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Inkscape Beginner's Guide

You're reading from Inkscape Beginner's Guide Create attractive layout designs, logos, brochures, icons, and more using the Inkscape vector graphics editor.

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2012

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781849517201

Length 298 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Inkscape

Concepts

Graphics Programming

Author (1):

Bethany Hiitola

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with Vector Graphics FREE CHAPTER

2. Installing and Opening Inkscape

3. How to Manage Files

4. Creating your First Graphics

5. How to Work with Layers

6. Building Objects

7. Using Paths

8. How to Style Text

9. Using Filters

10. Extensions in Inkscape

11. Working with Images

12. Using the XML Editor

A. Where to Find More Information

B. Keyboard Shortcuts

C. Glossary of Terms

D. Pop quiz Answers

Index

Index

A

Add Layer dialog / Time for action — nesting layers
Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format / Vector formats
Adobe Photoshop / Vector formats
Align and Distribute dialog / Time for action — using Layers in web design, Time for action — creating an icon
Align and Distribute Objects icon / Time for action — using Layers in web design
arc
- creating, steps / Time for action — making an arc
attributes
- types / Attribute types

B

Background layer / Time for action — locking a layer
Bezier tool / Time for action — creating a freehand object
blend mode
- about / Blend mode
- using, steps / Time for action — using Blend mode
Blend mode drop-down menu / Time for action — using Blend mode
blog
- URL / Troubleshooting installation
blogs, InkScape
- Tavmjong Bah's Blog, Informational/How-to Category...

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Authors (1)

Bethany Hiitola

Bethany Hiitola

Bethany Hiitola is a working writer and technology geek. With a degree in Scientific and Technical Communications, she's worked as a technical writer and multimedia developer for over 12 yearsshe spends the rest of her time as a wife, mother, gadget geek, and Master of the Household. She's written more user manuals than she can count, essays, novels, and a few technical booksincluding Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers. More details are at her website: bethanyhiitola.com

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