Inkscape Beginner Tutorial | Using the Bezier Pen Tool

In this Beginner Inkscape Tutorial I will teach you How to use the Bezier Pen tool in the Inkscape vector graphic program. Learn the shortcuts and how to use the bezier pen tool. This Tutorial will show you how to use the pen tool properly to create custom graphic designs.

[ArdentDesigns]

The Inkscape Bezier pen tool is difficult to master! Hope this is a clear basic explanation. Practice makes you better :)

[leegeissbuhler]

Shift L making the next point straight again was exactly what I was looking for! Still holds up 6 years later! Thank you!!!

[appsapps]

You’re the only one who has mentioned Shift + L. I wondered why my curves had kinks in them! Thank you so much.

[haveshanraja]

All i wanted to know was the shift + l command, which in photoshop is alt + click. I've watched so many tutorials and they didn't show it. Its such a simple thing but so important when drawing shapes with the pen/bezier tool. Thanks

[fahimalislam]

Thanks for this tutorial. "shift + l" command was a really helpful one.

[johnsyers]

Finally! I've been stumped by this tool for a long time, but your tutorial explained it perfectly.

[ronidey]

"shift + l" this is what i was looking for thank you :)

[luiz_]

2:20 guys and girls, you can stop right there and just duplicate, invert & put it togheter.

[MUHAMMADALI-xist]

i was actually looking for edge smoothing video but i learned something better, "shift+l" thanks for the tutorial! it was good!

[holdthewinds]

THank you so much!! Your Shift+L has just saved me endless frustration!!

[DebHeadworth]

wow! You're a great teacher. Thank you so much for helping me understand this tool.

[flaironov]

Shift + L.... Omg I never knew this, and infact that is why I wasn't getting the shapes right, cuz of that extended line... Came looking for bezier pen tutorials and found this one.... Thanks a lot💕I got what I needed♥

[statistico]

At the end i found a suitable tut to learn how to draw an heart with Inkscape Bezier Curves.
Thank you very much Laurie.
PS Not only it's a great tut for drawing this specific shape BUT it's the BEST tut I ever found about learning how to use Inkscape Bezier Tool.

[anupambhise]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, much, I didnt knew the "shift+L" trick.

[pauljs]

I knew how to break the handles for a cusp mid-drag (with shift), and how to go from straight to a free handle (holding down shift before dragging the handle out), but didn't know the shift-L thing to go from a handle to a straight. But now I know. I'll have to give it a shot. Thanks for that.

For some reason this little detail doesn't seem to be in the wiki section for the Bezier tool.

Now I'm wondering if there's another modifier key(s) to lock the handle extension in-line with the adjacent section? (Going in or out?) For a smooth tangent extension to or from the next segment?

[faizbyp]

thanks! finally i found it (shift + L). *Did someone know how to change the shortcut?* It's not natural for me to press the right shift and L with my left hand (bcs my right hand are handling the mouse, and the left shift is pretty far from L)

[theimperfektartist]

Click and pull 🔥 You made it sooo easy!

[amitneole]

Thanks for saving my world by that shift + L....i have stopped using inkscape....Thanks to you....so many tutorials and finally got it from you...Subscribed and liked....please keep making such sweet and short tuts...

[aditigopinath]

That was super helpful! All hail Shift-L!

[KakumeiDev]

Very helpful tip in the tutorial, now I can finally make perfect line curves without it looking janky.