Inkscape for Beginners: 3D Sphere Logo Tutorial

[@ALVINSKLUI]

It’s enjoyable to look at how you made this logo from the beginning. Truly a Masterpiece!

[@Emmanuel-Jacob]

Actually you could just focus on the top hemisphere and then duplicate the whole of it for the lower hemisphere being identical to the top one, flipping it vertically.

[@googleboughtmee]

From 6:00 I had to use Path > Division, instead of Path > Difference. Thanks to someone else who replied saying this.

[@Dxnnsis-uh2cu]

No idea what you re were doing at first but i figured it out - finally

[@voyageruk2002]

this is a great channel for beginners

[@benjaminagbonedeso7659]

Lovely concept! An insightful video and great design I should practice with. Thanks, great job.

[@canvastic]

Love this as always! And for the matching problem at around 4:20, I'm quite sure it was because the bottom lines weren't flipped horizontally.

[@nadinewhite993]

Agreed. I found I automatically flipped horizontally.

[@johansundman8221]

Hey Nick! Could you please make a big landscape of a forest with big mountains in the background and with some fog to top it off? If feel like there aren't any tutorials out there on landscape explaining stuff as good as you!

[@links2links]

Thanks for another useful tutorial Nick! When do you use stroke to path and when do you use object to path?

[@coricel]

Thanks for another detailed master class!

[@fonzjedelarosa7587]

Thanks!

[@Paulo23713]

parabéns pelos vídeos, tenho aprendido muito pois me encantei com o inkscape, infelizmente aqui no Brasil não se tem muito conteúdo para o aprendizado desde programa. Eu gostaria de sabe se tem como salvar em jpg, eu não estou conseguindo. Se tem como? Obrigado

[@emanuelleiros09]

Pelo que eu vi do programa ele não salva em jpg No caso você pode salvar em png e abrir em um software de edição de imagem como Gimp ou Photoshop e lá salvar em jpg.

[@Paulo23713]

Valeu pela dica Emanuel Leiros

[@Detroit_lions38]

Can you do a tutorial on this subject for the most recent version of Inkscape?

[@idreesbronamed7501]

There is actually a video on that. Check in his recent uploads.

[@Detroit_lions38]

IdreesBro Named Thank you. I didn’t see it. I’ll check again

[@AlbertodeVictoria]

awesome design! I had stuck on the curves for a while, then i remembered the grid XD

[@JordanSchaeffer]

Help! When I try to tweak the bezier pen line it won't bend. I can only see something bending when "show path outline (without path effects)" button is on... what setting to I have wrong?

[@Shw2311]

make sure the besier mode is set to regular (NOT spiro) at first when drawing the line then it should bend when you start modifying it with the "edit paths by nodes" tool same as in the video

[@datadrops1855]

2019 Version 0.92 select the draw freehand line F6 instead of shift+F6. Otherwise the line wont bend!

[@seemsas]

Thanks for the logo-tut. Very informative as always. Is there a difference between the inset function and scaling the object by Strg+Shift+Mouse? Or is just the defined increment the benfit of inset?

[@surinfarmwest6645]

Nick, thanks very much. West

[@dsides1341]

Hey Nick, great tutorial. I've been following most of your tutorials for the past month or so. You make it look so easy! I'm a long time AutoCAD user (35+ yrs) and this is a little different way of doing things.I do have question about the Orbitron fonts in your Text and Font window though. I see you have Italic and Bold Italic options available. The downloads I have found only have the other four (Light, Medium, Heavy and Bold). How long ago did you download your font and are they still available as Italic and Bold Italic?

[@okhmmm4479]

I also create these type of logos, I am 14 what is the benefit of creating these logos

[@LogosByNick]

It's a skill set that people are willing to pay you for.

[@jayknowles2146]

Sonu Raj same here

[@kimbartholomew8129]

I had to ignore the f7 to get Dropper as on my laptop(Linux Mint 18 on Lenovo) f7 dropped my Internet connection.

[@LogosByNick]

I had no idea that happens. Maybe I'll stick to using the toolbar for tutorials. Thanks for informing me.

