Inkscape Lesson 1 - Interface and Basic Drawing

Inkscape is professional, free, open source Vector Graphics software.

Notes from this tutorial:
⦁ To move the Inkscape page up and down: use the scroll wheel in the mouse.
⦁ To move the page around: Hold down the scroll wheel in the mouse.
⦁ To zoom in or out the page: Hold down the Ctrl key in your keyboard and use the scroll wheel in the mouse.
⦁ To draw an object, use the objects bar at the left: click on the arrow first, then select the object you want to drag into the page, like a square, circle, etc..
⦁ Once the object is on the page, click again in the arrow to have options to modify the object dimensions by dragging the small arrows.
⦁ We can deselect the object by clicking in white space on the page or the scape key in the keyboard. By clicking on the object it will show the arrows again.
⦁ While is selected, if we left-click on the object again, it will show a different set of arrows that will allow us to change skew and rotation of the object.
⦁ The + sign in the center of the object act as a rotation axel, mining the object will rotate around it. That + sign could be moved even outside of the page and the object will rotate around it when using the rotation arrows.
⦁ We can change the color of an object by selecting it on the colors bar.
⦁ By holding down the shift key and selecting a color we can change the stroke color or borders of the object.

Special thanks to @rvalle13 for providing these notes!

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[keithscott]

A two second intro.
Thank you, and I wish that all creators of YouTube instructional videos would follow your example.

[Ruuvus]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you very much for presenting in a way my 78 y.o. brain can comprehend. Looking forward to more of the same.

[gusTechnikPro]

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[jamestaylor]

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[lukeyk]

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[boblombardi]

I like that you assume the viewer knows nothing. You explain every step along with what mouse/keyboard button you are pressing in detail. This making your videos easy to understand and not get lost.. Your videos make learning You

[jonathancunningham]

Very informative! I went through the whole playlist and the amount of information is invaluable. Thanks for taking the time to create this. You are an excellent teacher and the presentation is well done! I really appreciate it.

[darkstarprojekt]

I got to play with this software a few years ago, and have forgot much of it. Thank you for this series. I've come back after watching 14 in a row, and it's all coming back like riding a bike. Thanks again!

[makesewingeasy]

I'll add myself to the long list of folks thanking you for this concise, clear tutorial--I already feel better about the Inkscape interface. Well done (and I agree that the short intro is wonderful).

[seanmcclean]

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[ashleystrauss]

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[sr]

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[biancasuemi]

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[flatlander]

Ryndon, thank you so much for this series on Inkscape. I recently purchased a Shaper Origin CNC and it has some very basic design software, it limits your creativity. I chose Inkscape after researching the others. Now I have found your tutorials and I am blown away at how great you are with your instruction technique. I am up to lesson 11 and will go all the way. With your help I will make my Shaper a great tool in my wood shop. Thanks again. Ken

[venusstardustkyojin]

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[x]

Just to say a 'Big Thanks !' for these tutorials. I'm working my way through them and finding them enjoyable and easy to follow. I wish all tutorials where so well formed and presented ! Inkscape is A1.

[jacobopstad]

Thank you! I had been so confused about how to skew things but the answer was so simple!

[johnnymullins]

I just got a Glowforge and wanted to learn about vectors and of course, Inkscape. I was completely confused with it even after reading the tutorials and watching other YouTube videos.. Your series has been, by far, the best, and have actually began using the software now. I just finished Lesson 9.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[ignaciodelamadrid]

Man! This is by far the best intro I've found on YouTube for Inkscape. Thanks a bunch!