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I want to fill the outline of my object with another image. If I use Clip & Set, my object gets all filled.

My current object is a cat:

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The black color should be replaced by an image, the interior of the cat should stay transparent. How to get it?

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Remove the fill, if there's one, let the black outline stroke stay. Make a spare copy of your shape, you may need it later.

Select the shape. Goto Path > Stroke to Path. That transforms the outline stroke to filled area.

Use the shape to clip the image. The outline acts as a clipping mask, because it's now a filled area.

An example:

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Not asked Scrap the idea of using Clip > Set. Change the stroke color to white and use Object > Mask > Set. Mask is a way to affect transparency with color, white = fully opaque.

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  • Look what i get when i use Stroke -> Path -> imgur.com/a/ZN42o9z
    – Adelov
    Jul 26, 2019 at 20:44
  • Your shape has something which isn't normal Inkscape path. Imported stuff? Try at first (=before converting stroke to path ) to convert the shape to ordinary Inkscape path with Path > Object to Path
    – user82991
    Jul 26, 2019 at 20:49
  • You saved my life dude, Thank you very mach
    – Adelov
    Jul 26, 2019 at 20:51

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