gingerbreadmann Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Well here we are. I have decided to do a series of Inkscape tutorials for people who need some help learning it. I still want to collaborate with Scotty, but I really want to start this and I haven't gotten a reply from a PM I sent a couple of days ago. That said, I will still be working closely with him once his series starts. Anyway, this first video is just an introduction to what Inkscape and vector graphics is. I hope it gives you guys a nice look into some things we will be doing, well, I guess we will mainly be doing this for the purpose of sports concepts, but still. Anyway, I am on spring break next week and I will try to do as many as I can during that stretch. I have done one more after this one, but I am not sure if I should post it or not. Hell, I will probably end up re-doing most of them anyway. So you guys can give me feedback on any type of format you want me to follow, topics you want to learn about, etc. You can make requests, but I want to sort of ease in and learn things in a good order to be able to master Inkscape as best you can when this is done. Just know that even though this first tutorial is up, this is a complete work-in-progress and nothing is ever set in stone. I'm new to video tutorials, so I don't really have a routine or style yet. We will learn together. One more thing: I want to use Jing, which is very easy for me to use. It does have a 5-minute time limit, though I think that will be useful. 5 minutes is a great amount of time to get in a short, concise tutorial, and keep the attention span of viewers. If necessary, I can break things up into part I, part II, etc. So I hope that works.PUBLISHED TUTORIALS:Chapter 1Section 1: IntroductionTutorial I: PrefaceTutorial II: Interface BasicsSection 2: Objects, Shapes, and PathsTutorial III: All About PathsTutorial IV: ShapesTutorial V: Fill & Stroke, Part ITutorial VI: Fill & Stroke, Part IITutorial VII: Z-Order and AlignmentTutorial VIII: Distributing & Path OperationsSection 3: TextChapter 2: Applying Your SkillsSection 1: A Simple Basketball ConceptSupplements: a preview of the final product, the template I used (thanks to scottysprings), the original file, and the SVG Movement.Tutorial IX: Opening the Template, Groups, and ColoringTutorial X: Coloring cont. and Intro to Drawing Side PanelsTutorial XI: Drawing Side PanelsTutorial XII: Manipulating for Clean Side PanelsTutorial XIII: Duplicating Side Panels, Part ITutorial XIV: Duplicating Side Panels, Part IITutorial XV: Side Detail and Intro to Text**This video has a very awkward and sudden ending. See next video for explanation and an important lesson.Tutorial XVI: SAVE YOUR WORK! and Front WordmarkTutorial XVII: Jersey Numbers and Intro to Arched NameplatesTutorial XVIII: Arched Nameplate, Part ITutorial XIX: Arched Nameplate, Part IITutorial XX: Exporting and Wrap-UpThanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I knew the stuff you talked about, but that was really good! You should post the other one. Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbryant Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Much appreciated..... hoping to learn and grow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJaxon Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I just watched your tutorial. I think I am going to feel much more comfortable using vector based programs if you keep cranking these videos out. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbreadmann Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Thanks everyone! Here is the second one I recorded that day:The Interface: Part I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Good stuff GBM, keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinznk Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Thank you very much. I recently found these boards and have been playing around in Inkscape and reading a tutorial. This is really helpful. I do have one question about the shape you did. How do I make a perfect circle without putting up the grids and counting. Do I hold shift and control at the same time while using the circle tool or do I just eyeball it? Thanks again, very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHcreative Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Keep 'em coming man. I'd really love to learn how to use Inkscape. It's been downloaded onto my computer forever, I've just never learned how to use it really. Good work, and thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDC Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I will be referencing these multiple times, thanks a lot. It's perfect for a very new inkscape user ---Owner of the NHA's Philadelphia Quakers, the UBA's Chicago Skyliners, and the CFA's Portland Beavers (2010 CFA2 Champions)--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Thank you very much. I recently found these boards and have been playing around in Inkscape and reading a tutorial. This is really helpful. I do have one question about the shape you did. How do I make a perfect circle without putting up the grids and counting. Do I hold shift and control at the same time while using the circle tool or do I just eyeball it? Thanks again, very helpful.Yep, you can hold shift and ctrl to make a perfect circle with a stationary center. Or you can just hold ctrl for a stationary corner. Same for squares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsox Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 