Overview

Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program, Third Edition, is the guide to the Inkscape program, with coverage of versions 0.46 and 0.47. This authoritative introduction and reference features hundreds of useful illustrations.With Inkscape, you can produce a wide variety of art, from photorealistic drawings to organizational charts. Inkscape uses SVG, a powerful vector-based drawing language and W3C web standard, as its native format. SVG drawings can be viewed directly in browsers such as Firefox and Opera. A subset of SVG has been adopted by the mobile phone market. Inkscape is available free for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems. Systematic coverage of the entire Inkscape program begins with eleven tutorials ranging in difficulty from very basic to highly complex. The remainder of the book covers each facet of Inkscape in detail with an emphasis on practical solutions for common problems.The book is filled with valuable tips and warnings about the use of Inkscape and SVG. Find dozens of Inkscape illustrations from the book in the online color supplement available at http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/. Updated for Inkscape v0.47, this new edition includes complete coverage of new features, including updated Pen and Pencil tools with new spiro, polyline, and sketch modes; the new Eraser tool; and the new Snapping toolbar with improved snapping. Advanced topics include the use of Inkscape’s powerful tiling tool, built-in bitmap tracing, and SVG use on the Web. Complete Coverage of New and Improved Inkscape 0.47 Features Live Path Effects for tasks such as adding patterns along a path while maintaining complete editability Over 200 pre-built SVG filters for adding textures, manipulating color, and so forth A tiling tool to create complex tilings with thirteen different symmetries Clipping and Masking objects An integrated spell checker Built-in bitmap-to-vector tracing The ability to export to more than a dozen graphics formats, including PDF and PostScript The ability to import from more than two-dozen graphics formats, including PDF, Adobe Illustrator, Coral Draw, AutoCad, and XFig Graphics Complete vector drawing program supporting the W3C SVG standard Three path-drawing tools (Pencil, Pen, Calligraphy) Five shape-drawing tools (Rectangles, Ellipses, Stars, Spirals, 3D Boxes) Linear and Radial Gradients Pattern fills Tweak Tool for fine adjustment of paths and colors Eraser Tool with both Vector and Bitmap modes Sophisticated snapping for precision drawing and aligning objects Extendable through scripting; over a hundred scripts included

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Author:   Tavmjong Bah
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Prentice Hall
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 27.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.80cm
Weight:   1.092kg
ISBN:  

