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Inkscape | Text Split Shadow Effect

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Writing

Steps:

1. Draw a rectangle
2. Using the Text tool, write the word in bold
3. Select the text and go to Path – Object To Path
4. Object – Ungroup
5. Path – Union
6. Change the fill color
7. Duplicate text and change its color
8. Draw a triangle
9. Turn on the Snapping
10. Place the left side of the triangle to the left side of the text and stretch the triangle to the width of the text
11.Select both the triangle and the upper text using the Ctrl key
12. Path – Intersection
13. Duplicate the cropped part of the text and make it black
14. Blur the black clipped text
15. Duplicate this blurred object
16. Select the upper blurred object and move it 2 levels down
17. Select the next blurred object and move it down 1 level.
18. Change the color of the top clipped text to the color of the whole text
19. Enjoy the effect!

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