Difference between revisions of "Tutorials and help"

Load up one of the existing tutorials
Replace its text and images with your own
Upload it to the Patch Tracker. Make SURE to click the "Upload and Attach a File" checkbox!

Official way:

Create a DocBook XML file like the Basic Tutorial DocBook
Follow directions in the tutorial directory README for formatting and handling of embedded non-SVG images
Create a subdirectory in the doc-docbook module and place the new tutorial docbook file there
Test tutorial generation using the `make-html`, `make-svg`, and `make-all` scripts
Announce the availability of the new tutorial

Tutorial Ideas

This section will consist of brainstorming and basic development of new tutorials that will be useful for new/old users.

Completed Tutorials

Daniel Taylor's Web-Based Inkscape Tutorials - Hopefully he will make SVG tutorials that we can inlude with Inkscape, like our current DefaultTutorial.
making shiny marbles... http://inkscape.org/wiki_uploads/marbles_tut.svg
also see Outside Tutorials and Tips
ElementsPrinciplesOfDesign (rejon)
Easter Egg Tutorial

Tutorials in development

How to create meteorological charts with Inkscape, Tutorial by Reinhard Stepanek
Daniel Pope's Clownfish Tutorial - Part 1 Part 2 - drop me an email at my reCAPTCHA™ Mailhide email address to suggest changes.
A very small sheet with instructions for doing isometric transformations - if anyone has comments or wants to have a look at the original svg, contact me at my reCAPTCHA Mailhide email address (this is useful for e.g. icon work, see Bluecurve Icon Guidelines)
Coofer Cat's Inkscape Page - Some miscellaneous meanderings with Inkscape. There are a few hints and tips that might be of use to the less experienced Inkscape user. There are also a few random bits of clipart too.

Planned Tutorials

UsingTheCloneTiler - Clones

Text and Typography

Clippath/Mask/Pattern

Effects

SVG Filters

XML Editor

Tutorial Scratchpad

How to create an icon
How to build a presentation using Inkview.
How to build complex shapes using boolean operations.
How to use Inkscape to create graphics for LaTeX / ConTeXt documents.
etc

A tutorial in progress of writing by John Griessen

This writing is a journal of how a project to recreate a business card originally made with Illutrator 7, after losing the original file, so the comparison to Illustrator is much from memory and not to be taken as the last word, but a guide as to how the programs compare.

Attached is a png of the printed business card:

It originally was a collection of paths filled with colors and text objects with grouping to make replicating some objects easy.

The shell command '$inkscape --version' tells us this is Inkscape 0.39cvs (Jul 2 2004) .

The logo main element is a pseudo sine wave, and I made it before with grid snap and stretching and replicating, so now I set my units to mm and grid spacing and snap to 1 and remember how it would be nice to have major and minor grids instead of just one, so I want to create some vertical guides evenly spaced and cannot remember and start looking in docs. In Illustrator 7, clicking on the ruler bar created a guide if I recall... Once created, it could be moved with grid snap like any object, so getting it on grid or off was easy. As I read around, I find the usage of guides in "Keys and Mouse" "drag off a ruler" is the way... and a guide is on the page, and I can't snap it to easily make the accurate secondary grid I had wanted....Is there a way to? I try duplicate on the guide, but alas, it is not a regular object... it cannot be selected as they are...so I cannot replicate guides to make other grids after all... note for the beginner, to get bezier curves out of the line/bezier tool, you must click-drag. A click-only will give you only connected straight line segments. I'll have to use lines as guides, http://home.austin.rr.com/jgriessen/ill2ink-tut1.png

