1) Installing Inkscape

In this lecture, we will look at installing Inkscape. I will download the Microsoft Software Installer package from the Inkscape website, which is normally used to install and update software on Windows operating systems.

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• The book (125 pages) accompanies the 2-hour video course on this channel. As an owner of this book, you get access to advertisement free and music free videos. The book and videos are the same, so they complement each other. This way you get the best of both worlds!
• In this book you will create *all the art* that is shown on the front and back cover, and much more!
• As a book owner, you get all the course material and *fonts* I use to create the art, so you can follow along
• As a book owner, you also *get the PDF* of the book, that can be viewed on your computer, on tablet and e-reader
• Have you always wanted to do the things the pros are doing? Now you can!
• Learn how to customize the user interface of Inkscape. Set a *dark theme* and change the Canvas color and Page size, and increase the size, and color, the user interface icons
• Learn how to create *multi-page documents* and save them as a PDF
• Learn how to create spreads, and add *margins* and *bleed*
• Learn how to work with opacity masks, clipping masks, and clip groups
• See how to place the fill behind the stroke. This can be handy when you want to have editable text with a stroke, without the stroke covering the text.
• Easily create pie charts and smooth arcs
• *Round corners* in a breeze with the new 'on canvas' round corner option
• Learn how to increase the smoothness of a path, even after drawing it!
• Use the *Spray tool* to quickly spray elements, like stars or butterflies, in different colors and sizes!
• Learn how to create grain 'shading' textures, *new technique* shown!
• Quickly combine shapes with the *'Boolean operations'*
• Make use of the grand new *Shape Builder* tool, like in Illustrator!
• Discover many of the *Live Path Effects*
• Learn how to create realistic looking *3D text*
• See how easy it is to create *patterns* in Inkscape
• Master the *Pen tool* and the *Node tool*, a strong duo!
• Learn the fast way to *kern text* and how to place text in 3D space
• Learn the advantages of *cloning* objects, using parent-child relationships
• Create great looking *grunge brushes*
• See how easy it is to *trace an image* and convert it into vector art
• Place text on a path
• Work with *variable stroke widths* like in Illustrator!
• Learn about the new *directional blur* in Inkscape
• Export you artwork as a bitmap
• Create *shortcuts*
• I will answer all your questions personally within 48 hours!
• The book has been printed in black and white to keep the price as low as possible. As an owner of this book, you also get access to the Full Color PDF of the book, that can be viewed on your computer, on tablet and e-reader.
• About the writer: Bernard 't Hooft has over 20 years of experience with desktop publishing software, and teaches open source software at the VolksUniversity in the Netherlands.