Inkscape Tutorial: Arched Text Emblem

[@LogosByNick]

If you want to learn more about how Inkscape works, I have a 50+ part video series where I explain all of the tools and features in Inkscape and demonstrate how they work. Here's the link if interested: logosbynick.com/inkscape/

[@ShomeAvi]

Hey Nick, I wonder why you used the path effects even though I see everything could be done in same way if you had not used the path effects or am I missing something here?

[@heyk-lee]

Thanks man, well appreciated!

[@algonzalez5289]

@@ShomeAvi i wonder the same

[@rawkuslifestyle]

4 years after this tutorial was made and it helped me with exactly what I was looking to do… this channel is full of super useful gems!!

[@matiasgoinheix366]

12:59 that was awesome, I didn't see it coming. Man, these tutorials are full of gems, thanks for the effort of putting them together.

[@anirudhvktakkar]

My wife and I just started a small business together. With the help of your tutorials I'm able to do so much design work. I was just using Canva before, but now I'm using Inkscape on almost a daily basis. I've designed the logo, ads for Instagram, and even a print ad using Inkscape. Thanks a lot Nick!

[@LogosByNick]

Glad to hear that! Good luck with the business.

[@LordCrowman]

DUDE! These tutorials are so fantastic! Perfectly narrated, and actually explaining everything you're doing while you're doing it. And dropping in smaller fundamental tips like the key combo for undo!

[@untitled4825]

just wanted to tell you that I became a logo designer since a year using almost exclusively inkscape and you been a huge part of my learning process. Thanks to you I have a job that I loved and that's a lot thanks to you. thank you Nick. from the bottom of my heart

[@jayviperdj]

As someone brand new to Inkscape I have to pause and rewind a lot to keep up BUT you my man are a legend in your field. I have watched a bunch of your tutorials for this software and you have unlocked the potential exponentially. Thank you so so much!

[@LogosByNick]

I appreciate that! Everyone learns at different speeds. If it helps, try slowing the video down (there's settings for that under the gear icon.)

[@timthemagicman5616]

Just wanted to say, Thank you for taking the time to put together these amazing tutorials. You do a fantastic job making Inkscape fun and easier to use. Thanks Again.

[@NMiller_]

I really appreciate that you are using Inkscape and GIMP, showing the power of these Open Source Software tools is great and the results are fantastic. I need to create a logo, and have been binge watching your content.

[@unfa00]

You're doing fantastic work teaching Inkscape. I've been using it for many years so I don't see much new things here, but aim going to definitely recommend your channel to everyone who wants to.learn Inkscape! Thank you :)

[@Apostle92627]

I'm new to Inkscape but I use your Gimp tutorials all the time. Anyway, I was just about to give up on the app because I couldn't get anything I was trying to do to work properly, but then I watched this video, and it solved most of my problems with ir. Thank you. You and your tutorials are awesome.

[@dandmwg]

I've just had to pause this real quick to leave this comment. Yet another excellent, easy to follow tutorial. I'm learning alot. Thank you so much for making these videos.

[@menagochicken]

Well done. I really admire your work and skills. I love these tutorials.

[@furman87]

Great tutorial, thanks for putting this together. I'd recommend this one to anyone who wants to learn just about every path function in one project. You have to pause a lot to keep up, but it's worth it.

[@_Error_404_Goodbye]

I don’t know what I like the most, the intro song or the content. Subbed 😎🍻

[@LogicInternet]

Hey Nick, not sure if you know about this little trick for Alignment tools and the Edit objects to open when you open inkscape. You can add many more options to load when you open inkscape, here is an example that I use: -> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inkscape\inkscape.exe" --verb DialogAlignDistribute --verb DialogFillStroke --verb Zoom1:1 Add the switched your your shortcut link to inkscape. and BAMM all setup from load. Hope that helps others.

[@LogosByNick]

Thanks Noah. I manually set the document up in each video in case there's first-time users watching.

[@samvillie1000]

Love having your video on while I design, not just for the information but also the inspiration that comes from your tutorials. Thanks man!

[@benjaminruback4096]

hey Nick - love the videos! One suggestion/request - could you occasionally show us your layers? With all the duplicating and converting of objects to paths, it's kind of hard to keep track of how many paths/objects/layers you have and it would be super helpful to see your layer stack. I have so many duplicates that I end up unsure of which object/path/shape is serving which purpose and how they should be arranged top to bottom.

