Inkscape for Beginners: Vector Cardboard Box & Barcode

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This tutorial is for Inkscape version 0.48 and is intended to teach you how to use the software.
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[@garystanley2517]

Loving both the Inkscape AND Gimp tutorials ... keep going!!

[@fun-learning]

thank you so much- I am from Egypt and i learned a lot from you-i need Inkscape a lot in my channel-and your video helped me a lot

[@dylanbell5698]

How the hell did you get so good at this

[@nelsonmwombeki5243]

Didn't know inkscape was this amazing

[@nusushika]

Hi Nick! Such great tutorials you've made really blow my mind. You just give me the concept that "Ahh... this is how things done in the background" instead of "I just draw the box and the shadow, and then stick them together." Components are covering each other and covered by each other which provides me a new perspective to see the world. Thank you very much. Your videos are just like "How it's made" program on television.

[@harshitk8005]

You totally deserve a million subscribers at the very least.

[@ash7324]

Really clear and concise, perfect for a complete novice like myself. Gonna use your tutorials to get to grips with it all. Thanks man

[@CristianPozzessere]

Nick, you are a really great designer and you make it clear even by those who don't speak English. I congratulate you.

[@niz4liz]

my favourite graphics channel

[@alinazofianiemiro-hardy1923]

Thank you Nick! I love your tutorials! I am really learning a lot from you!

[@LogosByNick]

+Alina Zofia Niemiro-Hardy Cheers. Thanks for watching.

[@jdawg761]

Really great tutorial! I was blown away by how much the graphic changed its look at 8:02 as you changed the gradient. :)

[@paulsch6055]

Dear Nick, as a photoshopper I run into this tut of you regarding Inkscape. Since I watched this tut I have read and see much more of the possibilities of Inkscape it has some great advantages. Thanks a lot. Paul (The Netherlands)

[@LogosByNick]

+PAUL SCH Awesome, great to hear that coming from another creative professional. Thanks for watching!

[@jakubrpawlowski]

Great tutorial Nick! Thank you so much!

[@vaibhavraopatil7246]

You're are my guru thanks for your tutorials I covered at least 15 videos tutorial and tried to do it inkscape with other logos

[@washingtonalmeida75]

I love your tutorial, mate! Thanks for that. LIKE, done!

[@nocturnalvisionmusic]

This whole tutorial was awesome, especially that barcode extension. Didn't know Inkscape even had that 😁 I thought I was subbed already, but I realized I wasn't 🥺 Anyway, you have my subscription now😊 Thanks a lot Nick. I've been Inkscaping for almost two years now, but it doesn't hurt to learn more 🥳😇

[@arpitagarwal813]

That's Awesome nick ! Great tutorial !

[@sneakergraal1687]

Wow! Looks amazingly realistic!

[@LogosByNick]

+Sneaker Graal Thanks

[@rblihovde]

That was a fun one, great video!

[@technologygeek8757]

🙏 A Bigger Bigger Thank You to you sir for teaching...💙!

[@buysellcars4114]

Hi nick great teaching thanks for all what you showing Regards Dubai

[@SandhanSarma]

Fantastic tutorial @Nick

[@jamesT008]

You are very good teacher.....hope all my teachers will be like you.....thanks a lot

[@laurrieaustin6675]

Thanks so much for your videos. You are a very good instructor.

[@LogosByNick]

+Laurrie Austin Thanks!

[@blockmonork]

a great tutorial! as usual! thanks!

[@tonmoymojumder25]

Keep that awesome work man.

[@EdisMhargaVillahermosa]

your tuts are awesome!! keep up the great work! :) just subscribed

[@LogosByNick]

Thanks, welcome aboard

[@ladylove6335]

great tutorial. I learned many techniques

[@belajb]

just brilliant...tyvm...mine looks great!

[@vishnumullackal]

Great work naan. keep doing.

[@links2links]

I learned a lot from this tutorial. Thanks Nick :D

[@LogosByNick]

+links2links Glad to help. Thanks for watching.

[@2012potter]

This is brilliant! Keep up good work :-)

[@nadinewhite993]

Worked really well! Cheers

[@LogosByNick]

+Nadine White Glad to hear

[@brucefox6580]

Brilliant! Thank you :)

[@nudger1965]

Hi Nick, I assume that you could create this using the isometric grid in the newer version with similar results. Great work and thanks for sharing your knowledge of a great free program.

[@delonmeau]

I really like your tutorials! I was just wondering why didn't you use the isometric grid for this one?

[@ronbrooks3026]

Nice tutorial. Thanks.

[@LogosByNick]

+Ron Brooks Thanks!

[@mahmodabdulsalam99]

thank you very good video

[@shlomobachar4123]

Excellent exercise! How do you create completely white background?

[@fyriss_]

thank you very good video :))

[@AldoV]

amazing !!!

[@LogosByNick]

+Aldo V Thanks!

[@ahmeddeiaa3943]

I like it, really amazing :) :)

[@LogosByNick]

+ahmed deia Thank you

[@user-lb9kv3xq2y]

Very nice! Thanks it helped me for in other project. :))

[@LogosByNick]

+Professornee E Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching.

[@stabak8]

again amazing

[@LogosByNick]

+stabak8 Thank you

[@ahnafatef6729]

you're insane man! keep wowing ;)

[@jk-xe9nz]

very helpful

[@warrenbuitendag5286]

wow that vertex dark theme for linux looks damn good!

