We’re trying the get the fading black effect only on the left and right sides, so position it accordingly.

This gradient will feature 4 stops with black, transparent black, transparent black, and black. Similar to what we did for the tip’s shading, let’s add a linear gradient to the stroke. With the Gradient tool, go ahead and put that crazy gradient into place. Let’s apply a linear gradient with the 6 stops shown below. Since this is supposed to be a piece of metal, we’re going to need a pretty good chrome gradient. On the other end of the pencil, let’s draw another rectangle with the same height as our pencil ( 41px for me). I used a linear gradient with the colors shown below. Using the Pen tool and free handing it worked well, along with rounding the very tip.įinally, we can position and color our graphite tip. Since we don’t want a sad pencil, let’s add the graphite tip.

Position it like I have it below and you can see it adds a sort of shadow effect. One stop will be black while the other one will simply be a transparent black. Remember when said to remember the height of your pencil? Well, now is a good time to make sure the tip is the same height as well.įor some extra blending, let’s apply a linear gradient on the stroke. I had to edit a couple of the nodes to make it look just right, so you may end up doing the same. Now we can position the tip onto the end of the stem. Of course, you can refer to the image below for the specifics. With my pencil tip shape all set, it’s time to apply a linear gradient. You can go ahead and fine tune those also. To smooth some of those jagged edges, use the Nodes tool to select those edges and select Nodes symmetric from the nodes toolbar. For the tip, let’s use the Pen tool and draw a shape like I have below.

Color drawing inkscape