Inkscape Tutorial: Vector Nautical Theme Logo Design

Create a nautical theme vector logo design. This icon depicts a captain's ship wheel within a rope border.
This tutorial is for Inkscape version 0.48 and is intended to teach beginners how to use the software. Inkscape is a great free alternative to Illustrator.
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[@thstudio007]

I believe this is the best KZbin channel for the Inkscape learners. I really appreciate your great initiative Nick :)

[@LogosByNick]

Thank you. Trying my best :)

[@listenmeonstarmaker9942]

You know Nick; long back when I was doing good in corel they threatened me to raid my premise if I don't buy it. Then i found inkscape on internet installed on my pc and ltp soon I was on ur beautiful videos to guide me thorugh my tough times. I am really thankful to the Inkscape makers and u. I have deep respect for whole Inkscape community. Thank u. I will definitely contribute to the noble cause being done by u people in future as soon as I have some money in my pockets. Thanks once more!

[@LogosByNick]

Glad Inkscape was able to replace Corel! I started using Inkscape a long time ago when I couldn't afford Illustrator, and before Creative Cloud existed. I now prefer Inkscape over Illustrator.

[@Grant_S_M]

I really liked how you demonstrated the pattern on path with the rope. Always great stuff, Nick :)

[@williamnadeau9412]

Thanks alot Nick your content and your quality is amazing I think that its worth a lot more than 19 000 subscribers. You made me able to follow my dream and create my own successful clothing line, I owe you life !

[@LogosByNick]

That's really awesome to hear. Glad you're having success with your clothing line.

[@edwardpodgorski983]

This channel is fantastic keep learning so much stuff watching you and working through your tutorials

[@karthanok6859]

For 1.22 6:04 Remove stroke of black underneath, add black fill then make it same as before by "outset" a few times, then stroke to path, select both and difference

[@decalpals8496]

Amazing, as usual. Thanks, Nick, for the knowledge.

[@LogosByNick]

Glad to help. Thanks for your support!

[@hyeokkim9332]

Good Tutorial

[@MorselOfBread]

Great as always, thanks!

[@LogosByNick]

Thank you

[@filipe1587]

Awesome work !

[@sultanroomcode]

I'm your fans.. :) very simple and easy to follow thanks nick saporito

[@LogosByNick]

Thank you! Glad to help

[@BLNKT.]

Great tutorial once again. Looks amazing. The example you gave is different from what you created, however. Might confuse some people. On the original example, the outline alternates between long and short lines. On the one you made it was 2 long 1 short.

[@LogosByNick]

Yeah I screwed that part up. My bad. Didn't have time to go back and redo it. I hardly had time to make the video this week. Sorry!

[@BLNKT.]

Nick Saporito Ah kk well thanks a lot for your videos. I've been watching for a long time. I always learn a new thing from each one or get some new creative ideas. Thanks for doing this for people like me :)

[@Krzysztof_kszyhu]

Hello Nick. Well done! It doesn't have to be exact copy of original. Most important is execution.

[@fernandocuestanunez8331]

I apoligize to you for the comment about break a part that I didn't understand. It's due to a bad translations for the word "break a part" that I translated to spanish like "cut path"instead "uncombined". Yor explanations are very good, a little fast for me, but terrific. I love how you make your lessons. Nike :)

[@liquidwason]

so slick!

[@richardfrangie3518]

Para los que lo estan haciendo en la version 1.0, el minuto 6:13 (Stroke a path) + (Ungroup) + (Delete)

[@radhouane2229]

Your comment from Two years just helped me all I had to do is delete the second part that appeared thanks

[@fernandocuestanunez8331]

Nick ¡Great for all tutorials!, spectacular. Thanks a lot. In this example, After to do "stroke to path", and duplicate the path, I don't see after "union", in the element of the rope, and "break apart", why apear the object in black, and can separate it. I've tried to do it and it don't apear in black and I can't separate the final object. If I duplicate one time before to do "Break separate", the stroke disappear. Thank you so much.

