I know how to add the icons one by one manually, but is there a way to do it faster/automatically? Is there a generator for this somewhere?
For example (pulled from here):
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Do you have any specific software you're using or have available to you? – Cai Jun 13 '17 at 21:23
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I'm using Inkscape – Mayra Delgado Jun 21 '17 at 9:31
As the tag in the question says vector, I am going to assume the use of software like Sketch or Illustrator (there may be many more but it's not important)
- Place all the required icons on the screen. This shouldn't be a difficult task. Just place one group and then copy is all across the screen.
- Use pen tool or any drawing tool to sketch out the silhouette of the human (or any closed shape you need)
- Add a fill to this closed shape and bring/keep it as the top-most layer.
- Select all the items and create a clipping mask or a mask
- Done.
This will give you the desired result in very quick time
If you're using illustrator, you might want to take a look at the ColliderScribe plugin from AstuteGraphics. It has a feature called SpaceFIll which takes one or several elements and arranges then within an area, letting you specify parameters like spacing, size, etc.
