: Clip raster image with bezier curve shape in Inkscape I have a raster image that I'm trying to 'cut out' a part of (then follow it with feathering + blending etc), I draw an "outline" with

@Reiling762

There are Clips and Masks.


A clip uses the shape of the upper object (regardless of color and so on) to cut out parts of the lower object.
A mask uses the color of the upper object (can vary when using gradients, or a group of objects) to cut out parts of the lower object. White means 100% opacity and black means 0% opacity. Colors in between lead to partial visibility of the masked object.


You probably used mask (Object > Mask > Set) but wanted to use clip (Object > Clip > Set).

edit: "user unknown" provided the same answer and was faster.

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@Alves566

I can reproduce your behaviour in my (german) Inkscape, by generating such a path (bezier tool, rect, circle - no matter), marking the path and the image and selecting the 1st option of the 2nd option of the third group of the object menue, which is in German Objekt/Maskierung/Setzen (Object/Masking/set), but the desired behaviour by the 1st of the 1st option of the object menue, Objekt/Ausschneidepfad/setzen (object/cutting path/set).

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