[@rndbrl]

thank you nick for all inkscape tutorials you make, im gonna watch it all

[@csmemarketing]

I like this technique as it's better than using the Envelope Distort to warp the entire word at one time. Your way of warping it letter by letter is much better. Illustrator has the easier warp functions like Arc Lower, but for an artist like myself working from home by night, using Linux, this knowledge will help me solve this issue of creating warped Text, instead of getting frustrated with the unreliability of some Inkscape plugins.

[@CatalinGulan]

I am following your channel maybe for less than one week. Big congrats! High level tutorials and a wonderful channel indeed! I am for years an Adobe user but it would be very stupid from my side to do not admit the power of Inkskape and also GIMP..Long story short: BRAVO! ❤

[@TodaysSpecialMinis]

Phew - I tried to follow along every step of the way. You talk pretty fast at times and at times it was hard to see/know what keys or icons you were referring to because they're very small on the screen. Also, it was a bit tough because my icons are not always in the same place you clicked, BUT I powered through. I had to watch and rewind some parts a dozen times, but I finally created this logo! I' m pretty happy about that. Now I have to practice until those many, many, many, many steps become a natural and logical process. Insane the way you have to literally think about and create every aspect. One appreciates ease of things like "word art" and "add text to shape" functions so much more when you don't have to do it so technically and manually. I'm mentally exhausted. But smiling. Thanks so much for the tutorials! I really like the way you think logocally - can't imagne how many thousands of hours you had to log with this software for it to become as native and easy to you as it is.

[@thefakejet6261]

I love these tutorials, I've learned so much :)

[@DirtyShoelace_x]

Gotta say, great work very explanatory in the tutorial BUT it was so fast! Dont know how many times I had to pause and go back! Thank you though nick!

[@RaviArya]

best logo design tutorial ever

[@themancable]

Thanks for the outstanding tutorial series, they demonstrate both the functionality available and how to be creative with what's there!

[@ThePersistentRumor]

Nick, you're a brilliant designer. This was overly complicated. I make a cirlce or oval under the letters, and use the path tool to bring the bottom edge of every letter straight down onto it. So much time saved. :-D

[@izzBRYSON]

Its not overly complicated. Its warranted. What you suggest would cause the individual letters SEVERELY disproportionate to its original scale.

[@tchandra8076]

Nick thanks for your tutorial, in addition to your skill set, your voice is so good and mesmerizing

[@remie584]

This was so incredibly helpful. This tutorial is perfect, thank you so much!

[@KirkWitmer]

Great tutorial Nick! Just wanted to toss in this tidbit with hope that it may help others. I tried this with a word that had a "Q" in it, and when I did "path+intersection" of course it cut off the descender. So I just changed the box shape to include the descender (_before_ "path+intersect") and then it worked just fine. I'd guess it would work the same way for fonts that have ascenders too.

[@100vermillion]

I am using inkscape 1.2.1 and stroke to path > ungroup > break apart does work perfect

[@JoseVega-so6gd]

OMG I have been using your vids to train on this program. it is by far the best thing i have ever used thank you so much.

[@Spxtips]

Thanx for the tutorial. It is really pretty nice and easiest way to get over there and make a unique perfect logo with INKSCAPE software

[@charleslatim6562]

Thanks for the good work, your designs are totally out of this world.

[@joelogue5808]

I like see all the little steps/techniques that you put into the videos.

[@arletterosario9636]

Thanks Nick for doing the videos and teaching us

[@mekusattoh3000]

Hi, Nick. You are the best. Thanks for all the videos. Watching it one after the other.

[@shubham_dalvi]

Was waiting for your video. Thanks! You are just awesome, Nick!! 🙏☺

[@jesuschristiscomingrepentb3224]

Oh wow, just literally started watching, but I can already tell I am going to like this. I guarantee it. Haha Awesome work, sir. God bless. :)

[@LogosByNick]

Thanks!

[@RaghuprasaadIyer]

amen ... Jesus is comming ...Repent and believe the Gospel

[@littlestbroccoli]

Amazingly produced tutorial! Thank you for the concise info.

[@diltonneves6397]

Great video.... im from Brazil and i could learn just looking the video. I never use inkscape, but you show me the power of this tool. Congrats e sorry my bad english.

[@lukmann.hak10]

alway waiting for your newest tuts. thanks nick!

