I’ve always felt that Inkscape possesses a lot of untapped potential. And I’m the most efficient in that program.īut I am a fan of options. I’m the most comfortable using Illustrator. In fact, I’ve been using Adobe Illustrator for roughly 20 years. I’m a casual fan of Inkscape, but not a regular user. Useful Tools in the Inkscape’s Command Bar.I want to get you up and running, not bogged down in text. If you want to focus solely on one aspect of Inkscape, you have that option. Given the size and scope that this crash course, I had to create this table of contents. This tutorial is designed to quickly teach you the basics of Inkscape and start creating vector art with this free, open-source program. I personally like to scan in my own characters and digitally paint them, as you can see here.In this article, I am giving you a crash course in Inkscape (version 1.2 release candidate as of writing). TAH DAH! You now have a high resolution Vector Graphic that can now be used for whatever creative purpose you desire. If you select the original, you can now delete it. You can click and drag the Vector Graphic away from the original.

Now if you look closely at you image, you can see that the new Vector version of your image is lying on top of the original. Once you have done this, you can now close the TRACE BITMAP window. Your image will also appear to the right in a small thumbnail above a button that reads UPDATE. For this particular tutorial, we will not be altering these settings. There will be three tabs, and tons of different settings. Once you click TRACE BITMAP, another small window will pop up. Step 4: Trace Bitmap - Altering Your Settings Now you can go under PATH and select TRACE BITMAP. To create your Vector Graphic, you must have your image selected.Once it is selected, you will see little arrows on every corner of your scanned image. Click this option until the image is rotated to your liking. If it is not, you can fix this by going under OBJECT and scrolling down to ROTATE 90 CW. Make sure your image is rotated correctly. Step 2: Open the Scanned Image in InkScapeįirst, open your newly scanned image in InkScape. This will ensure that your image and all of its fine details will translate well in Vector ALWAYS scan your image at AT LEAST 300 dpi.

But this entirely based on your preference. This helps eliminate the color of the paper in my sketchbooks. I usually scan ink drawings using the Black & White setting.

Using inkscape drawing