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Design Graphic Design & Illustration Vector Graphics

Inkscape Adventure, Master the Free Vector Graphics Software

Learn Inkscape with thorough, detailed instruction, and perfect your skills by creating fun projects.
Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 (172 ratings)
999 students
Created by Vicki Watson
Last updated 5/2020
English
English [Auto]
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What you'll learn

  • Master the basic tools and concepts essential to vector graphics
  • The pen and node tools will no longer be mysterious or frustrating
  • Become familiar with all the tools and features of Inkscape
  • The skills and concepts learned will carry over to other vector programs such as Illustrator
  • Gain the skills and confidence to create original vector graphics

Requirements

  • General familiarity with computer software such as saving and opening files
  • A desire to learn vector graphics

Description

This course gives you the best of both worlds - thorough step-by-step instruction on Inkscape's tools and features as well as hands-on, practical assignments for you to complete. The progressive assignments help you master the concepts taught in the video lessons.

The course culminates with a major project - the creation of a colorful layout for a fictional board game. This project is approached one element at a time with students creating their own copy of the design.

While the pen and node tools are the most important to master, as they are the heart of vector graphics; every tool in the Inkscape toolbar is covered in this course. Additional lessons explain the most commonly used operations such as: path operations, bitmap tracing, cloning, tiled clones, clipping, masking, patterns, offsets, and live path effects. Several filters and extensions are demonstrated as well.

If GIMP is the Photoshop of free software, then Inkscape is the free equivalent of Adobe Illustrator. Inkscape was designed to create scalable vector graphics. These images may be used for print, web design, social media, game characters, animation frames, and so forth.

The skills acquired learning Inkscape will be useful even if you eventually transition to another vector graphics program such as Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw. The core functionality of all these programs is quite similar.

Inkscape works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, and it's free. The course videos use version 0.92 of the software, but if you have a prior or more recent version, you should be fine. Inkscape is very slow to make significant changes. The basic interface has remained the same for many years.

Updated 05/2020 to include information about the new version, Inkscape 1. The current videos are still relevant. Inkscape changes very slowly, and the interface remains nearly identical in version 1.

Who this course is for:

  • Students young or old who want to learn to create computer graphics using vector software
  • The course and assignments contain wholesome material, nothing objectionable to younger students

Course content

31 sections • 130 lectures • 11h 16m total length

  • Preview02:56

  • Inkscape Overview
    08:09

  • Working With Documents in inkscape
    08:28

  • Basic Inkscape Operations
    07:03
  • Basic Shapes Fills & Strokes
    06:58

  • Inkscape Layers
    12:28

  • Grouping Objects in Inkscape Demonstrated Through the House Assignment
    08:12
  • House Assignment Part 2
    07:31

  • The Ellipse Tool
    06:55
  • Preview03:19
  • The Shapes Assignment
    04:06

  • Save As PDF and Export to PNG Files
    11:44

  • Preview06:09

  • The Snapping Toolbar, Guides, and Grids
    11:51

Instructor

Vicki Watson
Computer Instructor, Web Developer, Author
Vicki Watson
  • 4.6 Instructor Rating
  • 358 Reviews
  • 1,850 Students
  • 5 Courses

Professional Credentials:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio
Raspberry Pi Certified Educator 2016
Teaching experience: Columbus State Community College Adjunct Faculty Computer Dept.
Teaching experience: Landry Academy, online homeschool academy
Video Course Developer: OSTraining
Freelance computer programmer
Freelance web designer/developer with experience in Joomla, Wordpress, Processwire, Foundation, Bootstrap, UIKit
Programming: C, Python, Xojo, Scratch, PHP, Javascript

Personal:

Homeschool mom - I homeschooled my three daughters through high school. 

Author of the Sonrise Stable series of horse books for kids

I love learning - and teaching! In my spare time I enjoy riding or training horses, hiking, tennis, and guitar.

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