According to the Inkscape website www.inkscape.org, the new release of Inkscape is going to be on June 15, 2009. I can’t wait to upload it to my computer and start playing with it. This new release is going to bring new and improved tools. Imagine creating swirls and controlling the size of the brushes in a […]
Once you create a path, you may want to change it: To Add a Node: Double-click on the path, wherever you want the new node. To Delete a Node: Click on the Node to select it and press the Delete key. If you want to preserve the shape when you delete a node, press Ctrl+Delete. […]
If you want to put text on a path using Inkscape follow this tutorial: Click on the T for Text, type your text. Click on the icon to Create Spirals. Draw a spiral and change the Turns to approx. 2. Click on the Select and Transform Objects icon (that is the big arrow that you […]
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The Bezier tool is like the Pen tool in Illustrator. You use it to draw Paths. To create a path, you have to make a click, then click again in another spot. With every click you create a Node. A single click creates a sharp node. If you want to make it curve, then you […]
You can trace an image and convert that image from .jpeg or .bmp into a file that can be used by your digital cutter machine (like Quikutz Silhouette). Please follow these steps: Click on File and Import. Look for your image, click on it to select it and click on Open. You should be able […]
Let me tell you first what is Inkscape: It is a vector-based software just like Illustrator. You are not dealing with pixels like Photoshop, so everything that you draw is going to keep those sharp edges even if you increase the size of your shape. You can use it to auto-trace .jpg and .bmp images and use these […]