[@2thinkcritically]

I use Mint 18 although not on my Lenovo. I'd guess your media keys are enabled by default and you'd need to press Fn-F7 instead. Alternatively you should be able to go into the BIOS and disable media keys there. What I did have an issue with in Mint is Alt-click not working. This is resolved by going into Settings -> Windows -> Behaviour and changing _"Special key to move and resize windows"_ to anything other than ALT. Restart Inkscape and you'll now be able to select under objects.

[@kibbockmm3166]

dont forget to convert the border line of infinty icon to stoke to path! thanks me later

[@adeniyismart8539]

Thanks man, that almost got me

[@firenzexstr2667]

Thanks bro. Was losing my mind as to what was happening.

[@darthdims]

Thanks!

[@GreenGainsFitness]

More logos please

[@jdsgotninelives]

No matter how many times I recreate the scenario here, I get to the part where the 'snap to cusp nodes' tool is applied (approx. 13.00 minute mark) and I can't get it to rotate. The model starts to 'jitter' for want of a better descriptor, and the 'Cusp node to cusp node' dialog appears and 'flickers' at alternate points in the selected part of the model. I can rotate the selected layer as you demonstrate but it snaps back to the default position. As stated, I've tried to recreate the demonstration several times, carefully going over every step, on two separate computers, but with no luck. I'm wondering If I'm missing something when I initially prepare Inkscape for this tute. Core i5, 16 gig ram, Win 10 pro 64 bi, GTX 970, Inkscape 0.91 r13725. I really enjoy recreating your models, successfully, and I wanted to use this in a logo for an assignment. Don't know if you can help but I thought I'd ask in case you have heard of this problem before. Thanks :)

[@jdsgotninelives]

Found an inelegant solution. Upgraded to ver 0.92...still no luck. Eventually, took one of the corners and kept revolving it until the 'jitter' stopped. Then, I could get it to stop wherever. It could be my cheap two dollar mouse. Purchased an Optical gaming mouse, so this may improve the situation. Great tute!! Thankyou for your efforts. Much appreciated :)

[@aronix5424]

I know what's happening, you have the distance that it snaps to objects a little high (It's that way by default). It annoying I know. :) Once you have snapped the rotation centre to the right corner you can turn it off. The snap to cusp nodes is no longer needed after that point to rotate it. Hope that helps. :)

[@jdsgotninelives]

Aronix Thank you for responding. Could you explain what you mean by 'it snaps to objects a little high' ? Thanks in advance because I'm not so good at comprehending, lol!! But I think it means that after the cusp notification appears you can mouse over the snap to cusp nodes icon and switch it off and this fixes the problem. Also, can I change the default distance that it snaps? Hope this makes sense and thanks in advance :)

[@aronix5424]

The snapping to objects distance is a setting that makes objects (you guessed it) snap to nodes and other objects when within a certain distance away from it. Yes, it can be changed, just double click on any of the tools in the Tool Bar and a preference window should pop up, scroll through the options until you find "Distance to snap to paths/nodes", or something like that and change it by a few units. (decreasing it of course) Also, you could just turn the 'snap to nodes' off when it's no longer needed, and it would have the same effect just with a little less grunt work and without alteration to your Inkscape. Hope this helps. :)

[@jdsgotninelives]

I just learn something new everyday!!! Wow, thanks so much for taking the time to respond. It is of immense help. Hope I can reciprocate one day :-)

[@uanpis4457]

How do you have modified Inkscape Tools Icons? :D

[@aronix5424]

Go watch any of his new videos and he explains how you can get them.

[@DjClimamusic]

Very nice logo :)

[@coolbis]

Saya masih bingung

[@noureldinAbukhalifa]

thx for the tut nice logo btw

[@escapeplan4]

6: 10 I'm lost my inkscape doesn't do the same like Nik's inkscape does :(

[@rohitsonkar9647]

same here.. i'm also facing the same problem

[@aronix5424]

You have to make sure your bezier curves are paths and not strokes. :)

[@surinfarmwest6645]

I had different shapes until I watched which bit of the red circle Nick clicked because they are same coloured duplicates. Try turning each duplicate a different colour and see if that helps.

[@MrSpecialCleaning]

in this video at 6:00 (in 0.92 inkscape version) Path-> Division, then Path-> Break Apart

[@shaikhaaqib6884]

Спецхимчистка thanks it worked

[@FlamingIceeee]

I would recommend some music in the background as you talk. It would add a bit more to the video. Here is a playlist that might work for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGO7ZqCAaK13j6c