Inkscape Beginner Ultimate Quickstart Guide: Basic Tools and Techniques for Day 1

Inkscape Ultimate Quickstart Guide for beginners and new users who want to learn how to get the most out of Inkscape vector graphics software. In this step-by-step beginner tutorial course Rick Johanson will walk you through the basics of Inkscape and provide detailed examples and exercises demonstrating how each tool is used. Follow along at your own pace and make something beautiful.

UPDATE AS OF Inkscape 1.1.1 :
*** Do Geometric Constructions **** Inkscape REMOVED THIS TOOL as of version 1.1.1 The mirroring feature is now found under PATH- PATH EFFECTS - Mirror Symmetry. Thank you to Ian Barrow for alerting me to this change!

-TIMESTAMPS-
0:00 Intro
0:42 Quick Setup Menu
1:01 How to Switch to Dark Mode
1:31 Quick Start Templates
3:34 Fill and Stroke Menu
5:24 Linear Gradient
7:15 Circle and Ellipses
10:38 Edit Text: Character Spacing
14:37 Stars and Polygons
17:56 Create 3D Boxes
19:25 Spiral Tool
20:44 Bezier Pen
23:35 How to Remove Background from an Image
25:17 Pencil-Draw Freehand Lines
27:22 Draw Calligraphic or Brush Strokes
30:34 Mesh Gradients
31:33 Eye Dropper- Color Picker
33:26 Paint Bucket- Jar of Confusion
35:06 Tweak Objects and Sculpting
36:35 Spray Can Tool
38:09 Eraser Tool
39:18 Create Diagram Connectors
40:06 Do Geometric Constructions ***** Inkscape REMOVED THIS TOOL as of version 1.1.1 The mirroring feature is now found under PATH- PATH EFFECTS - Mirror Symmetry.

ADDITIONAL TUTORIALS RECOMMENDED:
Bezier Pen Tutorial:    • Inkscape Tutorial: Bezier Pen Tool fo...  
How to Remove Background:    • Inkscape Tutorial: How to Remove Back...  
Trace Bitmap (Original):    • Inkscape Trace Bitmap Tutorial: How t...  
Trace Bitmap (New):    • Inkscape Trace Bitmap Tutorial: How t...  
REFERENCE:
Download Inkscape here: https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape...

Thank you to Pexels.com for source images.
Dolphin: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-an...
Abstract Soap/Oil: https://www.pexels.com/photo/purple-g...
Overhead Beach: https://www.pexels.com/photo/aerial-p...

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