Other SVG Tutorials

http://www.codeproject.com/books/learnsvgchapter07.asp

Name: Quick Guide to Inkscape Overview: This is a great concise quick guide for getting started with Inkscape.	Name: Icon Creation (Mini-Tutorial) Overview: A quick little tutorial demonstrating the design process in creating an SVG icon in Inkscape. The finished product of this tutorial is actually in the Open Clip Art Library	Name: Simple Bubble/Orb in inkscape Overview: A tutorial that demonstrates the use of the blur filter and clipping to create a simple bubble or orb.
Name: inkscape interface tutorial Overview: A detailed tutorial that describes the Inkscape user interface in detail and explains how they can be used for creating cartoony art.	Name: 3d like text effect in Inkscape Overview: A tutorial that demonstrates a technique to create text with a beveled edge effect.	Name: slime to start Overview: A detailed tutorial that shows the reader how to draw a simple cartoony slime creature using Inkscape. This tutorial also provides great detail on the thought and development process that is used for basic character development.
Name: a starfish with inkscape Overview: a simple tutorial that shows how to make a simple starfish in Inkscape. great for Inkscape "newbies"	Name: Sun background with inkscape Overview: A tutorial that demonstrates the technique of creating the "starburst" effect using Inkscape.	Name: 11 Step Tutorial To Create Eyeball Vector Art Overview: A tutorial that shows the process to create an eyeball in Inkscape.
Name: 10 step tutorial to create shinyball vector art Overview: a tutorial that shows you how to create a shiny little ball using Inkscape.	Name: Kiddy Font and Tigger Font Tutorial Overview: a tutorial on how to create interesting font effects with the help of Inkscape.	Name: Graphs in Inkscape Overview: a tutorial on how to create accurate line graphs in Inkscape.
Name: It is spring time Overview: a simple tutorial that shows how to make use of "tiled clone" with tracing.	Name: Furboa-Tutorial Overview: Learn how to create a cute little cartoony animal in Inkscape. The test subject in this case is a cute little guy named Furboa.	Name: 3D Box Overview: How to make perspective 3D boxes.
Name: How far can a bar go? Overview: a tile clone tutorial that shows how to make use of Rotation, Shift, and Color.	Name: Color B&W images Overview: Learn how to color a black and white image using Inkscape trace Bitmap feature.	Name: Dynamic Chrome Effect Overview: A twelve step tutorial on creating a dynamic chrome effect with explanations.

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 * [http://homepage.univie.ac.at/reinhard.stepanek/fxos80/metchart.html How to create meteorological charts with Inkscape], Tutorial by Reinhard Stepanek
-* Daniel Pope's Clownfish Tutorial - [http://www.mauveweb.co.uk/misc/tutorials/clownfish.svg Part 1] [http://www.mauveweb.co.uk/misc/tutorials/clownfish2.svg Part 2] - drop me an email at mauve at mauveweb co uk to suggest changes.
+* Daniel Pope's Clownfish Tutorial - [http://www.mauveweb.co.uk/misc/tutorials/clownfish.svg Part 1] [http://www.mauveweb.co.uk/misc/tutorials/clownfish2.svg Part 2] - drop me an email at my [http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01lDmmgiuH5e1ZA4OjajJ1gA==&c=1BpCYFPqRLyYZxQDyQvfv7oe5mIfomlfsEc_iaE-qPY= reCAPTCHA&trade; Mailhide email address] to suggest changes.
-* A very small sheet with instructions for doing  [http://www.gimpforum.de/album/file.php?n=4323&w=o isometric transformations] - if anyone has comments or wants to have a look at the original svg, contact me at daniel dot hornung <at> gmx dot de (this is useful for e.g. icon work, see [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/BluecurveIconGuidelines Bluecurve Icon Guidelines])
+* A very small sheet with instructions for doing  [http://www.gimpforum.de/album/file.php?n=4323&w=o isometric transformations] - if anyone has comments or wants to have a look at the original svg, contact me at my [http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01s2l5O5HC2E7e44t8Hyld6w==&c=pmibPRuFUYLOux5WlLGKYRFjPdJ56uipTF9QUY3wwjE= reCAPTCHA Mailhide email address] (this is useful for e.g. icon work, see [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/BluecurveIconGuidelines Bluecurve Icon Guidelines])
 * [http://www.coofercat.com/wiki/InkScape Coofer Cat's Inkscape Page] - Some miscellaneous meanderings with Inkscape. There are a few hints and tips that might be of use to the less experienced Inkscape user. There are also a few random bits of clipart too.

Difference between revisions of "Tutorials and help"

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