February 6, 2009
This tutorial details how to achieve the simple “starburst” effect using inkscape. The method in this tutorial shows how to do this by manually creating clones and rotating them, which is not the most efficient way to achieve this effect. Check out the Official Inkscape Tutorial, “Tips and Tricks” for how to use Tiled Clones to make this effect quicker and easier to achieve.

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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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June 21, 2007
here is a mini-tutorial that provides a basic outline of the clip funtion in inkscape

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June 16, 2007
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.

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June 16, 2007
here is a cool tutorial for creating a simple star shaped badge in inkscape. it is nice and detailed and provides step-by-step screenshots to make it really easy.

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