: Bucket-fill whole selection rectangle in Inkscape Consider sample Bézier curve with a red stroke: Now, I want to paint the background of the whole selection area. Like this: Is there a straight-forward

@Miguel516

You can use a rectangle with a border in the same color as the filling color and choose, as contur width, the same width as the Beziers contour width.

If you later change the width of the Bezier curves contour, you just have to change the rectangles contour to the same value.

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@Sarah814

No use to think other ways, if your mockup gives the wanted visual result and the problem is nothing more than visual. Make a group to keep the rectangle and the curve together when moving, rotating or scaling. Recoloring needs a separation.

ADDENDUM due the comment and edit in the question:

To fit the ends of the curve perfectly draw a little longer curve. Make a clipping mask.

Alternatively convert your curve to a filled area and edit its control points. See an example:



NOTE: the size and the position of the added rectangle are NOT approximate, if you


at first copy your curve to the clipboard
select the rectangle and paste the size onto it from the clipboard
select both and align them with the Object > Align & Distribute -tool.

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