Create Gold Text with Inkscape

In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can use Inkscape to create a gold effect. More specifically, I’ll be showing you how to create gold text. To create this gold effect with Inkscape, we’ll be using linear gradients and applying five specific colors that, when combined, create the illusion of shining gold. Download the Ayres font here: The colors used in the gradient: ffd587ff cfa344ff 9a5f00ff ffd699ff f5be39ff Want to learn more about how Inkscape works? Check out the Inkscape Master Class - a comprehensive series of over 50 videos where I go over every tool, feature and function in Inkscape and explain what it is, how it works, and why it’s useful: Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Setting up the document 00:55 Generate text 01:45 Apply the gold gradient 04:18 Create the offset copy 06:01 Adjust the spacing between the letters 07:07 Create a shine effect 10:43 Add a drop shadow 11:30 Place on a dark background 12:40 Conclus