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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.

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2012
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849517201
Length 298 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

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

Determining when to use vector or rasterized graphics

We've spent a lot of time discussing vector graphics and how they differ from rasterized bitmap images. In doing so, it is also important to know when it is best to use each type, because there are instances when it does make sense to use one over the other.

Let's say we're doing a project that will get printed; a brochure—and for best results, we'll use both vector and bitmap graphics. We'll look at the most basic steps of how to put this brochure together in the following section.

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Inkscape Beginner's Guide
Published in: May 2012
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781849517201
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