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UserStories047/Wirelizard

2009-05-08T04:09:42Z

Wirelizard: /* How did you do it? */

===What is your Name?===

Brian Burger, but I use "Madpilot" on IRC and "Wirelizard" on many, many places on the 'net.

===Can you give us a Photo?===
[[image:Wirelizard_logo_160x160.png]]

Not a photo, sorry - I haven't got a single recent semi-decent pic of myself. Instead, here's the logo I use everywhere!

It was created in Inkscape too, starting with a very simple lizard outline I found over on OCAL.

===What do you think about Inkscape?===

It's probably my favourite single application!

===Can you give us a Hot Tip for using Inkscape?===

Remember that SVGs can easily be taken apart - not sure how an image was put together, or a particular effect achieved? Open the SVG in Inkscape and start exploring!

Rip it apart, try to put it back together again, take notes! The Inkscape Tutorials are all big SVG files and are perfect for doing this to; there's some spectacular SVG artwork on OpenClipArt and elsewhere that'll teach you a lot; and Inkscape's own splash screens (the ones visible at Help->About Inkscape) are SVGs themselves and always shipped with Inkscape.

Also, the Align & Distribute dialogue (Object -> Align & Distribute... or Shift+Ctrl+A) is great and incredibly powerful. Need a quick pattern, or a grid? Start with one shape or line, duplicate, and use the A&D functions to get your grid or pattern incredibly quickly and easily.

===Can you share some of your Artwork?===
[[image:Airplane_high_wing.png]]

I'm on OpenClipArt: http://openclipart.org/media/people/wirelizard
===How did you do it?===

This image started out as a tiny, highly pixelated GIF from somewhere on the Federal Aviation Administration's website. Being a US Government image, it was aleady Public Domain, but as I totally redrew it from scratch, that doesn't apply.

I imported that GIF into Inkscape, expanded it a bit, then used Path->Trace Bitmap to get a (fairly crude) SVG version. After that, it was lots and lots of manual editing and deletion down at the node level.

Whole sections got deleted and redrawn from scratch, because the orginal GIF was so low-res it didn't produce a useable SVG when traced.

I used Path->Difference several places to 'cut' new shapes out of the black parts, and Path->Union to add a few bits where that was easier than editing existed nodes or adding nodes to existing shapes.

===Do you give us permission to use this to promote Inkscape?===

Like most OCAL images, that one is already Public Domain, so go ahead!

UserStories047/Wirelizard

2009-05-08T03:43:30Z

Wirelizard: /* Can you give us a Photo? */

===What is your Name?===

Brian Burger, but I use "Madpilot" on IRC and "Wirelizard" on many, many places on the 'net.

===Can you give us a Photo?===
[[image:Wirelizard_logo_160x160.png]]

Not a photo, sorry - I haven't got a single recent semi-decent pic of myself. Instead, here's the logo I use everywhere!

It was created in Inkscape too, starting with a very simple lizard outline I found over on OCAL.

===What do you think about Inkscape?===

It's probably my favourite single application!

===Can you give us a Hot Tip for using Inkscape?===

Remember that SVGs can easily be taken apart - not sure how an image was put together, or a particular effect achieved? Open the SVG in Inkscape and start exploring!

Rip it apart, try to put it back together again, take notes! The Inkscape Tutorials are all big SVG files and are perfect for doing this to; there's some spectacular SVG artwork on OpenClipArt and elsewhere that'll teach you a lot; and Inkscape's own splash screens (the ones visible at Help->About Inkscape) are SVGs themselves and always shipped with Inkscape.

Also, the Align & Distribute dialogue (Object -> Align & Distribute... or Shift+Ctrl+A) is great and incredibly powerful. Need a quick pattern, or a grid? Start with one shape or line, duplicate, and use the A&D functions to get your grid or pattern incredibly quickly and easily.

===Can you share some of your Artwork?===
[[image:Airplane_high_wing.png]]

I'm on OpenClipArt: http://openclipart.org/media/people/wirelizard
===How did you do it?===

This image started out as a tiny, highly pixelated GIF I found somewhere on the Federal Aviation Administration's website. Being a US Government image, it was aleady Public Domain, but as I totally redrew it from scratch, that doesn't apply.

