How to Create a Stamp Effect With Inkscape

Stamps look like tiny pictures on paper with a white perforated paper. This is the most important thing for a stamp and the core of this tutorial. This article will show you three ways of doing the same effect with Inkscape. Using the...

Method 1 of 3:

Pattern along a Path

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    Using the Rectangle Tool draw a rectangle.
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    With the Ellipse Tool, draw a circle (keep the Ctrl key pressed to get a circle).
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    Select the circle and then the rectangle.
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    And put the circle on the path defined by the rectangle (Effects > Generate from Path > Pattern along Path). Ensure copies are Repeated, the deformation type is Snake and adjust the space to fit the size of your circle:
    1. You will get a contour made from circles for your rectangle.
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    Select the contour and subtract it (Path > Difference) from the rectangle.
    1. This is the perforated paper.
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    Change its color to something paper-like, white or something near white (a very light yellow for old paper).
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    For a shadow which will make the paper more visible, duplicate the shape and make the copy black.
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    Put it at the bottom of the stack and move a little to the right and down.
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    Slightly blur the shadow and if you want, adjust its transparency.
    1. This is what it should look like at those point.
  10. Optionally, for increased realism, rotate it a little.

 

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Method 2 of 3:

Tiled Clones

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    With the Ellipse Tool, create a circle.
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    Create tiled clones (Edit > Clone > Create Tiled Clones). Leave the symmetry as simple translation and change the Shift X Per column and Shift Y Per row to something to fit the size of your circle (here 20% is used). Set the number of rows and columns (here 6x8) to get the desired size of the stamp.
    1. The result is a grid like this.
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    Select and delete the inner circles and leave only a border. Select all and unlink the clones (Edit > Clone > Unlink Clone). Select all and make a union (Path > Union).
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    Draw a rectangle at the desired size and put it under the border made from circles.
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    Subtract (Path > Difference) the border from the rectangle.
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    Change its color and add a shadow.
    1. Final product.

 

Method 3 of 3:

Align and Distribute

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    Create a Rectangle.
    1. And a circle.
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    Select the circle and create a lot of duplicates (Edit > Duplicate). The number depend on the circle size and rectangle width.
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    Select all the circles and the rectangle.
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    And use the Align and Distribute dialog (Object > Align and Distribute).
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    Align the circles (relative to biggest item, which is the rectangle) evenly by horizontal.
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    Select the circles, perform a union (Path > Union) and move the result at the top edge of the rectangle.
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    Duplicate and move the copy to the bottom edge.
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    Make two more copies, rotate them by 90 degrees and move them to the left and right edges. Adjust their position as needed.
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    Subtract the lines of circles from the rectangle (Path > Difference) one by one.
    1. And get the perforated paper:
  10. Change the color and add a shadow.

 

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Update 05 March 2020
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