You'll probably see a full fledged Inkscape concept from me some time during the summer when I have more time on my hands to fool around with it some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 This is great gbm! I downloaded inkscape a long time ago, and I have tried all kinds of tutorials and I still have no idea what to do , with your help maybe I can make the transition from paint. Thanks alot again, I can't wait till all of your videos come out Check out my new NFL 2016 Series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenfish13 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 These are good gbm. I have been using Inkscape since december, and all my concepts are designed on their. I am hoping to learn some things I didn't know about Inkscape from you. dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbreadmann Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Thanks again everyone! I just uploaded 6 new tutorials. If I get cut off at the very end, don't worry, I am aware that it is the end and I am probably just saying something about the coming video. Once you watch a video, play around with some of the stuff you saw in in and really try to understand what it does before moving on. I will probably be using all this stuff later on, but it is much easier if you understand it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbreadmann Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Hi all, this is a bump to notify everyone that I am in the middle of recording a complete walkthrough of making a basketball uniform concept. It will be a simple one, but it will draw on almost all of the techniques I went over in the first few videos (well I never got to text, but I will tell you the basics of that in this series) and I really hope people will try to follow what I do and once you see/hear what to do and do it, it will become more comfortable. Also because it is an actual concept you are doing, not just general stuff.One thing I really want to say is that the main reason I am doing this is because the discussion that has been going on in elliott's thread, both to act on what we talked about with helping people with their capabilities as well as because some people in that thread said they were having difficulty even after watching my videos multiple times. First, I think this set will really help. But also, I haven't really gotten any questions about what is going on in any video. If you have any question about anything I am doing in a video, please ask! It will benefit you as well as me because I will be able to make my future videos more useful. I am trying my best to slow down and explain everything that I do, but this is so second nature for me that it is difficult to just put it in layman's terms, and I also probably do a lot of things by shortcut, for example, because it is my habit to do so, but I really should be explaining what I do at every step.Look for the walkthrough within the next hour or so! I'm on video number 7 and it shouldn't go more than 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbreadmann Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Done! Of course it had to be 12 videos long, but as you will see I had a hiccup in the middle and I am REALLY excited about this one. Give me your thoughts!Final Concept preview: Note that the jerseys were blue/purple until the very last video, and when you watch the first few videos after seeing the preview and say "Huh?!" there is no actual problem.Here is the index, it is also in the first post of course but it is here too.Chapter 2: Applying Your SkillsSection 1: A Simple Basketball ConceptSupplements: a preview of the final product, the template I used (thanks to scottysprings), the original file, and the SVG Movement.Tutorial IX: Opening the Template, Groups, and ColoringTutorial X: Coloring cont. and Intro to Drawing Side PanelsTutorial XI: Drawing Side PanelsTutorial XII: Manipulating for Clean Side PanelsTutorial XIII: Duplicating Side Panels, Part ITutorial XIV: Duplicating Side Panels, Part IITutorial XV: Side Detail and Intro to Text**This video has a very awkward and sudden ending. See next video for explanation and an important lesson.Tutorial XVI: SAVE YOUR WORK! and Front WordmarkTutorial XVII: Jersey Numbers and Intro to Arched NameplatesTutorial XVIII: Arched Nameplate, Part ITutorial XIX: Arched Nameplate, Part IITutorial XX: Exporting and Wrap-Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshhockey Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Even after just the first one of Chapter 2, I feel like I'm already getting to know the program better. But, I do have one problem for Tutorial X, when I click the link it takes me to the video for Tutorial IX. I think you may have posted the wrong link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbreadmann Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 And you would be absolutely right. Glad you are liking it so far, thanks!Anyway it should be fixed by the time you read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshhockey Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 And you would be absolutely right. Glad you are liking it so far, thanks!Anyway it should be fixed by the time you read this.Sweet. Thanks again for making these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Edit- Nevermind, this is helping alot! Great Job! Check out my new NFL 2016 Series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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