I require assistance with working on svg's. I have a "background image" with another "image" layered over it. The "image" needs to have a hole cut out of it so that the background image can shine through. I managed to achieve this by utilizing svg:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
body{
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
}
#svg-door {
background-image: url(http://pcdn.500px.net/15548893/7f3b7c411716b1fb29c5cffb3efcf8ce33eacd76/15.jpg);
background-size: cover;
box-sizing: border-box;
padding: 100px;
width: 100%;
height: 500px;
}
#wood {
border-radius: 50%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body background="https://www.w3schools.com/css/img_fjords.jpg" >
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" id="svg-door">
<defs>
<pattern id="wood" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse" width="1024" height="768">
<image xlink:href="http://i.imgur.com/Ljug3pp.jpg" x="0" y="0" width="1024" height="768"/>
</pattern>
</defs>
<path xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" d=" M0,0 225,0 225,300 0,300 z M105,50, 180,50 180,80 105,80 z "
fill="url(#wood)" fill-rule="evenodd"/>
</svg>
</body>I was unable to utilize mask filters of css due to browser compatibility issues. I prefer not to use a svg/js framework.
Everything is going well so far. Now, I would like to take it a step further.
I want the hole to have a transparent gradient, creating softer borders for the inner rects. I am unsure how to achieve this.
Additionally, I would like to animate the hole to gradually increase in size over time. I am considering using js for this. Is there an alternative method? Perhaps by altering the entire html structure?
Any assistance is welcome.