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Inkscape Art: Path Interpolation

Nick Nagel's Procedural Art with Inkscape Series

  1. Pattern along path
  2. Path Interpolation
  3. Interpolate Subpaths
  4. Lattice Deformation

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Inkscape's Path Interpolation .

Path interpolation ...

Wave Skeleton ...

INTRO

POST SHOULD COVER PATH INTERPOLATION WITH AN EYE TOWARD

  1. procedural art (show the surf wave example with wave spine ...

  2. path generation for SMIL animation (do the jellyfish motion ... )

Artwork

Pacific sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, USA
Figure 1:Pacific sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, USA
Jellyfish SVG animation illustrating organic path morphing that can be achieved with path interpolation.
Artwork: Jellyfish SVG animation illustrating organic path morphing that can be achieved with path interpolation. Animation by Nick Nagel.

Conclusion

In the post we've explored path interpolation in Inkscape and looked at some of the applications of this feature vis a vis procedural art and animation. In conclusion let me leave you with this video which I used as reference material for this post. I find scenes like this from nature beautiful and very soothing. Enjoy them while they last!

Endnotes

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Resources

  1. File:Jelly cc11.jpg.

  2. TBD.

  3. STITCH SUB-PATHS Path Effect In INSCAPE 1.3 https://youtu.be/QopkW1kMk1o?si=DOfwvPR3DuXr7Dzs

  4. More Path Stitching ("Cool Abstract Lines") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZF1ye0c4P4

  5. Interpolate Sub-Paths & Lattice Deformation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rliF81fKVzI

  6. Inkscape Tutorial: Abstract Waves Background https://youtu.be/osuhoJl97VA?si=ocXdBH3gqBcUNXH4