As a vector graphics format, SVG uses precisely-defined geometric shapes to build an image. But SVG is not only useful for simple technical drawings. SVG graphics can be shaded, textured, built from partially transparent overlapping layers, or even filled with photographic images. This book takes a deep dive into a specific aspect of SVG: painting. You won't use oils or watercolors, but graphical instructions that a computer can turn into detailed, full-color images. The creative possibilities are endless, once you know how to take advantage of all that SVG offers. Learn how the SVG rendering model works with strokes and fills, Apply standard colors, define custom colors, or create a named color palette, Set transparency for objects, strokes, and fills, Define reusable painting instructions with SVG paint servers, Create and use simple and repeating linear and radial gradients, scaled to fit or with absolute positions, Add tiles, textures, and background images with patterns, Understand and avoid the quirks and pitfalls of painting strokes and text, Animate fills and strokes or the paint server elements they use, Includes reference sections on color keywords and syntax, and paint server elements, attributes, and style properties. Book jacket.