First, make sure that the square is on top of the PNG image. Go to the Stroke Paint tab and click on the X to remove the stroke from the square.įor this image, we want to keep the cute mushroom and crop out the rest. Under the Fill tab, click on RGB and lower the Alpha (A) option in order to see the image beneath. While holding Ctrl, click + drag a square out over the PNG image. Then select the Create rectangles and squares tool on the left side. Now, before adding a square, open the Fill and Stroke Panel. The shape of the clipping mask can be a typical square, circle or any shape of your choice. On the left side toolbar there is a selection of shape tools to choose from. Step 2 - Crop PNG Image with a Shape Tool If needed, be sure to check out our tutorial on how to resize an image in Inkscape. Now both files are in one document and both were resized to fit on the page. Then we went back over to our document with the PNG, right clicked > Paste. We selected what we wanted then right clicked > Copy. Our chosen file consists of multiple elements in one document. We also opened the SVG file by going to File > Open.

You can adjust the settings if needed but we left as is and clicked Ok. When an image is pulled into Inkscape, you will get a “png bitmap image import” window. Alternatively, go to File > Import or drag and drop the image into Inkscape. You can go to File > Open to open the image. Open Inkscape, and, depending on your version, create a new document. Whether opening an image or using drag and drop, there is a step you must follow first.

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