a simple drop shadow tutorial for inkscape

July 2, 2008

If you are looking for a simple technique for creating shadows of simple objects, this is your tutorial.

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drawing chain links in inkscape

July 2, 2008

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

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drawing gears in inkscape - a howto by nicu.

May 1, 2008

UPDATE: Nicu has been posting incremental updates on this tutorial on his blog… to date there are 3 parts in total:

  1. Drawing the Gears
  2. Colouring the Gears - Golden Gears
  3. Colouring the Gears - Gears on Old Paper

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”


How to Illustrate A Reddish Pink Hibiscus Flower Using Inkscape

April 20, 2008

here is another awesome tutorial from the equally fantastic kalaalog. This tutorial demonstrates how to Illustrate A Reddish Pink Hibiscus Flower in Inkscape. As always, the link to the tutorial is after the jump…


creating icons with inkscape - a basic workflow

March 31, 2008
Updated: This tutorial has been updated and enhanced, so be sure to check it out again!
Here is another great tutorial for everyone’s favourite open source vector graphics editor. (that would be inkscape…)
Today’s tutorial outlines a basic workflow for creating, tweaking and exporting icons with inkscape. If you need some more icon tutorials check out the icon category
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Create an impressive stick man cartoon character / avatar

March 20, 2008

Here is another tutorial / in depth guide on creating cartoon characters by one of my favourite inkscape tutorialists, David Shaw. A while back, he published an awesome guide to creating a simple cartoon character in the tutorial Slime to Start.

This time he has created another in-depth guide to character creation with Inkscape, and this time the goal is to create a cute cartoon stick man with a style similar to the Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew. Once again, David goes into immense detail of his entire creative process, and the result is a great introduction to inkscape with an awesome result.

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For those of you interested in cartooning in inkscape, make sure you check out the following screenshot by Inkscape artist / developer, John Bintz (of Moment of Clarity fame.) It outlines the workflow that John goes through tracing, tweaking and inking his cartoons. Note that the screenshot is done before the 0.46 paint bucket tool came out (which i am pretty sure john had a hand in developing) so cartooning in inkscape is even easier.

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Drawing a compass graphic with inkscape.

March 2, 2008

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.

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How to make RPG map elements with inkscape.

January 29, 2008

Here is yet another awesome tutorial from Nicu a great tutorial for creating RPG map symbols using inkscape. In this “How it was made”, Nicu outlines a workflow for creating a simple jailhouse RPG element. Nicu is a major contributor to the Open Clip Art Library, and he has placed a large collection (50+ drawings) of these RPG map symbols into the public domain. You can also download the whole package from his own clipart gallery. Comments and praise should be left at Nicu’s Blog post for this tutorial.

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drawing a simple axe using inkscape.

November 1, 2007

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

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How To Illustrate Palm Tree using Inkscape

November 1, 2007

Yet another awesome step-by-step from kalaalog demonstrating how to illustrate a palm tree. The result is quite impressive.


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Create Playing Cards - a video tutorial by screencasters.heathenx.org

August 16, 2007

 Another awesome video tutorial by the screencasters.heathenx.org guys.

in this one, they demonstrate how to make playing cards.

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postage stamps in inkscape - a tutorial by nicu

August 16, 2007

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.

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10 Tips For Creating Good Looking Diagrams Using Inkscape

August 15, 2007

Here is a nice bunch of tips for creating nice diagrams using inkscape.

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cute pencil icon tutorial

August 13, 2007

here is a tutorial for creating a cute pencil icon using inkscape.

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draw a feather

August 13, 2007

a simple, yet highly effective tutorial for drawing feathers…

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The ultimate guide for creating shiny web buttons with Inkscape - by nicu

August 1, 2007

Basically, the title of this tutorial says it all…

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creating gears with inkscape.

July 29, 2007

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.)

 

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shiny arrows tutorial: by nicu

July 3, 2007

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… :P (click here for more info on my blatant tutorial push…)

Check it out, and leave a comment!

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simple clouds tutorial

June 23, 2007

here is a simple tutorial that show you how to use inkscape to create cartoony clouds.

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text reflection using inkscape

June 22, 2007

here is a great little tutorial that shows you how to use inkscape’s masking to achieve the trendy text reflection effect that is everywhere nowdays…

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A tutorial by simarilius: Mirror, Mirror, on the wall…

June 21, 2007

Here is a cool little tip for creating a mirror modifier in inkscape using tiled clones…

What does that mean? basically it is set up so what you
draw on one side is automatically mirrored on the other…
its a cool tip so check it out:

 

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simple starfish tutorial

June 21, 2007

here is a super-simple tutorial for creating a starfish character in inkscape.
great for a beginner to learn easy object manipulation.

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how inkscape’s clip function works

June 21, 2007

here is a mini-tutorial that provides a basic outline of the clip funtion in inkscape

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create a woodgrain effect

June 18, 2007

here is a nice and simple tutorial for creating a woodgrain effect using inkscape.
the original tutorial of this is the Deutsch translation.

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All Languages: en pt_BR de


Glossy Button Tutorial

June 18, 2007

here is a fairly detailed tutorial explaining the process for creating a glossy look interface button using inkscape…

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