Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this Inkscape 1.0 tutorial, I show you how to cut out text from a shape using an easy, beginner-friendly method. To my knowledge this is currently the only working method for cutting text out of a shape in Inkscape for 2020.

0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Draw a Shape
0:21 - Add Text
1:10 - Add a Mask
2:49 - Create a Gradient Cutout
3:50 - Cut Out a Text's Stroke
4:57 - Why Use GIMP to Mask Images
5:17 - Final Thoughts

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