Hi. Your screenshot shows you have set up snapping of nodes to guides. Doesn't it work? Snap the node to the vanishing point/guide intersection then use the node tool to shorten the path -move node while holding Ctrl+Alt. I have not used Inkscape for long, and not experimented with different snappi...

I was trying to find a method for drawing scenes (a room, or outdoor scene for instance) with one point perspective today. I found nothing to replicate a tool like the Perspective Grid in Adobe Illustrator, so I was looking to create something similar to it. I created guides based on a 3D box, which...

I saw the Path menu > Divide option but likewise, did not know how to use it. I'll try using Cut Path and see what I can do with that. It is something I have never used either.

I have not been using Inkscape for very long, so perhaps the answer to this is very easy. I was looking at a simple Illustrator tutorial http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-a-low-poly-art-mountain-illustration where they use the Pen tool to create an outline for a mountain, and t...

In this case, the bounding box (dotted lines with arrows) for the yellow stripes will look exactly the same as the bounding box for the whole flag. The bounding box can only ever be square or rectangular. So how do you know which one you have selected? There are several ways to get clues. First, th...

I am very, very new to Inkscape and started trying to follow through some of the simple tutorials here: http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.html Sadly, I have a problem on the very first tutorial: http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/AShortExample.html where they make a Swedis...