Drawing Shapes with the Shape Tools

When building anything, it’s helpful to know what materials and tools you have to work with and get a little practice using them. Since the previous chapter gave us a solid foundation for manipulating shapes in various ways, let’s dive into what kind of shapes Inkscape can make out of the box.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Inkscape object properties
• The Rectangle tool
• The Circle, Ellipse, and Arc tools
• The Polygon and Star tool
• The 3D box tool
• The Spiral too