Inkscape Beginner Tutorial: Drawing Simple Shapes

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Inkscape Beginner Tutorial: Drawing Simple Shapes

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Learn how to create iconic depictions using nothing but simple shapes in Inkscape with this beginner tutorial.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:25 Heart
01:37 Flag
05:31 Wine Glass
08:14 Cart
11:41 Sword
15:09 Book
22:13 Get free designs

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@MerleCox Ай бұрын

Nick, you are one of the best Inkscape teachers on KZfaq! Thanks for providing these fantastic videos!

@jocargua Ай бұрын

Yes He is. I agree with you.

@irvingmontero Ай бұрын

Just bought your complete course bundle a few days ago! Thanks to you I got the hang of Inkscape and I designed a few logos and even a birthday invitation. Now I want to know the program from a to z. Thanks for all your educational efforts!

@LogosByNick Ай бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks for enrolling

@chubblubdub Ай бұрын

that LPE for adding curves is very handy, this video is proof

@ravenm1165 Ай бұрын

yeah it's really cool actually

@Atezz29 Ай бұрын

To see how you did the book felt like magic to me!

@ufukyayla 19 күн бұрын

Thank you, Nick

@CTRL_SMarcos Ай бұрын

Excellent, thanks for the video. That book is simplicity and elegance at the same time.

@lizjohnson1174 15 күн бұрын

For those of you who have not bought his class....trust me...It's worth every penny!!! I've purchased it and I learned so much. Nick is amazing at teaching this stuff. Trust me...you won't regret it. If I was smart, I would have bought the Gimp class as well as Inkscape and gotten it cheaper. But live and learn. You will learn a lot. No regrets. 😁🥰

@LogosByNick 15 күн бұрын

You’re too kind. Glad you liked it! 🙌 PS - email if you want a discount code for the other courses. Same for anyone else who sees this comment.

@testtest-bb2dt Ай бұрын

You don't have to make the edges vertical or horizontal to extend the nodes, you can do it simply by holding down alt+ctrl while dragging the selected nodes.. great tutorial as usual :)

@piggysister01 Ай бұрын

Thanks Nick! I'm still trying to grow the brain connections that tell you how to produce shapes like that book. Every one of your great tutorials helps.

@brit5x Ай бұрын

this is so timely! thanks, Sensei!

@Ujangdotnet Ай бұрын

thank u nick

@readingorg9255 Ай бұрын

Thank you Nick! Please keep making these teaching videos :) Love from Malaysia

@Atezz29 Ай бұрын

Hi Nick, could you please make a video about creating Skyline shapes/how to trace bridges/POI`s to make a nice "logo" of a favorite city in inkscape?

@marcossaraiva4245 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the simplicity and useful tips!

@erikos Ай бұрын

12:56 Thank you! I’ve been wondering why the node handles suddenly disappeared when I really needed them! Great tutorial!

@mlbullbooks Ай бұрын

Really cool. I’m going to try making some of these shapes. Thanks for sharing! 🦋

@PaulMetalhero Ай бұрын

Amazing tutorial! I had a little problem with the base shape for the shopping cart. I clicked the X for the fill and it fixed the issue

@M05TAFA_Pro Ай бұрын

I Love Your Style Bro, 🤙🏻👍keep going

@LogosByNick Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙌

@Stratelier Ай бұрын

Part of the fun is there are so many other ways to achieve the same result (and in approximately the same time). For example, when I want to center just a handful of objects I sometimes set the align reference to "selected area" (bounding box).

@Evergreen64 Ай бұрын

I guess the book without the bookmark might have looked a little bit like an ice cream sandwich... Icon?

@slepetajee Ай бұрын

hello nick, can you make a tutorial about how to make a packaging design by inkscape?

@Pam_xx Ай бұрын

just got here by chance while doing stuff for blender and trying to change png/jpgs to svg files what i really hate is that i always try to use blender short cuts :) thinking of getting the course seems like a good addition

@Dr.PeterLaFleur Ай бұрын

Another great vid, thank you 🔥

@GraphicDesignStudio Ай бұрын

Hi nick, Can you tell me about release date of Inkscape 1.4

@cesaragostinho1089 Ай бұрын

Hi, I've been looking for a gimp tutorial to create a water slyle like the video in youtube called ''Watercolor Photoshop Action tutorial | Adobe Photoshop CC | Multi Tech'' could you do an video tutorial about it, Thank you.

@ayzagora Ай бұрын

Hi Nick. Nice video. It's cool to see what possible with simple shapes an the right technic. And I have question for an other Problem: I would like to adapt a horizontal font to the shape of a horizontal cylinder. Do you know how to do this?

