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Inkscape
Learn Inkscape now - create vector graphics for free!
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Learn Inkscape now - create vector graphics for free!

Design everything you need for free! First ever complete Inkscape video course from A-Z for beginners!
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Created by István Szép
Last updated 10/2019
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  • 4 hours on-demand video
  • 2 articles
  • 12 downloadable resources
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Certificate of Completion
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What you'll learn
  • All the tools of Inkscape in a fun, task oriented way!
  • Using, shapes, colors, text and images to create your very own vector art!
Requirements
  • To start the course, download Inkscape free from the official website!
  • There is no necessary graphic design knowledge to start the course
Description


The course is teaching everything one should know to work efficiently with the free and open source graphic design program Inkscape. As a free program, there are plenty of short tutorials about Inkscape, but not a comprehensive video tutorial like this was made before! These lessons are not for solving individual tasks (like how to create a banner, how to draw a fish etc.) but rather going through all the tools one can need to understand and use Inkscape on an amateur or even professional level! Apart from sharing the tools, I also give my tricks and tips I developed myself as a designer working with Inkscape for years.

There are 30 lectures of varying length, and .svg files are provided where needed, so students can learn and experiment. This is how the course is built up:

  1. In the first set of lectures we go through the basic tools, and understand how Inkscape works.
  2. Then the more complex tools follow, and we create more elaborate designs.
  3. Then I'm sharing some illustration tips and tricks, that will make for clever and outstanding illustration.
  4. And in the final lessons we create a Christmas card together, using all the tools and knowledge acquired during the course.

Have fun and ask when you need help! New videos will be added to the course upon request!

Who this course is for:
  • Take the course if you need a detailed explanaiton of everything in Inkscape
Course content
Expand all 41 lectures 04:13:03
+ – Introduction
2 lectures 06:27

In the introduction I will show you what is Inkscape and what it is good for. It is an open source program, what you can use to create illustrations, logos or any type of 2d graphics you wish.

Introduction
Preview 01:57

In this lecture you will get help to find your way around the interface of Inkscape, and learn how to zoom in an out fast.(believe me, that is crucial for a good design!)

The user interface
04:30
+ – Your first drawing
7 lectures 42:28

We start slowly and create our very first objects in Inkscape. Follow the video and draw amazing squares and circles everywhere! - promise we will draw more later on!

Draw your first object
03:47

Saving your great work is crucial! You can save your work to .svg and edit later, or export to.png as a bitmap image.

Saving your work and exporting
03:24

As Inkscape is built around using objects, we need to know how to select and modify them - this is what it's all about after all.

Select and transform objects
04:07

You will create a lot of objects when you design with Inkscape, it is good to know the way to handle them.

Dealing with multiple objects
07:20

You know how to create and modify objects, it is time to add some color!

Let's color it! - the basics of color usage
09:16

What is the difference between shape and path? What are the basic path operations and how to use them to create shape? How to accidentally draw a duck? Learn it all from this lesson!

Shape and path
07:46

Let's use what we learned so far and create a mug.

Groups and basic drawings
06:48
+ – Learn more tools!
8 lectures 01:05:42

A bit more complex but gives you more control over your design - edit path by nodes for a great result!

Edit path by nodes
11:30

Colors are so much more than kust the tiles in the color palette! In this video I will show you the color wheel and tell you about RGBA - and how all these things will make your work faster and more creative!

Another view on colors
06:14

If you want to create more than just flat colored shapes, gradients is what you need! They are very easy to create and modify in Inkscape.

Gradients
07:03

Gradients and blur are great ways to create three dimensional looking lightning effects. This lesson is more about the proper use of tools than about the tools themselves. I will show you some lightning tricks that are useful in any illustration!

Going for the 3D look - gradients and blur
09:13

Clip and mask are essential in more detailed design work.

Clipping and masking
10:08

You can add text to your fliers, brochures, banners, business cards - and this is the way to do it in Inkscape! (The metallic text effect made in the video is in the supplementary file. Try to make your own!)

Working with text
10:49

Layers are a great way to organize your work in Inkscape.

Layers
04:30

Sometimes you have to create ordered and organized work. This is when aligning objects to each other and using guides can be useful!

Guidelines, rulers, align and distribute
06:15
+ – Being a bit more creative!
9 lectures 50:39

Going into a more creative direction, the spray tool is fast and fun to use and a good way to add details to your work. We create leaves and a starry night in the video.

The spray tool
07:57

The pencil (or freehand) tool is there to create freehand curves. But now I will show you how to use it as a real brush, and how to create your own brushes for added artistic value!

The pencil tool - create custom brushes
08:00

you can add more variety to your drawing with the sculpt tool!

Sculpt tool
05:18

You can use several path effects in Inkscape, in this video I will share my favorite with you.Look at all that fishes! :)

Pattern along path
05:01

There are over a hundred filter effects and extensions in Inkscape, I will show a few example of use, and share my favorite (a very useful) one, perspective distortion!

Filters and extensions
04:18

You can import bitmap images into Inkscape, and convert them to vector. In this lesson I will show you some ways to do this.

Import photos and tracing
Preview 08:18

In Inkscape you can use patterns on your objects insted of flat colors or gradients! I will show you how!

How to create patterns?
05:35
More about patterns
00:22

Layer blending modes are another way to make your work more colorful.

Blending modes
05:50
+ – Put everything together!
5 lectures 44:17

We start to create our Christmas card.

Create a Christmas card
03:46

Following the process of creating an illustrated Christmas card, I will share my way of drawing a cute Christmas elf. As a good drawing takes a bit longer, I split this into two videos.

Draw a funny elf character
18:21

After finishing the elf illustration, we use the spray tool to create falling snow.

Finish your character and create falling snow
14:59

We put the text on the card, position and color it.

Put text on card
05:59

Finish and export our Christmas card!

Finalize and export your drawing
01:12
+ – What's new in Inkscape 0.91?
4 lectures 14:02
How to upgrade to Inkscape 0.91?
00:22

New engine, bug fixes, and the mesaure tool!

Why Inkscape 0.91? What is new?
04:56

Gradients just became easier to understand and use!

New way to deal with gradients!
03:49

The powerstroke is a new tool to create dynamic outlines. You can use symbol library to acces free icons and pictograms whenever you need!

Powerstroke and the symbol library
04:55
+ – Tips and tricks
6 lectures 28:27

You can modify a lot of things in the Document properties. Changing the canvas color is one of the most useful of them. See it how to do it!

Change canvas color
03:31

This tip is very helpful when you work with more objects creating a complex illustration. I can not post the original file I used in the video -as it is an illustration made for a client - but I added a little field of flowers so you can test this method yourself!

Use "Find and replace" to manage multiple objects
05:49

You know how to use the pattern tool, but ow do we make an actual pattern? Here is how!

Tips for creating a good pattern
06:07

HEre are the basic shortcuts I use in Inkscape! Get familiar with them and make your work faster!

Inkscape 0.91 cheatsheet
Preview 1 page
How to create mandala?
05:51

The clone tool is an easy way to create symmetrical designs. Check it out! :)

How to use the Clone Tool to draw a butterfly?
07:09