[@shortsnstuff9024]

Thanks for the help but there is something a bit different in 2021 when you set "path to object" then "break apart" it didn't work on the updated version that I got I had to go to "path to object" then "ungroup" for some reason that worked and not "break apart" it's weird but let me know if you experienced this also

[@spexxyt2513]

amazing work bro

[@bendavis9253]

Nick this is great. Its funny in a good way when you say your going to do something a certain way, the you say that looks pretty good. It looks bad ass and you say it looks pretty good. 😆 🤣 😂 😹. Great work

[@joshuakandathil2335]

YOUR THE MAN NICK I LOVE YOU

[@dedicatedd.a.g.9589]

phenomenal work

[@cheesekunart]

Finally found a solution! Thank you!

[@onurazorqs9516]

respect!!! Very good Step by Step Tut, helped me so well ! Thanks man!

[@RaghuprasaadIyer]

stroke to path and break apart not happening

[@mattyg6624]

Fantastic tut Nick!! Thank you very much

[@BaytownWolves]

Thanks a bunch for the videos. I have learned from them. Keep up the great work!

[@Manu.Kurian]

Thanks for the Awesome video!!! I am a New Fan for your tutorials....For a Beginner you are the right Master!!!

[@Jeffro97]

Is there an updated version of this vid for 1.3.2 version? Most of the steps are not working...

[@rock.cultureofficial]

Thanks a lot for this. Please keep them coming

[@The1Creston]

So impressive. Thank you

[@MuscleTeamOfficial]

Thanks Nick!

[@044rven]

hello, in Illustrator is one comand like "Flow into form", there is in more dynamic, there are some extension for Inkscape! Great Videos!

[@kjack4712]

Holy crap thats a lot of work. You would think someone would have created a plugin this. Its 2018!

[@dadmezz4024]

Thank you Nick

[@blwbisht]

YEAH figure it out now i made it keeping up with the updates thanks and appreciate it man

[@sebbzy1488]

Many thanks to share tutorial ! At 15 min , It s impossible to reproduce Stroke to patch / Break apart and delete segment on Inkscape 1.01 ...if someone have a "new" method please . Thanks in advance

[@DonSeiler76]

You can't ungroup letters anymore in Inkscape 1.3, you have to use Path -> Split Path.

[@jonathanlambert1373]

I can't tell you how helpful your videos are! I'm having trouble with this one. Specifically at the 15:03 point. When I click 'break apart' I don't get the little pieces. I've tried everything and can't get past this point. Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

[@jonathanlambert1373]

Well... If I kept looking, I would have found you're video about the changes to stroke to path!

[@renem.barretocabiya4446]

had a few errors but ended up doing entirely different but efficient work think is because the update version of this video is old and the latest update changed a lot

[@youvebeenutubed9991]

Hey ur videos are amazing! Only problem what u have on your screen is not on mine maybe you could tell us why? Maybe you have a different version or something ive seen several messages in several of your videos and you have not responded to any of these comments but you will to some that say good job! Just a pointer thats all

[@stuartwalsh4974]

Nick, I am loving this lesson, but I am getting stuck at 9.53 in the video. When I go to highlight the letter so that I can use the path effects to reshape it into the shape of the box, it is the box that highlights, not the letter. No matter how I try, I can't get the letter to highlight. I can apply the path effect to the box... but we don't want that!. can you, or anyone else, tell me where i am going wrong? many thanks

[@mjmcnals5778]

At 15:05 you perform stroke to path -> break apart is this the same sequence you would perform in Inkscape 1.0? When I do it I do not get the same result as you. Wondering if that is because of the 1.0 changes to stroke to path function.

[@nimbostratue]

@15m when I do path-> stroke to path -> then path break apart it does not work most of the time and I would still have a gap between s and k and in C. It worked only twice then it stopped to work. I do not know the reason. I am using inkscape rc1. The solution I found is to ungroup then delete the word then edit nodes in the path and delete them

[@vincgina]

Thank you for the awesome tutorial!

[@hiphop74100]

thanks dude it was very helpful!

[@rodrigofaune]

hi Nick, big fan here.... i have a couple of questions,... why you change ubuntu? what video editor did you use when you was an ubuntu user? thanks a lot for all than knowledge.. regards

[@ericbaril9869]

Great works Nick. Your tutorials greatly improved my skills.

[@dahlbergt]

Thank you for sharing!

[@ho_xximin7851]

Thank you for your valuable video!

[@siyz2892]

Great tutorial!! Thank you I learnt so much!