@keepitshort4208 Ай бұрын

Can you keep hair detail while removing background in inkscape ? Any video and also if possible a best method for it.

@borgminer3617 Ай бұрын

very handy, thanks

@srenbinderupmadsen5048 Ай бұрын

I learn a lot from your videos, so keep up the good work. But one problem, my Inkscape looks very different from yours (I've downloaded the latest version) yours is som much easier to navigate in

@jullz4800 Ай бұрын

Hello Nick, ty for all your videos. I have a question for you. I am working on a project (fictionnal World of Warcraft website) and i am trying to figure a simple way to create a logo for that website. I have an idea in mind but i've never really done a logo before (i am trying to learn by watching your videos !). The logo would represent a shield made of wood and metal and kinda respect the design of ingame shields (the shape can be round, a decagon, or shaper to look more threatening). I want the shield to be simple but still aesthetic, and it would be great if the shield had cracks or fissure on it. However, I have no idea how to design cracks or fissures. How would you proceed ? I don't want the shield to look too modern (i've seen modern representations of shields for gaming websites, but i kinda want my shield to look more ancestral and tribal, or at least give this feeling) Thank you !

@mrniceguy8298 25 күн бұрын

inkscape 1.3.2 is a mistake on window becuz when i use the shape builder tool after i finish the heart shape and i click the selecting tool the program crash itself

@PolishViking69 15 күн бұрын

why when i wanna go back to selection tool and I press it, the program closes itself?

@ridwanh11 21 күн бұрын

hello sir, does your class also provide a certificate for completing the class?

@Ayrayen Ай бұрын

I noticed your star in the thumbnail doesn't include the 'wavyness', was this a conscious decision perhaps?

@GraphicDesignStudio 18 күн бұрын

hi nick, we are waiting for new video.

@galihkurniad Ай бұрын

Can you do some tutorial on how to make 3D editable text effect in Inkscape using LPE Live Path Effect tool?

@siduarah3911 Ай бұрын

Hello, I have a problem at 3:54. When I click the node tool, I am not allowed tomake two sides of the rectangle rounded

@ViktorVeeyt 26 күн бұрын

U have to make flag into path in path menu. path - object to path. It also happens when u subdivide star from flag

@jansonsynder Ай бұрын

(shopping cart wheels) Can't you just make the circle and place it where you want the 1st one, hit space bar to dupe one in place and then move the original to the last spot?

@dougcooke4032 4 күн бұрын

Whenever I use the shape builder tool in Inkscape, it creates extra nodes. Does anyone know how to prevent this?

@LogosByNick 4 күн бұрын

Have you updated Inkscape recently? This was an issue in the older version from last year. They fixed that in the latest version.

@Dfekt Ай бұрын

Man if you need any music to use in the background of your videos I’d absolutely love it if you used some of mine. Love from New Zealand

@M05TAFA_Pro Ай бұрын

and love from egypt 🇪🇬

@radionut4422 Ай бұрын

No music, please! I like a how to video that has spoken steps. I don’t want to have to watch what is being done, having to try to understand which icon/keystroke/mouse action while listening to music without spoken explanation is frustrating.

@roshanmeitei7678 Ай бұрын

My Inkscape is not opening. Is anyone else facing the same problem? I have tried reinstalling. It shows up in task manager but doesn't launch. Nothing seems to be working. Can anyone help me, please?

@bci3937 Ай бұрын

Also i have a little process suggestion to help viewer have a little overview of the process. So u can list, at the side of the screen what u have done.

@dennyskerb4992 Ай бұрын

👍👍

@QHawk7 14 күн бұрын

*Do you like Boxy ? some app like Inkscape*

@M05TAFA_Pro Ай бұрын

How Can i save my file with a transparent background?

@goldenfurniture123 Ай бұрын

when you export a file in inkscape it has it as default.. are you exporting as a jpeg? png is the one with no background

@LogosByNick Ай бұрын

You can export a PNG with the export menu. I have a tutorial for it on this channel if you search “export”

@Antisympathy Ай бұрын

Is the private community only for those who purchased your course? I've had your logo course for a while and I've recently purchased your other courses but I never seen a community to join. Is inkscape really free or is there a paid version? If so which one have more benefits free or paid?Where can I download inkscape and is there an app? I've looked it up and there's various sites so I can't tell which one is legit. 🤔

@LogosByNick Ай бұрын

Inkscape.org is where you can download it, and yes it’s free. As for the courses, if you sign in there’s a community tab in the menu on the left