drawing chain links in inkscape
July 2, 2008here is a nice little tutorial on illustrating chain links using inkscape.

here is a nice little tutorial on illustrating chain links using inkscape.

One of my fellow fedora artTeam members, Martin Sourada has created a great tutorial for creating icons with an ‘on the table’ perspective.
This particular tutorial links closely to the echo icon theme that the fedora artTeam are working on at the moment, but contains useful elements that can help with all icon design in inkscape.

While this video is not a tutorial per se, it provides a great insight into how a more complicated inkscape drawing is constructed. It is basically a step - by - step construction of all the objects in the drawing put into a neat little video. Below is a thumb of the finished product that can be viewed at the artist’s deviantart page.
The video (hosted on youtube) is embedded after the thumb, so you may not be able to view it if you are reading though an feed reader.

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This tutorial covers the following useful text tips and tricks:

Here is a detailed tutorial that demonstrates how to create chrome text using inkscape.

this is a simple tutorial that shows you how to illustrate a simple snowman using inkscape.

this is an awesome quick guide into some of the basics of inkscape.
it is a great introductory guide and a great quick reference guide for inkscape
it covers:

Another awesome video tutorial by the screencasters.heathenx.org guys.
in this one, they demonstrate how to make playing cards.
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Here is a nice bunch of tips for creating nice diagrams using inkscape.

There is a new effect in the inkscape pipeline that renders gears for you. However, in the meantime, here is a nifty tutorial that shows you how to create simple gears. (it is in French, but with basic inkscape knowledge the images whould be fairly easy to follow.)
This tutorial demonstrates how to use tiled clones on a
simple rectangle to create some interesting effects.
Well worth a look at IMO.

an awesome, detailed step by step for illustrating a peacock feather using inkscape. (special thanks to Khiraly for suggesting this one…)

here is a cool little tutorial that tells you how to create the shiny / glossy arrow using inkscape. This is great for inkscape newbies that want to learn the inkscape by producing a simple, yet still pretty glossy arrow.
On a side note, if you like this tutorial, or achieve the glossy effect via a different workflow, make sure you write a tutorial, and post it on your blog/website. Its good to see other people’s workflow in the form of tutorials…
(click here for more info on my blatant tutorial push…)
Check it out, and leave a comment!

here is a tutorial by nicu that i have been waiting a long time for…
it is called: I can’t draw but I want to draw people faces (with Inkscape)
it is really cool, so check it out!

view this tutorial
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a tutorial that shows the technique to use a single gradient over multiple objects.

here is a mini-tutorial that provides a basic outline of the clip funtion in inkscape
this tutorial is a fairly detailed overview of the inkscape interface.
it basically covers what you see when you first open inkscape.

here is a nice and simple tutorial for creating a woodgrain effect using inkscape.
the original tutorial of this is the Deutsch translation.
here is another great tutorial by Nicu that demonstrates how to utilise “brushes” in inkscape. He covers topics such as Stamping, pattern on paths and interpolation. This is a great little collection of tips and tricks, so check it out…
