Inkscape Hands-on Essential Training

Course Curriculum

Lecture 1: Inkscape Hands-on Essential Training

Chapter 1: Getting started with Inkscape

Lecture 1: What is inkscape

Lecture 2: Understanding the SVG file format

Lecture 3: Brief Tour of Inkscape User Interface

Lecture 4: Exploring the Inkscape toolbox

Lecture 5: Creating new documents

Lecture 6: Importing documents from Adobe Illustrator

Lecture 7: Editing document properties

Lecture 8: Editing global Inkscape preferences

Lecture 9: Using Undo History

Chapter 2: Navigating an inkscape document

Lecture 1: Panning and zooming

Lecture 2: Working with Inkscape dialogs

Lecture 3: Using guides

Lecture 4: Using grids

Lecture 5: Working with snap controls

Lecture 6: Understanding display modes

Lecture 7: Selecting input devices

Lecture 8: Working with layers

Chapter 3: Drawing Basic Shapes

Lecture 1: Drawing with the Pen tool

Lecture 2: Using the Node tool

Lecture 3: Understanding node types

Lecture 4: Joining and splitting paths

Lecture 5: Drawing with the Pencil tool

Lecture 6: Understanding shapes and paths

Lecture 7: Creating spirals

Lecture 8: Creating rectangles

Lecture 9: Creating ellipses

Lecture 10: Creating stars and polygons

Lecture 11: Drawing with the Calligraphy tool

Lecture 12: Creating diagram connectors

Lecture 13: Erasing Objects and paths

Chapter 4: Transforming Objects

Lecture 1: Selecting objects or selector tool

Lecture 2: Grouping objects

Lecture 3: Moving objects

Lecture 4: Controlling the stacking order

Lecture 5: Scaling objects

Lecture 6: Rotating objects

Lecture 7: Skewing objects

Lecture 8: Using the Tweak tool

Lecture 9: Hiding and showing objects

Lecture 10: Aligning and distributing objects

Lecture 11: Arranging objects in a grid

Lecture 12: Working with object clones

Lecture 13: Using clipping paths

Lecture 14: Using the XML Editor

Chapter 5: Working with files and strokes

Lecture 1: Adding fills to your Objects

Lecture 2: Understanding fill rules Even odd rule and non zero rule

Lecture 3: Adding strokes to your objects

Lecture 4: Working with linear gradients

Lecture 5: Working with radial gradients

Lecture 6: Working with mesh gradients

Lecture 7: Working with patterns

Lecture 8: Working with swatches

Lecture 9: Working with stroke styles

Lecture 10: Working with dashed and dotted strokes

Lecture 11: Using the Dropper tool to sample and apply colors

Lecture 12: Creating blurs

Chapter 6: Using Filters

Lecture 1: Using the Filter Editor

Lecture 2: Creating bevels and bumps filter effect

Lecture 3: Adjusting color with filters

Lecture 4: Distorting objects with filters

Lecture 5: Simulating materials with Filters

Lecture 6: Creating drop shadows with Filters

Lecture 7: Creating textures with Filters

Chapter 7: Using Extensions

Lecture 1: Adjusting color with extensions

Lecture 2: Embedding and extracting images

Lecture 3: Modifying paths

Lecture 4: Blending paths by Interpolation Command

Lecture 5: Creating effects with raster extensions

Lecture 6: Rendering objects by using Render Extension

Chapter 8: Creating Complex Shapes

Lecture 1: Using path commands

Lecture 2: Using the 3D-Box tool

Lecture 3: Using the Spray Tool in Inkscape

Lecture 4: Inkscape tracing Feature to Trace Bitmap Images

Lecture 5: Applying path effects in Inkscape

Chapter 9: Working with Text

Lecture 1: Adding text

Lecture 2: Editing text

Lecture 3: Inserting special characters

Lecture 4: Placing text on a path

Lecture 5: Converting text into paths

Chapter 10: Printing and Exporting Artwork

Lecture 1: Using clean up document feature

Lecture 2: Printing Inkscape Documents

Lecture 3: How to save a PNG file in Inkscape

Lecture 4: Saving files for the web and what are different SVG file Formats

Chapter 11: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Conclusion & Resources