Create vector line art illustrations with Inkscape

Name: Create vector line art illustrations with Inkscape
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Digitize your freehand line art, or draw vector illustrations from scratch with Inkscape for free!

Created byIstván Szép

Last updated 6/2021

English

What you'll learn

Digitize your hand drawn artwork with Inkscape
Create different type of vector line art illustrations
Master the Bezier tool and the path editor like a real illustrator!
Creating and using organic custom brushes in Inkscape

Course content

3 sections • 12 lectures • 1h 53m total length

How to import images and use the trace bitmap function9:20
Tracing options in Inkscape - centerline tracing example11:56

Getting familiar with the Bezier tool (Pen tool) and creating some icons9:41
Drawing a geometrical city illustration with the Bezier tool and the path editor6:46
Drawing a geometrical city illustration - Part 27:04
Digitizing a hand drawn cartoon character in Inkscape using the Bezier tool11:32
Digitizing a hand drawn cartoon character - Part 210:37
Digitize a hand drawn cartoon character in Inkscape by tracing with nodes and handles, duplicating parts, adjusting curves, and freely recoloring and reshaping to control line thickness and color.
Create a one line portrait to master the Pen tool in Inkscape5:53
Create a one line portrait in Inkscape - Part 29:50

Create custom brushes in Inkscape12:34
Learn to create custom brushes in Inkscape by sketching with the pencil tool, turning lines into paths, and applying clipboard shapes and stroke styles to control thickness.
Draw a whale using custom brushes in Inkscape8:19
Draw a whale in Inkscape using custom brushes on a sketch, adjusting thickness for a weighty bottom line and dynamic fins; plan to add the tail in the next lecture.
Draw a whale using custom vector brushes in Inkscape - Part 29:35

Requirements

Download and install Inkscape (free from the official website)
Have some drawings and sketches ready to digitize - or use the ones provided with the course

Description

If you like to create line art illustrations, or would like to learn how to digitize your drawings, this course is for you!

Inkscape offers a free and flexible vector graphics solution to every illustrator, but this course is all about creating line art.

During this course:

We start with understanding how tracing bitmap works, and how to trace your freehand drawings automatically to get the best results.
Than we learn and understand the Bezier tool and the path editor and create a geometric city illustration.
After this we practice these tools further by vectorizing a hand drawn sketch about a cute cartoon character.
Later, to achieve absolute mastery with the Bezier tool, we turn a simple photo into a trendy one-line illustration!
And finally you will learn to design your own custom brushes and use them to create a free hand illustration in Inkscape!

If you want to digitize your line art, or draw vector illustrations from scratch, join me today and learn these fundamental vector graphic tools!

Create your own vector line art with Inkscape now!

Attention: this course is aimed towards beginners, but instead of covering every tool in Inkscape, we rather focus on the ones we use to create line art vector illustrations!

Who this course is for:

Any level of artist who like to draw by hand but are new to digital media
Crafters and DIYers who want to use your hand drawn art for crafting
Beginner illustrators looking to learn Inkscape in a fast and project oriented way

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Tracing bitmap with Inkscape2 lectures • 21min

Learning the Bezier tool and the path editor7 lectures • 1hr 1min

Creating and using custom brushes in Inkscape3 lectures • 30min

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