I imported that GIF into Inkscape, expanded it a bit, then used Path->Trace Bitmap to get a (fairly crude) SVG version. After that, it was lots and lots of manual editing and deletion down at the node level.

Whole sections got deleted and redrawn from scratch, because the orginal GIF was so low-res it didn't produce a useable SVG when traced.

I used Path->Difference several places to 'cut' new shapes out of the black parts, and Path->Union to add a few bits where that was easier than editing existed nodes or adding nodes to existing shapes.

===Do you give us permission to use this to promote Inkscape?===

Like most OCAL images, that one is already Public Domain, so go ahead!

UserStories047/Wirelizard

2009-05-08T03:39:26Z

Wirelizard: done!

===What is your Name?===

Brian Burger, but I use "Madpilot" on IRC and "Wirelizard" on many, many places on the 'net.

===Can you give us a Photo?===
[[image:Wirelizard_logo_160x160.png]]

Not a photo, sorry - I haven't got a single recent semi-decent pic of myself. Instead, here's the logo I use everywhere!
===What do you think about Inkscape?===

It's probably my favourite single application!

===Can you give us a Hot Tip for using Inkscape?===

Remember that SVGs can easily be taken apart - not sure how an image was put together, or a particular effect achieved? Open the SVG in Inkscape and start exploring!

Rip it apart, try to put it back together again, take notes! The Inkscape Tutorials are all big SVG files and are perfect for doing this to; there's some spectacular SVG artwork on OpenClipArt and elsewhere that'll teach you a lot; and Inkscape's own splash screens (the ones visible at Help->About Inkscape) are SVGs themselves and always shipped with Inkscape.

Also, the Align & Distribute dialogue (Object -> Align & Distribute... or Shift+Ctrl+A) is great and incredibly powerful. Need a quick pattern, or a grid? Start with one shape or line, duplicate, and use the A&D functions to get your grid or pattern incredibly quickly and easily.

===Can you share some of your Artwork?===
[[image:Airplane_high_wing.png]]

I'm on OpenClipArt: http://openclipart.org/media/people/wirelizard
===How did you do it?===

This image started out as a tiny, highly pixelated GIF I found somewhere on the Federal Aviation Administration's website. Being a US Government image, it was aleady Public Domain, but as I totally redrew it from scratch, that doesn't apply.

I imported that GIF into Inkscape, expanded it a bit, then used Path->Trace Bitmap to get a (fairly crude) SVG version. After that, it was lots and lots of manual editing and deletion down at the node level.

Whole sections got deleted and redrawn from scratch, because the orginal GIF was so low-res it didn't produce a useable SVG when traced.

I used Path->Difference several places to 'cut' new shapes out of the black parts, and Path->Union to add a few bits where that was easier than editing existed nodes or adding nodes to existing shapes.

===Do you give us permission to use this to promote Inkscape?===

Like most OCAL images, that one is already Public Domain, so go ahead!

File:Wirelizard logo 160x160.png

2009-05-08T03:37:39Z

Wirelizard: Not that this one ain't Public Domain or anything, it's Copyright 2009 Brian Burger/Wirelizard Design, All Rights Reserved, etc. Sorry, but I use it for business and as my logotype all over the internet!

Not that this one ain't Public Domain or anything, it's Copyright 2009 Brian Burger/Wirelizard Design, All Rights Reserved, etc. Sorry, but I use it for business and as my logotype all over the internet!

UserStories047/Wirelizard

2009-05-08T03:35:05Z

Wirelizard: ongoing page creation

===What is your Name?===

Brian Burger, but I use "Madpilot" on IRC and "Wirelizard" on many, many places on the 'net.

===Can you give us a Photo?===
[[Special:Upload]]

===What do you think about Inkscape?===

It's probably my favourite single application!

===Can you give us a Hot Tip for using Inkscape?===

Remember that SVGs can easily be taken apart - not sure how an image was put together, or a particular effect achieved? Open the SVG in Inkscape and start exploring!

Rip it apart, try to put it back together again, take notes! The Inkscape Tutorials are all big SVG files and are perfect for doing this to; there's some spectacular SVG artwork on OpenClipArt and elsewhere that'll teach you a lot; and Inkscape's own splash screens (the ones visible at Help->About Inkscape) are SVGs themselves and always shipped with Inkscape.

