Tried option 2, and works great! Thank you so much, Xav.

I'd like to add a gradient to the 2 top arcs, but when I do, only the fill gets the gradient, and the stroke doesn't (bottom 2 arcs). If I remove the stroke in the arcs then they are too thin. So how do I make it so everything (fill and stroke) gets the same gradient? Basically, I want the arcs to h...

Thank you for all your responses. I appreciate them all. I had tried Union as shawnhcorey had suggested, but it wouldn't work. Also, I have used the fill bucket like Jelle said, but this time it didn't work so well. It wouldn't completely, smoothly fill in the wings. It was jagged and rough looking,...

Sorry, I've looked and looked and can't find the answer. I was doing fill quite easily, but now somehow, the fill on my drawings aren't working like I want. I simply want to fill the wings to a different color, but look what happens. (Red). Even when I try to change the color of a line, I get what h...

Yes, thank you so much! It worked! That is what I wanted! Thank you, thank you. I was trying for hours. It really is simple once you follow the right steps. Thank you very much.

Thank you for replying, and so quick. I tried doing what you said, and it wasn't quite what I'm after. What I want is on the right (Green circle). I want to remove the bottom part of the circle, everything that's below the bird, and I want what's below the bird to be transparent. (In the illustratio...

Thanks for this product and forum, I really appreciate it. I've been working on some projects for 1-2 years and found Inkscape very good and easy to use. However, I'm trying some more advanced projects and I just can't figure out how to remove the bottom part of the circle (under the black bird). I'...