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.

UPDATE: Nicu has been posting incremental updates on this tutorial on his blog… to date there are 3 parts in total:
After the last few posts not being actual tutorials, today the inkscape tutorials weblog is getting back into the swing of things with an awesome little howto from nicu.
Nicu demonstrates how to create gears in inkscape, vary them and build them up to create complex “mechanisms”
Here is a neat workflow showing how to create a fairly detailed compass graphic by adding and editing simple shapes. This is a great tutorial for inkscape beginners, as it is well communicated, and intoduces simple inkscape operations like node editing. As always the link to the tut is after the break.

here is a simple yet effective procedure for drawing an axe using inkscape.

Yet another awesome step-by-step from kalaalog demonstrating how to illustrate a palm tree. The result is quite impressive.
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 another awesome tutorial by nicu. In it he demonstrates how to create simple postage stamps using Inkscape. What is really nice about this tutorial is that nicu demonstrates the 3 different ways of aligning circles around the edge of the rectangle to get the perforated edge effect that postage stamps have…
this tutorial is well worth a look.

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.)
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!

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here is a very nifty tutorial that shows you how to draw a pack of dynamite using inkscape. this tutorial has no step - by step instructions, but a whole lot of diagrams and arrows. it is a different approach to a lot of the tutorials out there, but i like it cos it makes you think a bit more.

here is a cool tutorial for creating a simple sticker / decal with a folded down edge.
here is a nice and simple tutorial for creating a woodgrain effect using inkscape.
the original tutorial of this is the Deutsch translation.
A video tutorial by heathenx that shows you how to make a simple paperclip in inkscape. This tutorial also serves as a good introduction into basic path and curve manipulation.
Result of this tutorial:
Here is the tutorial:
here is yet another cool video tutorial from heathenx. In this one, he demonstrates how to create a simple yet still pretty good looking file folder.
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here is another cool video tutorial by heathenx.
In it he demonstrates basic use to the tiled clones feature in inkscape. with the tiled clones he creates a simple checkerboard background.
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This tutorial is the webpage version of the “Tips and Tricks” tutorial that comes bundled with inkscape. To view these tutorials as an SVG just go to Help>Tutorials in inkscape.
It covers the following tips:
Radial placement with “Tile Clones”, How to do slicing (multiple rectangluar export areas), Non-linear gradients, Excentric radial gradients, Aligning to the center of the page, Cleaning up the document, Clipping or masking a bitmap, Hidden features and the XML editor, Stamping, Pen tool tricks, Entering Unicode values, Using the grid for drawing icons, Object rotation, Open dialog as an object palette, Bitmap drop shadows, Placing text on a path, Selecting the original, Window off-screen recovery, Transparency, gradients and PostScript export

This tutorial is the webpage version of the “Shapes” tutorial that comes bundled with inkscape. To view these tutorials as an SVG just go to Help>Tutorials in inkscape.
This tutorial covers all the basics on using shapes in inkscape. How to draw, resize and manipulate rectangles, ellipses, spirals, stars & polygons.

This tutorial is the webpage version of the “Basic” tutorial that comes bundled with inkscape. To view these tutorials as an SVG just go to Help>Tutorials in inkscape.
The Basic Tutorial covers canvas navigation, managing documents, shape tool basics, selection techniques, transforming objects with selector, grouping, setting fill and stroke, alignment, and z-order.