Inkscape

In this tutorial you will learn how to make a crossword puzzle grid in the Inkscape software. Perfect if you want to start creating your own crosswords!

In this software tutorial you will learn how to turn a regular photo into a 3D looking image or make the photo pop out in a pseudo-3-dimensional way using Inkscape. This is a clever way to use Inkscape to play with photos and could be used for graphic design or scrapebooking t ...more

This software tutorial shows you how to create a shiny glass globe from scratch in Inkscape. Learn how to use 2D effects to create a 3D looking sphere all within Inkscape.

This tutorial shows you how to creat a teeworld skin using the open source free software Inkscape.

In this Inkscape software tutorial you will see how to create a shiny web 2.0 style button or icon. There is no sound but the picture and mouse movements are clear enough to follow along visually. So watch and learn how to create a crisp reflective web 2.0 style button in Inks ...more

In this software tutorial you will learn how to create a highlight effect on an object in Inkscape. This particular Inkscape tutorial shows you how to make a highlight effect on a button giving it a more dimensional look.

This open source software tutorial shows you how to use the tile clone tools in Inkscape. The tile clone tool allows you to create the first few tiles and then clone them to create an entire grid or fill a specific area with the tiled pattern. Check out this Inkscape tutorial ...more

This open source software tutorial shows you how to put text around a circle in Inkscape. This is similar to having text follow a path, but you have the text follow a circle. Improve your graphic design abilities with this Inkscape tutorial.

This is an instructional video on how to make a logo in "Inkscape". This video is filmed from the desktop of gamerworld14 and includes oral instructions as well as a step by step guide shown in detail from the computer. In this video gamerworld14 helps you learn by using an ex ...more

Learn how to use Inkscape (an opensource software) to design a logo for your website. This tutorial gives an overview of the software by running you through an example logo.

This tutorial illustrates how to create a Star Wars Lightsaber using Inkscape v0.45. This version will show you how to make both the handle and the blade from scratch.

This video shows you how to draw a cartoon smiley head in Inkscape: Open a new page. - Firstly go to the circle tool in the left hand bar and create a circle on the page - Next go to the fill tool on the top bar and select the outline icon. This will outline your shape. - Nex ...more

Just what you need for your graphics projects - a graphical reminder note! This Inkscape software tutorial shows you how to create a reminder note complete with the scotch tape to "attach" it to documents. You should be able to easily find some creative uses for your graphical ...more

In this software tutorial you will learn how to use boolean operations in Inkscape to combine or remove two shapes. Boolean operations are an important part of modeling in 2D or 3D and give you a way to make fast and accurate shapes. So watch and learn how to work with boolean ...more

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a Scrabble logo using Inkscape software on a MAC.

This software tutorial shows you how to create funky looking text effects in Inkscape. This tutorial of course is just a guide to the ways you can funkify text, so watch and learn how to use Inkscape to make this funky, groovy, 70's text, then start making your own versions.

If you do any amount of graphic design or layout design, then you know the importance of using kerning when working with typeface. This Inkscape software tutorial shows you how to manually kern text within Inkscape. This isn't the best graphic design software, but it is open s ...more

In this software tutorial you will learn how to create reflections, specifically reflective text in Inkscape. Once you can make reflections of text in Inkscape, you can try more complicated object reflections.

In this software tutorial you will see how to create a polaroid picture and make it look like it is pinned up on a wall using Inkscape. All you need for this creative pinned-up polaroid is a picture and the open source software Inkscape.

This software tutorial shows you how to draw a file folder from scratch in Inkscape. Besides learning how to create file folder images or icons, you will learn how to use some of the basic tools in Inkscape like the align tools.

This video has no sound but is super clear and pretty easy to follow so check it out and learn how to create an orb in Inkscape.

In this software tutorial you will learn how to make a simple paperclip from scratch using the curve tools in Inkscape. Inkscape is an open source freeware software so it's easy to get ahold of and start using for your graphic design needs.

Barack Obama is one of the most powerful, divisive, and above all important men in the world. His logo, largely unseen since his election in 2008, was a monument to simple, effective graphic design. Now you can recreate the iconic logo in Inkscape (the popular free vector grap ...more

Adobe Creative Suite is an expansive (and expensive!) array of programs for graphic artists of all kinds. However, you can assemble your own suite of completely free programs, like the GIMP, paint.net, Synfig, Komposer, PrimoPDF, InkScape, Scribus and Jahshaka - all freeware a ...more