Inkscape Gimp Tutorial
Inkscape Gimp Tutorial
Inkscape Gimp Tutorial
PRESENTED BY
Mirn Duffy
Fedora Design Team Lead & Sr. Interaction Designer, Red Hat, Inc.
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Who am I?
QUICK STATS: Operating System Desktop Environment Occupation Last used OS X, Windows, or any Adobe stuff It's complicated GNOME Interaction Designer at Red Hat Fedora Design Team Lead Early 2006
TODAY'S TOPICS:
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Which program do I use? Where can I get source materials? Dive into Gimp! Dive into Inkscape! How to learn more!
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Which program do I use?
Photo credit: Yellow by Jenny Downing on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
Gimp/Bitmap tasks
Photo manipulation Screenshot cropping/slicing Digital Painting Animation Special Effects
Graphic credit: Realistic Coffee cup by mokush on Open Clip Art. Public Domain.
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Where can I get source materials?
YOU SHOULDN'T JUST USE RANDOM IMAGES OFF OF GOOGLE IMAGES. WE ALL DO KNOW THAT, DON'T WE?
Pony credit: White horse by liftarn on Open Clip Art. Public Domain.
Gasper Llamazares.
Llamazares2 by Chesi Photos CC on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0.
FBI Simulated Photo of Osama Bin Laden, created using a photo of Mr. Llamazares from Google Images.
Right photo credit: Public Domain: work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of US Code.
Vector artwork; SVGs and PNGs. All Public Domain. Photos and illustrations. Usually Creative Commons, GNU, or Public Domain. Filters Google Images, Yahoo Images, and Flickr for CClicensed content including imagery. Nice interface for searching Flickr for CC-licensed photography. Has some CC-licensed imagery (hard to search for) but also has CC-licensed Gimp brushes (not hard to find)! Offers Gimp Palette Files (compatible with Inkscape too!) for all their color palettes. Take your own photos or generate your own illustrations. :)
Wikimedia Commons
commons.wikimedia.org
search.creativecommons.org
CC Search
CompFight
compfight.com
DeviantArt ColourLovers
deviantart.com
colourlovres.com
Yourself
Yes, you!
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Dive into Gimp!
GIMP TOPICS
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MASKS: How to extract objects from photographs. LAYER BLENDING MODES: Easy but impressive effects. MASKS + LAYER MODES: Unbelievable photo effects.
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MASKS
BEFORE
Pony credit: Sleeping Pony by erix! on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
MASKS
BEFORE
AFTER
Pony credit: Sleeping Pony by erix! on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE WITH THE ERASER, YOU RELY ON LIMITED UNDO HISTORY. WITH MASKS, YOU CAN EASILY CORRECT MISTAKES WITHOUT UNDO.
MASKS
A simple equation.
Thanks for freeing me!
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Pony in a cage Pony mask
=
Freed pony!
MASKS
A simple equation.
Thanks for freeing me!
+
Pony in a cage Pony mask
=
Freed pony!
SOMETHING WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY? CHECK TOOL OPTIONS. TOOL OPTIONS ALWAYS REFLECTS THE CURRENTLY SELECTED TOOL. THERE'S LOTS OF GOODIES IN THERE, TOO!
Blur + Overlay
It's a tad bit bright here isn't it?
Burn
Dodge
Burn Blend
Dodge Blend
I'm a ghost!!
Overlay Blend
Difference Blend
2nd Pony credit: Iceland Pony by cheesy42 on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
The basics:
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Let's get together! Word.
+ + +
= = =
Hmm, this is slightly uncomfortable.
I'm a ghost!!
I'm a ghost!!
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Dive into Inkscape!
INKSCAPE TOPICS
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BITMAP IMPORT & TEXT TOOL: Make a simple LOLCAT. TEXT TOOL: Create a simple logotype. SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES: Create a simple logomark. BLUR & PATH FUNCTIONS: Bling-ify your logo!
IF YOUR DRAWINGS AND TEXT ARE GETTING STRETCHED, TRY CLICKING IT!
WHEN IN DOUBT, TRY THEM OUT! SCALING, ANGLES, ROTATION, MOVING, UNDO, STROKE v. FILL ...
STUCK IN LALA LAND? HITTING '5' WILL BRING YOU BACK TO CENTER.
Use Ctrl+D.
Tux-hatin' kitty.
TEXT TOOL
Line height.
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Dhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
TEXT TOOL
Letter spacing.
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Dhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
TEXT TOOL
Kerning.
Up and down!
Rotate, too.
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Dhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
TEXT TOOL
Text on a path.
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Dhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
TEXT TOOL
The basics.
Line spacing.
Letter spacing.
Kerning.
Text on a path.
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Dhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
TEXT TOOL
The basics.
Line spacing.
Letter spacing.
Kerning.
Text on a path.
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Dhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
CALLIGRAPHY
Calligraphy
Circle
Rectangle
Polygon: Star
Polygon: Pentagon
Spiral
Cut Circle
Rounded Rectangle
Polygon: Star
Randomized Polygon
Modified Spiral
Each shape tool has a specialized toolbar with lots of hidden goodies!
Types of nodes.
You can convert between the types using the node toolbar:
PATH FUNCTIONS
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How to learn more!
LEARNING MORE!
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My Inkscape class :)
http://mairin.wordpress.com/category/inkscape-class/
Nicu's Howto
http://howto.nicubunu.ro
Screencasters.HeathenX.org
http://screencasters.heathenx.org/
FLOSS Manuals
http://flossmanuals.net
Questions?
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