[linuxkernelnewbies] Inkscaping for Fun and Profit | Creative Contingencies Pty. Ltd.

[Peter Teoh]

http://cc.com.au/inkscape-talk Inkscaping for Fun and Profit 16 July, 2008 - 14:49 — Donna Over the past couple of months I've presented this talk 3 times.  Linux Users of Victoria - http://www.luv.asn.au/  Ballarat Linux Users Group - http://www.blug.asn.au/  Melbourne Novell Users Group - http://www.mnug.org.au/ It's gradually improved with each rendition. Download the ODP [3.8 mb] or PDF [2.16 mb] of the slides. When I first presented this at LUV it was rushed and sketchy. I didn't explain or demonstrate the techniques referred to and feedback from a couple of the attendees suggested going into more detail would be an improvement. I'm still not sure how to strike the right balance between interesting and boring when doing this. I guess it pays to remember you can't please all of the people all of the time. Aiming to develop this talk into a full tutorial but as there are so many great tutorials out there, I've been pondering how best to make a positive contribution. The challenge will be to create a great hands-on experience for all participants. Perhaps invite those with more developed inkscape skills and experience to assist those who are just beginning. Everyone brings a little knowledge into the room, the intention is that everyone leaves with a whole lot more. Finally - here are the references at the end of the slides for easy access: Basic Info (+ download and examples)  http://inkscape.org/ - Official website Wikipedia on Inkscape Art and Examples from wikimedia commons Inkscape Favourites from Deviant Art Download Inkscape - For Windows, MacOS Leopard, & Tiger, and the latest dev ubuntu .deb and there are packages for various fedora and suse versions, and you should be able to just apt-get, yum or yast as required. Techniques, Tips, Tricks & Tutorials Text Tricks Range of Tutorials at Wordpress Path Operations Illustration Tutorial from Red Hat High Screencasts from Heathen X Tiled Clones Inkscape in Six Steps (or Less) Bezier curves Raikar Designs blog on Bezier Curves Wikipedia Entry on Bezier Curve Network Diagrams Pretty network diagrams and flow charts with Open Source software 10 tips for creating good looking diagrams using inkscape Attachment Size InkscapingForFunAndProfit.pdf 2.16 MB InkscapingForFunAndProfit.odp 3.8 MB