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Help Using Inkscape => Inkscape Beginners' Questions => Topic started by: alim mosleys graphics on January 03, 2016, 10:41:00 PM
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Im new to inkscape and i am interested in using my wacom tablet to do illustrations in inscape and i am also interested in using inkscape to do logos. are there any good tutorials for these types of things? especially the illustration part.
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Welcome to Inkscape Community!
Sorry it took so long to get your message posted (we had some technical difficulty). Hopefully by now you've found all our tutorials (on the Home tab). I don't know of any that are specifically about logos. But drawing logos doesn't use any one or more particular skills, or any one or more particular techniques.
Presumably you already have an idea in you mind about what kind of logo you want to draw. Then you need to learn whatever skills you need to draw it. I would suggest starting with some tutorials.
Graphics tablets (like Wacom) typically use Inkscape's Calligraphy tool :ct:, which has special features, such as pressure sensitivity, when used with a tablet, that it doesn't have when used with a regular mouse. There really aren't any tutorials for using graphics tablets. Generally the kind of people who buy them are sketch artists who already know how to sketch. It's just learning how to use Inkscape, and sketch into the tablet.
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As for the logo part, using a tablet is not so efficient. Just like with typography (https://vimeo.com/10521941), needs laying down shapes instead of using strokes all around them. A mouse is more handy for that.
For the illustration it much depends on your style. Generally speaking, you will see more of the "logo like" vector drawings. The fancy details you can add with the calligraphy tool has the cost of complex paths and enermously large files, that can hit the limit of the workflow/machine (http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20382) if you are not careful with it.
Knowing the difference between the raster and vector format (http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=38) is mandatory.
For a fractal-like image like a pencil sketch you have to set a limit of detail, limit of zoom level for example.
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The Logos by Nick (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEQXp_fcqwPcqrzNtWJ1w9w/videos) is a channel worth checking for logo design.
He may not be the most technical accomplished guy, and hes doing all his stuff with an older version of IS, but his videos teach some good basic techniques when it comes to workflow and construction from shapes.
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Oh yes. This is the first time I've looked at his videos. These are excellent for beginners, and I'll have them added to Inkscape Tutorials page (Home tab) asap :)
FYI, they are more about teaching Inkscape basics, than about what makes a good logo, imo. But excellent none-the-less!