This was more or less what was happening. You know what? I might have to make another image to show what is really happening. Then, use the silhouette to clip the glow basis (select both together, and the object at the top will clip the bottom one), and you'll get the nice glow that fits perfectly to Aqu who has been underneath all these layer, like this. (In this image, the cutout is on top of the silhouette, remember to keep it on top for the proper clipping!) Make another duplicate of the silhouette, then combine it with the glow base, so that it forms a sort of a 'cut out'. Ok, it's hard to show it clearly here, but hear me out. Its color would be the basis of this glow. Make a duplicate of the silhouette of whatever you want to glow (Aqu's head, in this case), then make a simple object (its shape doesn't matter) underneath it.
This method will create a very pretty, even translucent-y glow and make use of both clipping and bluring. I don't know if you think this is a good method, but it could come in handy in the future. The final method, that you might recognize, is a lot more complicated. In fact, this is how I draw novas nowadays! It's quite quick and relatively simple. However, it is also quite rough, so for me, instead of using Inset, I simply make duplicates and edit the nodes on my own, creating more fluid 'lines' for good measure. You can adjust the edges of the objects and this would create a rather conventional cartoony 'thick-like' style, and it's quite suitable for novakids, imo. After filling in the color, you can simply duplicate everything, inset them, and color the lower level objects in a darker color. The first method, is simply via the Inset ( ctrl+( ) function, which is basically shrinking your object inward. However, I can show you several ways that I think is adequate for drawing novas in inkscape. I can't decide for you how you should draw novakids, since I'm still exploring styles even till now and I feel like developing your way to draw them is just as fun as drawing in general. Okay, you might have to gimme some moment.
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