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Great place to start if you’d like to learn how to use Inkscape or maybe design a logo Inkscape. Either way, you’ll find some great Inkscape tutorials, tips, and more for beginning and advanced designers.

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Duplicate, Clone, or Copy and Paste?

April 5, 2014

These three ways of creating identical artwork may sound similar, but they all have completely different uses. Let’s go over duplicate, clone, and copy and paste in Inkscape to see which ones fits best in each situation. View This Tutorial … Continue reading →

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Getting Old School with Inkscape’s Blend Modes

March 21, 2014

Once you start creating more elaborate designs in Inkscape, you’ll probably find yourself struggling to click certain things without selecting something else. This is where Layers come in. Let’s go over this simple menu and how to use it (along … Continue reading →

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Creating Brush Strokes in Inkscape

March 14, 2014

There’s a lot that goes into brush strokes in Inkscape, but it pays off with beautiful results. Let’s break down the many options available for brush strokes in Inkscape and also go over a few tricks that are sure to … Continue reading →

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How to use Masking and Clipping in Inkscape

March 8, 2014

Clipping and Masking are fantastic little operations that can make your complicated objects conform to another element of your design by changing their entire shape quickly and easily. Let’s go over the differences, benefits, and some neat tricks in this … Continue reading →

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How to do Tapered Lines in Inkscape

February 10, 2014

I love tapered lines in Inkscape because you can make them as simple as you want, or as complicated as you need them. This quick tip will go over the basics of tapered lines, using the Path Effect Editor, and … Continue reading →

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