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Inkscape 0.48 Illustrator's Cookbook

If modifying a preset filter seems like too much work we can create a filter from scratch, which we will do in this recipe trying to achieve a "Nebula" effect.
The following steps will demonstrate how to create your own filter:
1. Open the Filter Editor by going to Filters | Filter Editor....
2. Press the New button. Notice a new filter is created in the Effect list without any primitives.
3. Click on the filter name and rename it to "My Filter".
4. Beneath the Effect pane there is a widget to add a new primitive to the current filter. Select Gaussian Blur from the drop-down list and press the Add Effect: button.
5. Change the Standard Deviation: in the Effect parameters tab to 10.
6. Now select Turbulence from the drop-down list and press the Add Effect: button. Set Type: to Fractal Noise, Base Frequency: to 0.008, and Octaves: to 5.
7. Select Displacement Map from the drop-down list and press Add Effect: button. Set the Scale: slider to 100...
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