How to Make a Circle Logo with Curved Text | Inkscape Tutorial

Inkscape step-by-step beginner, intermediate tutorial on how to create circle logo template. Follow along in this screen capture guide showing you how to curve text, wrap text around the bottom of a circle, create your own custom pattern fill and use Inkscape's render feature to generate a truncated icosahedron (soccer ball, football).

UPDATE as of Inkscape Version 1.1.1
Do Geometric Constructions ***** Inkscape REMOVED THIS TOOL as of version 1.1.1 The mirroring feature is now found under PATH- PATH EFFECTS - Mirror Symmetry. Thank you to Ian Barrow for alerting me to this!!

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Color codes used: ffffff, 7db1dd, 7ab1da, 0d2c52, fac155, e7ab00

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[paulagardner]

Perfect. As a beginner, it's nearly impossible to believe that you can create something like this in under 15 minutes, while talking and demonstrating.

[omersiddiqui]

i've been using inkscape for 2 years and never discovered that mirroring tool...thankyou for teaching new cool trick

[CHRISTWARD]

Thank you. I am going to try this. I tried other inkscape tutorials to get the bottom text the way I wanted it but it never came out right. What you did looks great. And then you gave us a way to make sure that the text is exactly where it should be within the circle. I really like that. The software that I usually use has a lot of nice features but making things fit in an exact way does not seem to be a priority ... at least I cannot find a way, so far. And fitting the text to the bottom never ends up like I want there. THANK YOU

[learntorelax]

Faithfully waiting for the latest videos from you. You do it always stunning and easy to learn.

[iad]

I really appreciate your vids, since I always learn something new. I never could get to patterns work, that'll be helpful in the future.

[TheTerrormisu]

I was struggling with getting my lower text (inside a circle) vertical way too long. Thank you for this video! I have SO much to learn on inkscape for my glowforge projects.

[RUSTICWLF]

Wow, That was full of great tips,
thanks Rick, perfect for T-shirt designs, mugs and stickers etc!
Inscape is amazing, so many capabilities deliver professional vector images. and all for FREE !
Thanks for showing us how to use it ! 👍🐺👍

[georgekennedy]

Rick, you are the ultimate Master! Thanks so much. I have been looking for tutorials like these. Thanks, man! Blessings.

[Nullfuenf]

Been using Inkscape on and off for over a decade and never noticed that 'Do Geometric Constructions' mode.
Not that I know a lot of all the functions (quite the contrary) but I thought I knew pretty much all about the toolbar, since that was up until recently all I used and needed.

In my last projects I looked into filters and textures pretty much for the first time (and fell in love with watercolor and felt - explains how I found Your channel ^^), since in the past working with gradients and such in vector was too much of a hassle for me.
But I'm pleasantly surprised how far Inkscape has come and how easy it is now :)

Also glad I found Your channel, since I love maps and stars (btw when You download Stellaris You're able to change a lot more settings) and of course vector graphics, and I admire Your workflow!
Lo

[DK-iisc]

This is awesome!! This is exactly what I was looking for to create logos!! Thank You!

[andresibarrameade]

I just found your channel and I love it. Subscribed!

[florentinhonorius]

Finally i've found what i need great video thanks

[Chris-xhhw]

Great tutorial. How do you delete the guide circles without affecting the text. Even when I group the entire logo, deleting the guides alters the text ?
Thanks.

[shujikiritani]

If you can't find the mirror symmetry, on Inkscape 1.3.2 it is under path effects. Do Object->Path then Add Path Effect and then Mirror Symmetry is in the Generate Section.

[steveramsey]

Following closely for my own logo. How do you get the guide circle to “ungrounded” from the lettering? Thanks so much!

[Lena-ncfm]

ha, made me laugh, my husband walked past and the first thing he said was "that's a man City Logo-ish!" and the first thing you then said that it's inspired by a prem league club :D

[alb]

Nice video. I'm 1.3.2 for Linux and I can't seems to show the tool in the toolbar that you used for the shield... I can turn it on/off from settings, but it won't show on the bar...What OS are you using and what Inkscape version? Thanks

[tomelegeert]

In the 3D Polyhedron style tab, you can choose the RGB-values. That way, you can get a gold soccer ball with the original shading... ;-)

[Badgerr]

Hi Rick another cracking video with plenty of new tips and ideas, thank you for your time and effort
Just one quick question, I'm using Inkscape 1.1.1 (3bf5ae0d25, 2021-09-20), but I don't seem to have the Geometric Construction tool. Has this been lost or superseded on the latest version release?

[sarahcotterill]

Great video, but I live life in the slow lane and found it hard to keep up and I just couldn’t focus on your cursor.