: Inkscape Clip Shape and Filter The top layer has a drop shadow, but the shadow should not have any effect on the transparent area outside of the circle. I tried using duplicating the circle

@Michele215

In Inkscape, filter effects like a drop shadow can be clipped by adding the filtered object to a group first, then clip the group.



Tutorial




Copy the green circle (It will be used as the clipping mask later on) (Ctrl + c)





Select both objects using the Select tool





Create a new group (Object > Group, or Ctrl+g)





Paste the image in place (Ctrl+Alt+v)





Add the previously created group to the selection





Set the Clip (Object > Clip > Set, or right mouse menu > Set Clip)


The end result in an object in which the drop shadow has been clipped!



Adding the green circle to the group is actually optional: a group with only the white shape could also be clipped. However that could result in small render artifacts at the bottom of the object.

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