Inkscape Tutorials from Beginner to Advanced

Inkscape is extremely suitable for for creating abstract designs for wallpapers, web site headers, sigs and such.

This tutorial is a first in a series that show how to create abstract artwork in Inkscape. The tutorial is suitable for a beginning Inkscape artist.

In this video tutorial we use the powers of Inkscape to create a simple textile patch with a frayed edge. The tutorial is suitable for the beginning Inkscape user.

Tools and techniques demonstrated: Pattern along a Path, Filters.

Once more a beginner tutorial for Inkscape, which results in a cartoon style vector fish.

Techniques demonstrated: Pattern along a Path, Envelope Deformation, Clip Path.

An Inkscape tutorial for the absolute beginner.

This tutorial shows how to create a cute Japanese style Kokeshi doll.

This Inkscape tutorial is a walkthrough of creating a fashion illustration based on a photograph.

It is a bit more advanced tutorial, and some knowledge of the Inkscape interface is assumed.

In this video tutorial we use Inkscape to create a simple Japanese cherry blossom design.

Featuring: Gradient tool, Cloned Tiling, Duplicating vs Stamping, Spiro Curves, Layers. The tutorial is suitable for a beginning Inkscape artist.

Urban designs are trendy. Typical urban elements are applied in graphic designs everywhere.

This Inkscape tutorial shows a quick method of making a simple urban design using only a few elements: circles, clouds and swirls.

One of the new additions to Inkscape 0.47 is the possibility to use Spiro curves.

In this video tutorial the basics of Spiro curves in Inkscape are demonstrated to create smooth flowing swirls. The tutorial assumes no prior Inkscape knowledge.

This article gives some pointers on how to use Inkscape to create line art illustrations. It assumes some knowledge of the Inkscape interface already.

New to Inkscape

If you are new to Inkscape you probably need some additional info. The best places to start:

• Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program by Tavmjong Bah. Have especially a look at the excellent explanation of the interface.
• Inkscape Basic Tutorial
• Inkscape Advanced tutorial

Just these 3 pages should give you all the information you need to start drawing in Inkscape. In near future we will publish more beginner friendly tutorials, in the mean time - if you have questions about any of the tutorials, feel free to ask.

There are some basic settings and operations that should be taken into consideration that should help in completing Inkscape tutorials as well as help in mastering the Inkscape Tool Sets. Below are a few tips which will help with some of the tutorials on the site.