Creating a golden award with a ribbon
This recipe will show us how to draw a golden award with a ribbon using interpolation extension and gradients.
How to do it...
The following steps will demonstrate how to create a golden award:
1. Select the Star tool (Shift + F9 or *) and create a 300 px upright star with 30 corners. Set Spoke ratio: to 0.96 and Rounded: to 0.2 by dragging upwards while holding Ctrl key.
2. Set its fill to
#e1c446and remove its stroke.3. Select the Gradient tool (Ctrl + F1 or G) and create a linear gradient in the object fill by dragging from the top-left corner to the bottom-right corner. Set the opacity of the end stop to 100.
4. Create a new gradient stop by double-clicking on the top one-third of the gradient path. Select the new stop by clicking on it and change its color to
#f8ecbd(double click on it to pop up the color selector).5. Duplicate the star (Ctrl + D), remove its fill and set stroke to 1 px, Black.
6. Convert it to a path (Shift + Ctrl + C). Select...
