Inkscape Review

Inkscape is a free and open source vector graphics editor with a unique native format that differentiates it from similar programs (Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Freehand and Xara X). It has a clean, consistent and very stable interface and uses SVG and scalable vector graphics and an open XML-based W3C standard. SVG is considered an excellent format for creating and designing logos and banners or any media that has been edited in vector mode. This is because the SVG format allows graphic designers and other professionals in the marketing/branding, engineering/CAD, web graphics and cartoons industries to create graphics that can be resized while maintaining the original quality. The program is flexible and versatile, offering a variety of tools with tool tips and useful information included on them.

INKSCAPE – TUTORIAL

With this software you can learn the basics of using this graphic design program:

INKSCAPE – FEATURES

• Pencil tool freehand drawing with simple paths, pen tool creating Bézier curves and straight lines, calligraphy tool freehand drawing using filled paths representing calligraphic strokes
• Rectangles may have rounded corners, ellipses includes circles, arcs, segments, stars/polygons can be rounded and/or randomized and spirals
• Multi-line text, full on-canvas editing
• Live linked copies of objects, including a tool to create patterns and layouts of clones
  moving, scaling, rotating, skewing, both interactively and by specifying exact numeric values
• Lock and/or hide individual layers, rearrange them, etc; layers can form a hierarchical tree
• Copy/paste style
• Many predefined dash patterns
• Path markers ending, middle and/or beginning marks
• Moving nodes and Bezier handles, node alignment and distribution, etc.
• Path conversion, including stretch conversion
• Path simplification, with variable threshold
• Path insetting and outsetting, including dynamic and linked offset objects
• Bitmap tracing both color and monochrome paths
• Uses any installed outline fonts, including right-to-left scripts
• Kerning, letterspacing, linespacing adjustments
• Alpha transparency support for display and PNG export
• Complete “as you drag” rendering of objects during interactive transformations
• Perfectly compliant SVG format file generation and editing
• PNG, OpenDocument Drawing, DXF, sk1, PDF, EPS and PostScript export formats and more
• Command line options for export and conversions.