The Book of Inkscape: The Definitive Guide to The Free Graphics Editor

About this book

This is it. The complete and definitive guide to Inkscape the free vector-based graphics editor that competes with expensive drawing programs like Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW. In The Book of Inkscape core Inkscape developer Dmitry Kirsanov shares his design experience and knowledge of Inkscapes inner workings as he walks you through the basics of using the program: drawing working with objects transformations and styling adding text and shapes and more. Kirsanov couples his detailed explanations with step-by-step tutorials that show you how to create business cards animations and technical and artistic drawings. In addition to the basics Kirsanov teaches you how to: Navigate the canvas and customize your workspace and views Create new objects and then transform style clone and combine them Use drawing tools strokes and Bzier curves Use gradients patterns filters and path effects to liven up your work Use the XML Editor to view and manipulate the structure of your artwork Work with layers groups object order and locks to control your images Export your artwork to various formats This practical guide will show you how to harness Inkscapes powerful features to produce anything from a childs doodle to high-end professional design projects. Now go ahead and draw something fun.