Create Gold Text with Inkscape

In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can use Inkscape to create a gold effect. More specifically, I’ll be showing you how to create gold text. To create this gold effect with Inkscape, we’ll be using linear gradients and applying five specific colors that, when combined, create the illusion of shining gold.

Download the Ayres font here: https://www.dafont.com/ayres.font

The colors used in the gradient:

ffd587ff
cfa344ff
9a5f00ff
ffd699ff
f5be39ff

Want to learn more about how Inkscape works? Check out the Inkscape Master Class - a comprehensive series of over 50 videos where I go over every tool, feature and function in Inkscape and explain what it is, how it works, and why it's useful: https://logosbynick.com/inkscape/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:32 Setting up the document
00:55 Generate text
01:45 Apply the gold gradient
04:18 Create the offset copy
06:01 Adjust the spacing between the letters
07:07 Create a shine effect
10:43 Add a drop shadow
11:30 Place on a dark background
12:40 Conclusion

Intro song: "In Da Mood" by Combustibles, used with written permission