Adjust the Width and Force as you paint to change the area covered and intensity.Ĭreate a colorful mosaic by alternating between colors. Moving your mouse repeatedly over an area increases the color strength.
As you click + drag, the color will be added in varying shades. Now click and drag your mouse over the mosaic. You can also see the color choice top right. To paint a smaller area decrease the Width.Ĭhoose a color from the bottom paint palette. If you want a brighter color increase the Force number. Adjust the Width and Force at the top left. Click on the mode at the top: Paint the tool's color upon selected objects. At the top of the screen will be the editing options. We will use the coloring option that allows a variation in shades.Ĭlick the Tweak Tool on the left side. The Tweak Tool or Tweak objects by sculpting or painting Tool is a multifunctional tool. Alternatively click on white on the bottom color palette. Select all and use the Fill panel on the right hand side. The mosaic needs to be filled with a white color. The Width can be changed under the Stroke Style.Īn important adjustment is needed for the next step to work. The pattern separates into individual shapes. Now select both the pattern and the rectangle, click the Path menu again and select Division. In order to use the Tweak Tool we need to turn the pattern into individual parts. While the pattern is still selected, click Objects then Pattern and click Patterns to Object. Be sure only the pattern is selected when you do this.Īgain, with only the pattern selected, click on the Path menu at the top and select Combine. However, sometimes this doesn't want to play along. Click Apply then click Close.Īctivating the Live Preview should give you a quick look at the result. If the number goes too low it may slow your software down. This number will depend on the size of your rectangle. Change the number for the Average size of cell to between 40 and 80. Select Generate from path and click Voronoi Pattern.
With the rectangle selected go to the Extension menu at the top. The thickness of the Stroke can be adjusted to what you choose. Adjust the Fill to white and change the Stroke to black. The menu will open on the right hand side. Click on the Object menu at the top and select Fill and Stroke.
Draw out the rectangle to the size you want. On the left side click on Create Rectangles and Squares. In this tutorial we will be making a mosaic pattern in Inkscape by using the Voronoi Pattern tool. We will also use the Tweak Tool to give color shade variations.īegin by opening Inkscape and draw out the shape for the Voronoi pattern. Voronoi patterns are found everywhere across nature. Recreating this pattern in vector software is super easy.
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