered with InkScape because it seemed sooo intimidating. And all the tutorials I’ve watched previously were bot helpful at all...the people all talk so fast and don’t take into consideration that there are newbies out there🤦🏽♀️😅! But your tutorial was so helpful and easy to understand ! Thank you 🙏🏽!
Thank you so much for your comment! I appreciate it so very much!
Thank you so much! I always look forward to your instruction.
You are so welcome!
thnk you u are an angel lol great video very easy and clear to follow specially to those new to inkscape like me..
Thank you very much for such a wonderful comment! Your kindness is so much appreciated!
Thank you so much for the video, I have watched and searched how to offset and your video was the easy to follow. I will be recommending your tutorial to my family and friends.
Thank you so much! I am glad it helped you.
Very lovely tutorial. Thanks for sharing 👍🏽
Thank you for watching and your nice feedback 🙂
Oh, you saved me! I've been trying to figure this out without Inkscape. I gave in. Followed this video and it worked! Thank you so much! Just a gained a new follower! Happy Holidays 😊
I am so glad the video was helpful!! Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have been having such a hard time with this and it’s getting so frustrating but your way of explaining has made it so much more understandable. Thank you for your patience 💜
Thank you so much for your comment!!! I am glad the video was helpful:)
Thank you! You made it so easy to understand. I'm going to give it a try!
Thank you!!!
This is amazingly simply. Thank you
You are very welcome!
Great tutorial Thanks for sharing!
You are so very welcome!
Best demonstration so far!
Thank you so much for your really nice comment!!!
Oh my goodness! This is going to make a world of difference for me. Thank you for the step by step. I’ve been scared of Inkscape!
Thanks so much for your wonderful comment!!! You just brightened my day:)
You are an excellent teacher thank you
Thank you very much!!!
Best tutorial ever!! Thank you very much!!
Thank you soooo much for your comment! I truly appreciate it.
Omg this is the best tutorial!!!! Thank you so so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for watching and your awesome comment!!!
Thank you so much for this video! I appreciate how simple you made the steps. I am finally able to do this since the offset in design space still doesn’t work how it should.
Thank you for your sweet comment!!! I am so glad it was helpful to you:)
Thank you. Can you do the shadowing on words that are not in script. You can't use the union function on letters that do not touch. Great tutorial.
Great question Nancy! I had never tried to do shadowing on non-script letters that do not touch. I just tried it and it works perfectly. Even though the letters don't touch and you cannot really tell that they are unioned (apparently that's not a real word:) together, you still use the same process. So, Object to Path; Ungroup; Union; then Linked Offset (remember to disable the snapping function if you want to keep your sanity). Thanks for watching and the question.
@@MakingwithMarilyn After I sent you the message I also tried it and it worked for me.
@@nancymay6511glad it worked! Thanks again.
Thank you so so much for this video!!!
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Great tutorial. Never was able to use inkscape. It was way too confusing. Marilyn thank you!
You're welcome! I agree. I used to watch inkscape videos and just think there was no way I could learn it. So I just focused on learning this one process and finally got it:) I appreciate your watching and commenting!
This was supper helpful. Thanks you.
Thank you!!
This was so helpful!! Thank you!!
You're welcome!!! Thank you for your positive comment:)
Thank you Marilyn for making this tutorial., it's just what was looking for. Now I can use Inkscape with my Cricut.
I have watched lots of Inkscape tutorials - in particular by TJFREE . They are very good, easy to follow. It takes a while to learn ,but worth it when it all comes together.
Thank you for your comment and thanks for watching! There is a bit of a learning curve and I am still a newbie to it, but I really like using it.
Thank you. That was very helpful.
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching 🙂
Very well explained. Could you do a video on how to add an offset to an image? Thank you!
Yes, absolutely. I will post it within the next few days.
Hi, thank you for the video, It was clear and concise. it has helped me. I was trying to do offset with a sticker i imported and it doesnt seem to be working. Any idea why??
Not sure this will help without being able to play with it myself, but did you turn the imported sticker into a path yet? You would select it, then go to file, then trace bitmap. Hopefully this might help. Let me know:)
@@MakingwithMarilyn Hi, yes i did do this. I realized it was because the sticker wasnt showing nodes. I dont know how to get it to make a node on it???
@@rmcstudios2818 The sticker is probably not a path yet. Select it with the select tool, then click on Path, then trace bitmap. Use this function and it should become a path. I hope this helps. Let me know:)
@@MakingwithMarilyn I really had to fiddle with it to make it a path. it was really hard but it finally worked. Thank you so much!!
@@rmcstudios2818 Yay, so glad you got it done!!!
Super helpful, thank you!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so very much for this video.
You are very welcome!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
thank you ,that was really helpful for me !
You're welcome!!! Glad you found it to be helpful. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I’m a newbie to Inkscape and this helped so much. Unfortunately I keep getting stuck at the stoke part. I created 2 separate words using magnolia font. I then lined them up where I wanted and grouped, then hit union. From there I tired to follow your instructions. Every time I hit path/linked offset, then choose color it changes the color of the entire word. Instead of adding stoke. Not sure what I’m doing wrong.
