Reducing the opacity of the rectangle will allow you to see where the image is located beneath it. The color you should use will depend on your own image. Once youвЂ™ve reduced the opacity, it would make sense to change the color of the rectangle to a shade that contrasts well with your imageвЂ™s composition so you can see it better.ДЇor this particular image IвЂ™ll be using red because itвЂ™s easily visible against the blue-ish green backdrop. It may be difficult for you to see exactly where the rectangle is situated in relation to the image, so it would be a good idea to reduce the opacity of the rectangle to 50% using the menu at the bottom of the screen: Adjust the opacity using the input values at the bottom of the screen. With the rectangle tool selected, click and drag to create a rectangle over the area of your image youвЂ™d like to crop: DonвЂ™t worry if your rectangle isnвЂ™t located precisely where it needs to be. It should be the third tool down from the top: Locate the Rectangle tool in your toolbar. To do this, grab the Rectangles and squares tool (keyboard shortcut: R) which is located in the tools menu on the left-hand side of your screen. Now that you have your image opened we can begin the process of choosing the area weвЂ™d like to crop. Step 2: Create A Rectangle Over Your Image Follow my dark theme tutorial for Inkscape if youвЂ™d like to do the same. Your image should now be opened in Inkscape, and within its own dedicated document.ДЇor this demonstration I will be using the following example photo: My example photo, opened with Inkscape.ДЄs a side note, if youвЂ™re wondering why my version of Inkscape may look different from yours, itвЂ™s because IвЂ™m using a dark theme. When prompted with the import menu, make sure to choose the following presets: Make sure your import presets match the screenshot above, otherwise your image may import at a different size. Locate your image on your hard drive and select it.

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