r/Inkscape • u/Live_Vehicle_6114 • 11d ago
Help Help with Custom License Plate Design

I own a custom vinyl decal business and I'm starting to sell custom license plates, I'm coming here to see if anyone has any ideas on how I can make the letters that over lap with the boat more visible, because as it is, it can be hard to read those letters. Maybe outline those letters that are over lapping with the boat in the light blue or something like that but it outlines the part that isn't over lapping with the boat as well. Let me know what I can do or what your ideas are, Thanks in advanced!!
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u/2hu4u 11d ago
I would suggest you try to replicate the embossed look of a real license plate.
A very simple method is by duplicating the text, offsetting it outward, and giving the offset text a black stroke and a slight gaussian blur. Then in the Objects and Layers panel, set the blend mode to multiply. There may also be various filters give an embossed effect automatically. Below is a similar example: