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1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Finding Your Way Around -- Chapter 1: The Inkscape Interface -- Technical requirements -- Navigating the interface -- The Menu bar -- The Tool bar and Tool control bar -- The Desk and Page areas -- The Swatch Palette -- The color indicators -- The Layer Info Indicator -- The Status bar -- The Docking area and dialogs -- The Commands bar -- The Snap control bar -- The Display Transform Control -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Moving and Styling Shapes -- Technical requirements |
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Introducing shapes in Inkscape -- Raster versus vector images -- Drawing your first shape -- Fill and Stroke -- Using the Select and Transform tool -- Selecting and deselecting individual shapes -- Selecting multiple shapes all at once -- Selecting everything -- Fancy selecting with the Alt key -- Selecting objects with the same attributes -- Invert selection -- Moving shapes -- Cutting, copying, pasting, and deleting shapes -- Resizing shapes -- Resizing the height and width values with the Select and Transform tool -- Resizing shapes with Paste Size -- Scaling styles -- Rotating shapes |
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Raising and lowering shapes -- Grouping shapes -- Flipping shapes -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Drawing Shapes with the Shape Tools -- Technical requirements -- Inkscape's object properties -- The Rectangle tool -- The Circle, Ellipse, and Arc tools -- The Polygon and Star tool -- The 3D Box tool -- The Spiral tool -- Try it yourself -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Automatic Shape Alignment in Inkscape -- Technical requirements -- The Align and Distribute dialog -- Text object alignment -- On Canvas Alignment -- Rearranging options -- Grid arranging shapes -- Circular arranging shapes |
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Automatic spacing and alignment with Smart Snapping options -- Try it yourself -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Node Editing -- Modifying Your Shapes with Nodes and Curves -- Editing shapes with the Node tool -- Adding and removing nodes -- Curve handles and node types -- Breaking and joining lines -- Drawing lines and shapes from scratch -- Line styles -- Classical drawing tools -- Advanced curves and line options -- Making brush strokes with Stroke Shape -- Try it yourself -- Summary -- Part 2: Advanced Shape Editing -- Chapter 6: Fast Shape Editing with Path Operations and the Shape Builder Tool |
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Technical requirements -- What are Booleans? -- Exploring the Combine, Break Apart, Split Path, Fracture, and Flatten operations -- Exploring the Inset, Outset, and Dynamic Offset Path operations -- Fast Path operations with the Shape Builder tool -- Try it yourself -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Using Text in Inkscape -- Installing new fonts -- The Text tool -- Font collections -- The Text and Font dialog -- Understanding variable fonts -- Text on a curve -- Flowing paragraphs into shapes -- Check spelling and other handy tools -- Try it yourself -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Advanced Shading and Coloring |
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Technical requirements |
| Summary |
Discover quick and easy ways to make charts, diagrams, illustrations, and UX/UI mockups with end-to-end guidance using hands-on tutorials, tips, and tricks Key Features Get up to speed with vector illustration in no time Explore hotkey charts and tips, with best practices developed over ten years of using Inkscape Learn the fundamentals of vector illustration and efficiently leverage Inkscape's powerful toolset Book Description With the power and versatility of the Inkscape software, making charts, diagrams, illustrations, and UI mockups with infinite resolution becomes enjoyable. If you're looking to get up to speed with vector illustration in no time, this comprehensive guide has got your back! Design Made Easy with Inkscape is easy to follow and teaches you everything you need to know to create graphics that you can use and reuse forever, for free! You'll benefit from the author's industry experience as you go over the basics of vector illustration, discovering tips and tricks for getting professional graphics done fast by leveraging Inkscape's powerful toolset. This book teaches by example, using a great variety of use cases from icons and logos to illustration, web design, and product design. You'll learn about hotkeys and take a best-practices approach developed over ten years of using Inkscape as a design tool in production. What's more, this book also includes links to free graphics resources that you can use in all your projects. Whether you're a new user or a professional, by the end of this book, you'll have full understanding of how to use Inkscape and its myriad of excellent features to make stunning graphics for your projects. What you will learn Understand the benefits of vector illustration and the reasons behind choosing Inkscape over other non-free alternatives Navigate the Inkscape setup and workspace to make effective use of the software Explore the wide range of tools from Inkscape to create amazing and infinitely scalable graphics quickly Use real-world scenarios and practice lessons to learn how to create by example Discover tips and tricks to make Inkscape an extension of your creativity Convert photos to vector art and practice with professional design examples as you work with layers, shading, coloring and much more Who this book is for This book is for aspiring designers, developers, and anyone who wants to leverage the power of Inkscape for vector illustration. No prior knowledge of graphics applications or vector and raster graphics is required. This book simplifies Inkscape for dummies; all you need to know is how to use a mouse and keyboard. |
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Inkscape (Electronic resource)
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Inkscape (Electronic resource) |
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Computer graphics.
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Infographie. |
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computer graphics. |
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Computer graphics |
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Print version: Rogers, Christopher Design Made Easy with Inkscape Birmingham : Packt Publishing, Limited,c2023 |
| ISBN |
9781801079990 |
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1801079994 |
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