9780137051731

ISBN 10:   0137051735
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   19 November 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780132764148
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments x About the Author xi Overview of What Is in This Book xii Introduction xiii How to Use This Book xiii Vector Graphics xiv SVG xvi The Inkscape Program xvi Help xvi Chapter 1: Quick Start 1 The Anatomy of the Inkscape Window 1 The Swedish Flag-A Short Example 5 The European Flag-A More Elaborate Example 17 A Hiking Club Logo-An Exercise in Paths 20 The Northern Pacific Railway Logo-A Tracing Example 32 A Box for Cards-An Isometric Projection 39 A Can of Soup-A Three-Dimensional Drawing with Gradients 44 A Vine Design-A Tiling Example 56 A Neon Sign-Animation 66 A Bank Note-Security Features 82 A Bottle-Photorealism 94 Chapter 2: Files 103 Opening and Saving Files 103 Importing Files 104 Exporting Files 107 Printing Files 120 Vacuuming Files 121 Chapter 3: Changing the View 122 Panning the Canvas 122 Zooming the Canvas 122 Miscellaneous View Commands 123 Chapter 4: Editing Basics 126 Undo and Redo 126 Selecting Objects 126 Copying, Pasting, and Deleting Objects 129 Clones 130 Ordering Objects (Z-order) 131 Groups 132 Layers 133 Chapter 5: Positioning and Transforming 136 Inkscape Coordinates 136 Transformations 137 Snapping 144 Alignment and Distribution of Objects 150 Chapter 6: Geometric Shapes 154 Rectangles and Squares 154 3D Boxes 156 Ellipses, Circles, and Arcs 159 Regular Polygons and Stars 160 Spirals 162 Chapter 7: Paths 165 Bezier Curves 165 Creating Paths 166 Editing Paths 177 Path Operations 186 Chapter 8: Live Path Effects (LPEs) 189 Bend 190 Construct Grid 191 Envelope Deformation 191 Gears 192 Hatches (Rough) 192 Interpolate Sub-Paths 194 Knot 194 Pattern Along Path 195 Ruler 198 Sketch 198 Spiro Spline 200 Stitch Sub-Paths 201 VonKoch 204 Chapter 9: Text 208 Creating Text 208 Selecting Text 209 Editing Text 210 Formatting Text 211 Kerning, Shifting, and Rotating Characters 214 Text on a Path 215 Text in a Shape 216 Chapter 10: Attributes 218 Fill and Stroke Paint 218 Stroke Style 239 Chapter 11: Tweak Tool 244 Tweaking Objects 244 Tweaking Paths 245 Tweaking Colors 246 Chapter 12: Eraser Tool 247 Eraser Touch Mode 247 Eraser Cut-Out Mode 247 Chapter 13: Paint Bucket Tool 248 Simple Use 248 Filling Fidelity 249 Filling Multiple Regions 250 Closing Gaps 250 Adding to a Fill 251 Chapter 14: Clipping and Masking 252 Clipping 253 Masking 253 Chapter 15: Filter Effects-Preset 254 Use of Preset Filters 254 ABCs 255 Bevels 256 Blurs 257 Bumps 258 Color 260 Distort 261 Image Effects 262 Image Effects, Transparent 263 Materials 264 Morphology 265 Non Realistic 3D Shaders 266 Overlays 267 Protrusions 268 Ridges 268 Scatter 269 Shadows and Glows 269 Textures 270 Transparency Utilities 271 Chapter 16: Filter Effects-Custom 272 Basic Use 272 Filter Effects Dialog 273 Mini Tutorial-A Drop Shadow 274 Color Filter Primitives 277 Compositing Filter Primitives 279 Fill Filter Primitives 283 Lighting Filters Primitives 287 Pixel Manipulation Filter Primitives 289 Complex Examples 298 Chapter 17: XML Editor 302 Basic Usage 302 Editing XML Nodes 303 Examples 304 Chapter 18: Tiling 306 Symmetry Tab 307 Shift Tab 310 Scale Tab 314 Rotation Tab 316 Blur and Opacity Tab 318 Color Tab 320 Trace 322 Tricks 326 Chapter 19: Tracing Bitmaps 329 Single Scans 331 Multiple Scans 333 Common Options 336 SIOX 337 Chapter 20: Connectors 338 Creating Connectors 338 Modifying Connectors 339 Routing Connectors 339 Chapter 21: Extensions 340 Arrange 341 Color 342 Generate from Path 351 Images 361 Modify Path 361 Raster 370 Render 372 Text 387 Visualize Path 389 Web 391 Chapter 22: SVG and the Web 394 Simple SVG Display 394 Adding Links 397 Using Style Sheets 398 Using JavaScript 400 Simple Animation 401 Chapter 23: Customization 404 Inkscape Preferences Dialog 404 Inkscape Configuration Files 404 Chapter 24: Using the Command Line 408 General Options 409 Export Options 409 Query Options 412 Chapter 25: Challenges 413 Red Spiral 413 Knot 413 Squares 414 Pine Cone 414 Spiral Gyral 415 Appendix A: Inkview 416 Appendix B: File Format 417 Default Template File 417 SVG Groups with Objects 418 Groups of Objects 418 Paths 419 Defs 420 Appendix C: Spheres 421 Sphere with Gradient Shading and Shadow 421 Sphere with Hatched Shading and Shadow 421 Sphere with Dot Shading and Shadow 422 Sphere with Text Shading and Shadow 422 Appendix D: Solutions for Challenges 423 Red Spiral 423 Knot 425 Squares 427 Pine Cone 428 Spiral Gyral 430 Appendix E: List of Dialogs 431 Appendix F: Tips for Illustrator Converts 433 Key Mappings 433 Terminology 433 Glossary 435 Index 439

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Tavmjong Bah is a reformed physicist living in Paris whose writing about Inkscape combines his love for technology and culture. An active member of the community,Tav is a registered Inkscape developer and has quite a few patches to his credit. His nom-de-plume is the title granted to him by the paramount chief of the Nso, a Cameroonian people.

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