[@LogosByNick]

I love it. Haven't gotten tired of it yet, and I'm somebody who gets tired of designs and aesthetics quickly.

[@BrunoFPcovers]

Amazing

[@kagrenac7191]

You're pretty good.

[@AlexMoreira]

Perfect box, Master.

[@LogosByNick]

+Alex Moreira Thank you, glad you liked it

[@goldfndr]

Except that it isn't perfect. The upper left flap is too short to reach the tape, and it definitely won't reach the lower right flap, it won't seal. The coloring is nice.

[@RobertLee-ni9ox]

Your tutorials are fantastic. I am not very computer literate and try to follow your videos on a separate monitor while you do things. Is my version of Inkscape way different from yours or am doing things wrong. I look for the tabs you are using and cant find them on my Inkscape screen.

[@b-o-t-l-y]

Super!

[@mardanafin]

Terima kasih

[@igelmk6030]

the best..

[@sodapop6434]

nice Thing! i Think from this angle of view you should be able to see a tiny part of the box bottom? its a Little confusing to look at the box that way.

[@ace-catel]

I have a hard time finding "Snap to custom nodes" Your Inkscape looks different from mine too. Is mine outdated? I have Version: 0.91

[@harshitk8005]

Now I'm off to the Pixar's studios.

[@fabiano8888]

Hey, Nick! I have learned a lot about Inkscape just by watching your tutorials. You're the best using that tool! Is there an easy way to put one letter on each visible face of a 3D box with perspective? I tried using 'object to path' but it's hard to fix the letters' shapes manually. Thank you!

[@versnellingspook]

+Fabiano Clavé You can select your letter, then select the box you want the letter in and go to Extensions > Modify Path > Envelope. Make sure both objects are paths though. This will 'fit' your letter into the box you selected, so you should probably first make a smaller box on the face where you want the letters.

[@lilbastards7885]

+versnellingspook That worked! Thanks a lot taking the time to help me out!

[@LogosByNick]

+Fabiano Clavé Thanks Fabiano. That's a little difficult to explain by writing it out, but I'll try to include it into a tutorial in the near future. +versnellingspook explained a method that will certainly work.

[@mykalimba]

If the front edge of the box is casting a shadow to the left, why is the flap on the right NOT casting its shadow in the same direction?

[@chiragpadyal7411]

Its way easy to make a 3d model in blender and take a PNG image render... But I really want to learn vector graphic😻😻

[@jiazq]

what's the left-bottom mouse keyboard monitor software you're using? name or link please.

[@aralox]

Hi Nick, how do we edit shared gradients in version 0.91 r13725? I can only seem to edit single gradients at a time. Thanks

[@LogosByNick]

I don't think there's a way to do that just yet.

[@AmpuLeah]

Looks so easy, i have 3 hours i try to make a euro pallet :))

[@elgoncitystudio2667]

I like you Nick

[@obalalmeida6419]

I am holding ctrl and draggin it down but it's not happening 1:35

[@AlexBaylymusic]

Hi Nick, coming to this tutorial 5 yers on is there anyway to make the current version of inkscape like you have it here? I can barely find anything.

[@LogosByNick]

Not that I'm aware of. You can still download older versions of Inkscape from their website though. I believe this was version 0.48.

[@jamesT008]

I have a question...how to visualize the shapes needed to draw?? Any trick?

[@jasbindersingh2441]

hi nick - a simple question how do you create a perfect circle ? tried pressing control and shift and then dragging - but always end up with a slightly non circle shape - a shape not a perfect circle

[@annasusanna7624]

Try using ctrl button,that may help ;)

[@SimonBarnsley]

love this Nick, but... where is the base inside the box? sorry ;)

[@LogosByNick]

+Simon Barnsley From this perspective, it wouldn't be visible. That's how I intended the design, anyway.

[@SimonBarnsley]

+Nick Saporito (LogosByNick) my apologies. love the videos.

[@LogosByNick]

No need to apologize. It was a very valid remark. Thanks for watching!

[@SimonBarnsley]

+denoogle That's what I thought.

[@heamees4822]

@@denoogle The base should be ligher tone than the back wall and the walls shadow on the base should be also 45 deg decline from left to right, but you are correct about the visibility

[@randysoto1462]

Ima fw you

[@Alma4rebiBlogspotcom]

+10.1 :) ;) Tnk frnd

[@momo-uq8cl]

can you share that inkscape File please?

[@JDoerp]

This is insane.

[@imagenimperio]

What version of inkscape are you using in this video.

[@LogosByNick]

Version 0.48

[@imagenimperio]

Thanks for answer, i asked you because the icons look so cool, but the version is a few old, so i supouse that is some theme of ubuntu may be the cause of this good appearence. Other thing that i want to know is the name of the tool that you use it for the video screencast, i am teacher and sometimes i do video tutorials for my students, i can see that you catch the keys and mouse clicks too. Thanks and congratulation for your very good tutorials.

[@annasusanna7624]

Here you go,he has all the things listed,including the video casting editor that he makes youtube videos for ;) logosbynick.com/make-youtube-videos

[@Archzed]

so it doesnt make packaging layouts

[@bartholomewbutternut641]

Big thanks you to! I went through this tutorial step by step and I was able to create it! The only thing I changed was the fragile sign to "my box". fav.me/da5jm0m