[@phillipschmidtpottery]

At 6:12, you say "path, difference" and it magically makes the red inside of the rope disappear. I have followed along multiple times now and this doesn't work for me. Inkscape, at the bottom, suggests that an object is not a path, cannot create boolean operation. I did everything exactly the same, except the part where the object is supposed to Difference itself, it complains. Any suggestions? I'm sitting with a red rope and black outline not sure how to get the clear insides.

[@phillipschmidtpottery]

I thought it had to do with grouping, but I just messed around with that and it didn't seem to matter.

[@najamkhn]

I tried it and the Pattern Along Path (Repeated Stretch) doesn't work on mac

[@sakhiakwemo6150]

Hey man awesome videos, I love them. How did you end up inserting a picture in the background of your logo in the beginning? It looks very cool

[@sparzan6063]

Nick! Whenever I trying converting the rope to a path, it says I'm unable to do it. I've been facing the same problem for 1 month!! Can you help me?

[@listenmeonstarmaker9942]

hi Nick I am ur fan alongwith Inkscape

[@LogosByNick]

Thank for the support!

[@listenmeonstarmaker9942]

Most welcome!

[@thecookiemomma]

Just getting into your videos now, and I love them. One question I have (in 0.92), my circle of rope doesn't close. Is there an easy fix for that, or is it just the function being wonky?

[@mohammeda8143]

hi why should we break it apart then group it again then it's will work?

[@seemsas]

Thanks again for your vids. My idea of building the different rings was to create them by strokes of circles (stroke to path). Would that be disadvantage or just be another option? Same with the gaps in the long rays. I thought you would punch them just by path-difference with an overlaid ring. You see: we learn from you :)

[@LogosByNick]

It wouldn't look as much like a rope if it were made of circles. Glad the tutorials are helping!

[@ion1824]

Hi,.. when i convert object to path,.. can I rotate it,... /?? how to to this,.. ?

[@deptpress1047]

Hi Nick, Brazilian here. I have a question. When when I try to do the rope, I click on "link to path" and it's doesn't link. (I use Inkscape 0.92 if u needs to know)

[@LogosByNick]

Are you sure you have that little eye shaped graphic copied to your clipboard? If so, are you sure you're clicking on the circle when you select Pattern Along Path?

[@deptpress1047]

+Nick Saporito So, after I make The eye, I made The circle, did I have to make a copy of The eye? I even try put The eye up to The circle to try hehehe'

[@deptpress1047]

Well, hapened that now I got'it. THAAAAKS! Your awesome.

[@aronix5424]

Nick tries Adobe Illustrator *Mind Blown*

[@LogosByNick]

Imagine that lol

[@aronix5424]

:D

[@elham3440]

I created the pattern and copied it clipboard and then made a circle and followed the exact same instructions. The thing is every time when i tried to create a pattern along path it just did not happen. do you know what might be the problem? thanks

[@LogosByNick]

I'm not sure. The pattern along path function can be a little fickle sometimes. I would try it with different sizes - small, large, really large, etc.

[@brownyswag3982]

Please can u help me make a yt charater with the design of my minecraft chacter without it being blocky

[@brownyswag3982]

At lest support my channel

[@brownyswag3982]

Do I have to pay to get logos made

[@LogosByNick]

Hey BrownySwag, I charge for my work. If you have a budget for it, please go to my site and fill out a design brief and I will be in touch with you shortly. If not, then I'm sorry but I do not work for free.

[@earlsanchez4485]

please do more gimp tutorials

[@oldheliotrope]

i am trying this from a month but unable to do it please help me

[@listenmeonstarmaker9942]

watch it carefully and practice. keep ur screen above 360 resolution.

[@Joebus100]

"Pattern is vertical" starts to make a flower ;)

[@incineratoinhydra8460]

Nice ,I am not very good at Inkscape

[@LogosByNick]

Keep practicing. You'll get better with time.

[@dennyskerb4992]

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