Abstract Effect using paths and markers

Please Note: This tutorial uses features that are not currently available in the most recent stable version of inkscape (0.45.1). To achieve the effects in this tutorial, you will need to download an unstable version of inkscape, or wait until the 0.46 release.

This tutorial describes a neat little technique for creating impressive abstract images using paths and markers. As usual, the link to the tutorial is after the break. An impressive result of the tutorial is shown below.

This tutorial was created by the 0.46 splashscreen winner, needcoffee (deviantart page) and Malte Rödl. It uses a new feature in 0.46 that allows you to create new markers from a path already on canvas. From what i can gather, the inital idea for this technique was listed first on the German Inkscape Forum (that link has some other great results from this tutorial).

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