Category Archives: illustrator

Upcoming Inkscape Features – Engraver’s Toolbox (Part 2) – Node Sculpting

Today’s feature screencast covers the node sculpting functionality of the Engraver’s Toolbox (which is a part of the calligraphy tool.) To use it, choose the Calligraphy tool, and hold down ALT or ALT+Shift and then drag. This will thin or thicken your path.

For a better written explaination of this new feature check out the release notes in the inkscape wiki

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glass trashcan / bin / cup icony thing

this is my first attempty at making something like this ever…

it is supposed to be a glassy trashcan or a drinking glass…

bin1.png

please give me your comments…

also, if you want a tutorial on how to do something like this, post a comment and i will write it up
:P

inkscape: pattern to path examples (coconut tree trunk and chain)

i was playing around with the pattern along path effect in inkscape (effects>generate from path>pattern along path) and here are a couple of simple examples of the workflow and results that i got from using this versatile little inkscape effect.

Example 1 – Simple Chain – (note the negative value for space between copies…)

chain.png

Example 2 – Coconut Tree Trunk
coconut.png