Also, the Align & Distribute dialogue (Object -> Align & Distribute... or Shift+Ctrl+A) is great and incredibly powerful. Need a quick pattern, or a grid? Start with one shape or line, duplicate, and use the A&D functions to get your grid or pattern incredibly quickly and easily.

===Can you share some of your Artwork?===
[[image:Airplane_high_wing.png]]

I'm on OpenClipArt: http://openclipart.org/media/people/wirelizard
===How did you do it?===

This image started out as a tiny, highly pixelated GIF I found somewhere on the Federal Aviation Administration's website. Being a US Government image, it was aleady Public Domain, but as I totally redrew it from scratch, that doesn't apply.

I imported that GIF into Inkscape, expanded it a bit, then used Path->Trace Bitmap to get a (fairly crude) SVG version. After that, it was lots and lots of manual editing and deletion down at the node level.

Whole sections got deleted and redrawn from scratch, because the orginal GIF was so low-res it didn't produce a useable SVG when traced.

I used Path->Difference several places to 'cut' new shapes out of the black parts, and Path->Union to add a few bits where that was easier than editing existed nodes or adding nodes to existing shapes.

===Do you give us permission to use this to promote Inkscape?===

Like most OCAL images, that one is already Public Domain, so go ahead!

File:Airplane high wing.png

2009-05-08T03:19:58Z

Wirelizard: PNG version of an SVG image; high-wing stylized monoplane.

PNG version of an SVG image; high-wing stylized monoplane.

UserStories047/Wirelizard

2009-05-08T03:19:03Z

Wirelizard: 047 user story in progress

UserStories047

2009-05-08T03:04:52Z

Wirelizard: /* User Stories Index */

We are collecting User Stories to help promote the release of Inkscape, and as a useful ongoing resource to inspire others to try Inkscape, and participate in it's ongoing improvement and development.

Want to help? Please just answer these questions:

Jump to the [[UserStories047#Template| Template]] at the end of the page and just copy and paste it on to a new page and add in your answers.

Create a new page by adding [[UserStories047/MyName]] to the [[UserStories047#User_Stories_Index| User Stories Index]].

==== What is your Name? ====
This can be your full name, or an IRC nick, etc

====Can you give us a Photo?====
Just a headshot or avatar to identify you, and add colour and interest to the profile.

====What do you think about Inkscape?====
What do you like about it? How did you discover it? What do you use it for? What would make it even better? (up to 200 words)

====Can you give us a Hot Tip for using Inkscape?====
Tell us something you think is cool, nifty, handy or useful that you would like to share with others about using Inkscape.

====Can you share some of your Artwork?====
Upload an example piece of artwork, or diagram or graphic that show cases how you use Inkscape.

====How did you do it?====
Write a short description of the main tools and techniques you used to create that artwork. If you like you can add step by step instructions so others can try it out too.

====Do you give us permission to use this to promote Inkscape?====
We need your permission to use all of the above on the website (and other relevant publications) to promote the upcoming Release of Version 0.47
Preferred License: Creative Commons - Share Alike.

=== User Stories Index ===
* [[UserStories047/MyName]] <-- example page
* [[UserStories047/YourName]] <-- copy and paste below, edit to your name, save.

* [[UserStories047/heathenx]]
* [[UserStories047/KatteKrab]]
* [[UserStories047/klaymen]]
* [[UserStories047/klepas]]
* [[UserStories047/Wormsxulla]]
* [[UserStories047/Wirelizard]]

===Template===

===What is your Name?===
===Can you give us a Photo?===
<nowiki>[[Special:Upload]]</nowiki>
===What do you think about Inkscape?===
===Can you give us a Hot Tip for using Inkscape?===
===Can you share some of your Artwork?===
<nowiki>[[Special:Upload]]</nowiki>
===How did you do it?===
===Do you give us permission to use this to promote Inkscape?===

To create a new page add <nowiki>[[UserStories047/YourNameOrNicHere]]</nowiki> to the User Stories Index, save it and then click on the link you created, paste in this template and edit it!