Inkscape training and tips

Welcome to Desktop Tips Inkscape pages. Inkscape is a Vector Drawing program developed under the Open Software licence. It is a truly serious Illustration program capable of producing accurate and complex artworks. Its interface is both intuitive and well laid out. As a serious Illustration program it is arguably the easiest to use of any professional Vector program available on the market at any price.......and Inkscape is free. Inkscape can be used to create Logo's, Illustrations and finished artwork. It is a great tool for creating artwork for the Web and can output work in the SVG file format or the latest version now allows to to export your artwork in PDF format. I have found that Inkscape files integrate well with other graphics programs. You can create Vector artworks in Inkscape and include them in multi page documents created in Scribus. Desktop publishing has never been more accessible to the general public and for free! There are excellent Tutorial and Manuals available for free as well, please follow the links on the left and enjoy some of our own Desktoptips Tutorials as well. Have a look at the artwork below and incidentally most of the graphics for this Web site were created in Inkscape.......what more can I say..... I love the program.

If you are new to Illustration or Desktop Publishing make sure you have read the General Background Information Tutorial first.

Basic Lesson 1

Creating a Mask to apply a Vignette around an Image

Adding Text and applying some effects. Includes info on saving and exporting files

We now have an entire Site dedicated to Inkscape:

Inkscapetutorials.net With a great range of Tutorials and General Information.

Tutorial Number 1:
Creating a super Vector Image by using a 'Clipping ' to cut out a Photo Image and the using 'Trace' to convert it to a Vector Illustration. Vector Illustration is Photo Realistic but has much smaller file size than Bitmap and can be Scaled to any size.

Tutorial Number 2:
How to create cartoon Images from Hand Drawn Linework. Using The GIMP to scan the Image and Inkscape to Trace and apply Color and effects. We will then edit the final to produce Images suitable for Animation.

Tutorial Number 3:
Layering Text with different outlines to create eye catching Designs.

Tutorial Number 4:
Creating a 'Vignette' around a Image using a Clipping Mask.

Tutorial Number 5:
Following on from Tutorial 1, Create This Hot Rod by combining Photographic Images with created Vector Images.

Tutorial Number 6:
In this Tutorial we create a simple 3 color Logo. There is Important information about Curving Text and setting Line thickness outside Text.

Tutorial Number 7:
In this Tutorial we create Separations for Screen Printing (or Spot Color Printing) We use the artwork created in Tutorial 6. I will also show you how to set Traps and Bleeds.

Tutorial Number 8:
Adjusting The Color in Bitmap Images using CMYK Channels, then Resizing and exporting the finished Bitmap. This shows off Inkscapes simple but powerful Bitmap editing tools.