[@rblihovde]

Superb, Thanks Nick

[@danielmars2041]

You are a legend. But what's sad is my faculty sends bunch of your tutorials as assignments. Like 6-7 tutorials and topics as submission. 🥺 It's kinda hard to complete everything. Also, I'm new in inkscape. I don't like to rush. 😔

[@doucebaskouame3781]

Hi Nick! you hv great content!!i followed step by step the tutorial using inkscape 0.91 but the perspective/enveloppe option in path effect doean't exist in my version.What to do?i am stuck!

[@bigmovez]

good course, however I was able to get to 18:48 and I got stuck, I am not using the same words as you are. I would assume that every letter would fit the same way...but still a outstanding course nick.

[@keesufairies9625]

Had same issue, my stroke was too thick and my colors dont look same.

[@keesufairies9625]

thanks to inkscape explained i actually reduced the thickness of the stroke to continue and i had to use my own numbers to get his proportions. instead of 20 i used 15, instead of 15, 10 etc and my problems also stem from selecting wrong layers, if i can call them that, eg instead of deselecting i was busy selecting. he didn't say we should use alt in this video to select bottom layers. so had to use my discretion. i guess we have to understand some basics to be able to follow the pro tutorials. glad i did. Nick rocks

[@unfa00]

Couldn't you use a single path effect for envelope deformation on all letters at once?

[@joemurdoch4138]

Great video. I was never able to fully duplicate the logo, although I got close. You were going way too fast toward the end for those of us who are newbies, even after rewinding several times. Couldn't quite get that final outline. And how did you make the entire word inkscape turn white? I had to do each letter individually. But thanks for the videos. I'll keep trying.

[@wjedwards425]

I am having trouble executing the step at 15:00. For some reason, it keeps deleting the entire layer and not the individual pieces. Could it be due to the thickness of the lines or something? Same thing happened with the red outer layer as well. any help would be much appreciated.

[@hasirjokes]

Many thanks for your tutorial. I am new in Inkscape. One request that your tool bar is often invisible for black blackground. So, please lets see this aspect.

[@dg_overfull3664]

perfect tutorial ♥

[@nickrider815]

Have you considered adding a feature request to Inkscape for letter spacing? Seems like that would be a vital feature for Logo designers. But it's amazing to watch you do all this by Eyeball 1.0. How does Inkscape compare to Illustrator for that sort of feature set?

[@LogosByNick]

There actually is a letter spacing feature within Inkscape, I just find it more convenient to do it manually.

[@vishalpatil4908]

very good video, nice presentation, but is there any templates for a directly typing letter in the predefined template?

[@TonyAgassi]

Great tutorial! 👍🏿

[@victoriagooner9907]

Hi Nick. Great series! Thanks for all the help. I was wondering how you dock both your "Align and distribute objects" and "edit objects colors and gradients" boxes to the right side of your page? When I select both those boxes, the dialogues come up free floating. Thank you.

[@jimbridgeman6703]

Thanks for all your videos! A curiosity question for you and I realize this could just be a personal preference sort of thing. Is there a reason you changed spacing between letters by dragging after the text was converted to path and ungrouped instead of using the spacing between letters adjustment while it was still text and then doing the conversion to path and ungrouping?

[@SampleSweg]

This helped SO much! thanks

[@tigersecuritylimited5380]

Great video! Thank you

[@andrewhughes7382]

thanks for the great tutorials. I need some help if you can. every time i try to open an image in inkscape all i get is a red X and no image. any idea what is causing this. Thansk

[@unjuegoaquiyalla]

Thats crazy awesome. Thx for the tutorial bro

[@LogosByNick]

Glad to help

[@jagreig303]

Awesome Videos, been watching quite a few of them. Having problems with this one though. at the 15:01 mark where stroke to path is selected, when I try it nothing happens. Have followed every step up until this, then get stuck. Suggestions?

[@causisayso]

I'm getting the exact same problem, wont select the little miscoloured sections which means I can't delete them. I've restarted 3 times but same problem every time!

[@19pedersen95]

Hi Nick, amazing video. Can't seem to find that perspective/envelope on mac though? Do you know anything about why?

[@yvesfrebet9288]

Really good logo ! bravo

[@androidweekly7640]

Hey nick, really cool video, but can you show us how you made the background of the text, I really wanna do something similar for my logo. Thanks :-)

[@LuRybz]

Again, amazing what you can create from a free software like inkscape.

[@S04d]

Nick, make a video tutorial teaching to do the theme and these icons, I did not understand anything of the jonny tutorial, please