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A short, simple guide with everything you need to get started, The quickest way to become productive, Learn about the main features and how to use them, Get to know the community and where to get help. If you are new to Inkscape this guide is the perfect companion for getting you off to a flying start. No previous experience with Inkscape is required as you will be walked through downloading Inkscape and installing it on your system. Become productive straightaway as you create your very first vector graphic. The list of resources in this guide will familiarize you with the Inkscape community, which is a valuable part of any Open Source project. Finally, you will see how to use seven key features of Inkscapeincluding using paths and layers, combining shapes, creating and editing text tools, importing and embedding images, and a list of keyboard shortcuts for text stylingwhich will allow you to perform simple tasks to learn the basics and set off on your own.
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Welcome to the Inkscape Starter. Here youll learn the basics of Inkscape, get started with a few basic vector graphic projects, and discover some tips and tricks for using Inkscape.
This document contains the following sections:
So what is Inkscape? find out what Inkscape actually is, what you can do with it, and why its so great.
What are vector graphics? understand what vector graphics are and the characteristics that make them invaluable in web and print design.
Installation learn how to download and install Inkscape with the minimum fuss and then set it up so that you can use it as soon as possible.
Quick startthis section will show you how to perform one of the core tasks of Inkscape; building vector graphics. Follow the steps to create your own vector graphic, which will be the basis of most of your work in Inkscape.
Top features you need to know about here you will learn how to perform seven tasks with the most important features in Inkscape. By the end of this section you will be able to use paths and layers, combine shapes, create and edit text tools, and import and embed images.
People and places you should get to know every Open Source project is centered around a community. This section provides you with many useful links to the project page and forums, as well as a number of helpful articles, tutorials, blogs and the Twitter feeds of Inkscape super-contributors.
This document was written to Inkscape version 0.48
Inkscape is an Open Source, free program that creates vector-based graphics that can be used in web, print, and screen design as well as interface and logo creation, and material cutting. Its capabilities are similar to those of commercial products such as Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, and CorelDraw and it can be used for any number of practical purposescreating vector graphics for use in illustrations, business letterheads, computer and electronic wallpapers, designing logos, andas is the focus of this bookdesigning web pages and the elements within web page design.
You not only get a free download under the GNU General Public License (GPL), but can use the program to create items with it and freely distribute them, modify the program itself, and share that modified program with others.
Inkscape uses Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) , a vector-based drawing language that uses some basic principles:
- A drawing can (and should) be scalable to any size without losing detail
- A drawing can use an unlimited number of smaller drawings used (and reused) in any number of ways and still be a part of a larger whole
SVG and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) web standards are built into Inkscape, giving it a number of features including a rich body of XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format with complete descriptions and animations.
Inkscape drawings can be reused in other SVG-compliant drawing programs and can adapt to different presentation methods. It has support across most web browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari, and Internet Explorer).
When you draw your objects (rectangles, circles, and so on), arbitrary paths, and text in Inkscape, you also give them attributes such as color, gradient, or patterned fills. Inkscape automatically creates a web mark up (XML) for each of these elements. If need be, the graphics can then be transformed, cloned, and grouped in the code itself. Hyperlinks can even be added for use in web browsers, multi-lingual scripting (which isn't available in most commercial vector-based programs) and moreall within Inkscape or in a native programming language. It makes your vector graphics more versatile in the web space than a standard JPG or GIF graphic.
There are still some limitations in the Inkscape program, even though it aims to be fully SVG compliant. For example, as of version 0.48 it still does not support animation or the full SVG specification.
Vector graphics are made up of paths. Each path is basically a line with a start and end point, curves, angles, and points that are calculated with a mathematical equation. These paths are not limited to being straightthey can be of any shape, size, and even encompass any number of curves. When you combine them, they create drawings, diagrams, and can even help create certain fonts.
These characteristics make vector graphics very different than JPEGs, GIFs, or BMP imagesall of which are considered rasterized or bitmap images made up of tiny squares which are called pixels or bits. If you magnify these images, you will see they are made up of a grid (bitmaps) and if you keep magnifying them, they will become blurry and grainy as each pixel with bitmap squares zoom level grows larger.
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