Course Code:
inkscape
Duration:
14 hours
Overview:
This course demonstrates through hands-on practice the fundamentals and applications of Inkscape.
Course Outline:
Introduction
- What is Inkscape?
- Uses of Inkscape
- Installing Inkscape
Interface Overview
- Menu Bar
- Command Bar
- Snap Controls
- Toolbox
- Dialogs
- Basic Preferences
Diagrams
- Rectangle
- Selecting and Transforming
- Selection Options
- Transform Dialog
- Navigating
- Duplicating
- Saving
- Color Swatches
- Fill and Stroke Dialog
- Paint Bucket Tool
- The Dropper
- Cloning
- Connectors
- Aligning and Distributing
- Stroke Options
- Node Tool
- Text Tool Basics
- Importing Raster
- Graphics Outputting
- Project Wrap-up
Creating an Icon
- Ellipse Tool and Options
- Star Tool and Options
- Offsets
- Spirals
- Gradients
- Combining Paths
- Previewing an Icon
- Saving an .ico file and Review
Logos
- Basic Tweak Tool
- Shatter Effect
- Logo Text
- Layers
- Live Path Effects
- Texturing Logo Text
- Masking: Reflections
- Grouping / Saving / Review
Advertisement/Flyer
- Pencil Tool
- Graphic Brushes
- Pen Tool Basics
- Pen Tool Options
- Calligraphy Tool
- Background with Interpolate
- Clipping Path
- Fun with Extensions
- Text-based Logo
- Setting up Text Frames
- Filters
- Text-on-a-Path
Bits and Pieces
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