Are you typing 2 different words, or do you mean you typed the same word once and used one of them as the Shadow? If it is 2 different words, you need to select the words first, then go to Path and click on Object to Path. Then go to Object and click on ungroup. Then you go back to Path and hit Union. Let me know if you have been able to get it to work.
When I try to upload the svgs to design space it tells me, The uploaded SVG contained the following items that are not supported: text elements. If I continue anyway only the offset layer uploads.
Did you select the entire word, and then do the following 3 steps: (1) click on Path (and then choose Object to Path), (2) click on Object (and then choose Ungroup - even if you like the letter spacing and don't want to move anything), and (3) click on Path (and choose Union)? For some reason, your word is still considered text and not a path.
Best tutorial ever!!!!!
I am so happy to read your comment!!! Thank you so much and thanks for watching!!!
So Marilyn, since cricuit design space came out with offset. do you still use offset in Inkscape? If so,which one do u like the best??
I do use it in Inkscape more than in Cricut. It works well in Cricut for some things, but for others, it works better in Inkscape. I have been thinking about doing a video comparing the two.
thank youuuuuuuu!!!!!! helped out a lot.
So glad it was helpful to you! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!!!
I don’t have the affectionally your font? I just downloaded the Inkscape. Is this a font u bought?
I downloaded it for free from www.dafont.com. You can download fonts for free, unless you need a commercial license. If you haven't used dafont, it is an awesome site! Thanks for watching!!!
Importing PNG or SVG but when I select object and try to get offset no little diamond shows up in order to see the offset behind image. Help
I don't think the offset will work with an object. I believe it will only work with a path.
Great video thank you!!!
Thank you so much!!!
Thank you so much I'm finally be able to do it
I am so glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Good video thanks ❤
Thank you!!!
This is a great tutorial. BUT, I cannot find anything for some reason on how to shadow an image. I can't use your tutorial to make the steps work on an image to shadow. Can you help at all? Thank you.
Do you have Inkscape 1.0? It is the newest version.
@@MakingwithMarilyn I just downloaded it a week ago. Should I go back and download again, specifically looking for 1.0?
Tnx
@@janisreid795 are you on a computer, phone or tablet?
@@MakingwithMarilyn Mac laptop
I can get a word to shadow, but when I try to shadow a screenshot of a design from design space, or even a peace sign like you did in your vid, nothing.
Hello, thanks for this video.
I'm French, don't find anyone in french... Yours is really clear except one point 😅.
I don't understand where I'm suppose to click on the keyboard to clean the offset.
Can you help me one more time please?
Hi Coralie, thank you for watching and I would be happy to help. I am not sure quite what you mean, though, by the phrase "clean the offset". Could you describe a little more where you are having the problem. Possibly refer to the part of the video where you don't know what to do next. Thanks again and I look forward to hearing back from you.
@@MakingwithMarilyn at 7min after "select the nodes" to remove them 🤔
@@Melyco thank you for letting me know the part you were having problems with. If your offset/shadow has any gaps in the middle that you want to get rid of, use the edit nodes tool, drag your cursor around the nodes of the gap, and then use the delete button on your keyboard to get rid of them. If your keyboard doesn't have a delete button, I will figure out how to use delete in Inkscape. I am not at home right now or I would find it now.
@@MakingwithMarilyn Yes, it works, I did it!! 🥳
Thank you very much. 🙏🏽🥰
@@Melyco That is awesome!!! Thank you for letting me know:)
Im doing what you say but I don't have that font so picked another script, my script is out of the box and not showing the whole word. its partially cut off, now what???
Can you drag your curser all the way around the word to select it? Unlike Cricut Design Space, you have to drag all the way outside what you are selecting versus just touching it with your curser.
@@MakingwithMarilyn Did that, its like its outside the aloud width. I tried a different font and that worked. But i should be able to use that Font I want. But now I can't get the shadow to pull out, i just get little square everywhere, Have to close and start over then same thing. I'm on a Mac don't know if that matters or not
@@lynnwalker8267 If you are talking about the little gray squares everywhere, those are nodes. What happens when you click on the Select tool and then select your word? After you select the word, then try the offset function.
This is a great tutorial, however, when I click on the Linked Offset, I am not getting the handle to drag the shadow. What am I doing wrong?
Is the little grab bubble even showing up?
If not, did you use the trace bitmap function first?
It works okay if I write fonts. Your tutorial works okay then but when I import instructions do not work on my image to get offset
If importing, I think you will have to use the Trace Bitmap feature and turn it into a path before you can use the offset feature.
It wasnt working for me because I thought the step that is "object-ungroup" was optional and only if you want to move your letters around, but you have to select it in order for it to work.
I can totally understand why you would think that. I don't always understand why Inkscape works the way it does either🙂
One thing you don't mention but always gives new Inkscape users trouble, is the Document Properties. You need to set the scale to 72 so it imports the right size in DS. If you just go with Inkscape's defaults it sizes it really huge.
Thank you soooo much for this information. I am newish at Inkscape and did not know how to make it scale correctly. I always wrote down what I wanted the size to be and resized it in Cricut Design Space:) Mine actually came into small. I will do a video to show this to others because it is so helpful!!! Thanks again for sharing this knowledge!