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

Inkscape and the world -- An Inkscape primer -- Setting up and moving around -- Objects -- Selecting -- Transforming -- Snapping and arranging -- Styling -- Stroke and markers -- Gradients and patterns -- Shapes -- Editing paths -- Path effects and extensions -- Drawing -- Text -- Clones -- Filters -- Bitmaps -- Tutorial : Designing a business card -- Tutorial : Creating an animation -- Tutorial : Drawing a 3D-correct cartoon -- Tutorial : Artistic drawing -- Tutorial : Technical drawing -- Tutorial : The rose -- Appendix A : An SVG primer -- Appendix B : Import and export -- Appendix C : The command line -- Appendix D : Keyboard shortcuts.;Inkscape is a powerful, free, cross-platform, vector-based drawing tool similar to Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW. The Book of Inkscape, written by Inkscape developer and graphic designer Dmitry Kirsanov, is an in-depth guide to Inkscape, offering comprehensive coverage and creative advice on Inkscape's many capabilities. Kirsanov draws on his experience using Inkscape for design and illustration as well as his extensive knowledge of Inkscape's features, several of which he developed. Following an overview of vector-based graphics in general and SVG in particular, Kirsanov takes the reader f.