On Feb 19, 2008 11:27 AM, Zelus et Radix <zelus.et.radix@...155...> wrote:
Greetings I have a finished vector graphic of a toon bear for a children's notebook. Now I want to give outlines variable/random thickness so they look more "rough" and childish. How can I have outlines to be irregular in Inkscape?
Well you can't do it by using strokes (the common way to do outlines in SVG), because a stroke's width can't vary over one object. You can do it manually by using the calligraphy tool and just drawing outlines over top of the shapes you've already made.
You might be able to automate it by duplicating an object, setting a thick stroke, converting the stroke to a path, adding some nodes with the Add Nodes effect under Effects -> Modify Path, then playing around with the Jitter Nodes effect under Effects -> Modify Path. But probably drawing the outlines with the calligraphy tool will be easier.