Creating a stylized flower using Snapping
This recipe is a little exercise in snapping. We'll try out different snapping options while arranging objects into a composite image of a stylized flower.
How to do it...
The following steps show you how to use the snapping option to create a flower:
1. Create a 300 x 300 pixel square, having rounded corners with a radius of 100 px. Set its fill to Purple (#800080) and its opacity to 50.
2. Convert it to a path (Shift + Ctrl + C).
3. Create three more copies by stamping with Space three times while holding it with your mouse.
4. Make sure that Enable Snapping is on. You can toggle it using the % key. Snap nodes or handles, Snap to cusp nodes, and Snap to smooth nodes on the Snapping toolbar.
5. Move the squares one by one so they overlap a bit and make their nodes snap so they form a flowery shape:
6. Select the Star tool (Shift + F9 or *) and set the options on the toolbar to: Star, Corners: 4 , Spoke ratio: 0.95, Rounded: 0.1, and Randomized: to 0.
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