Inkscape Watercolor Tutorial: How to Make Watercolor Photo Mixed Media Designs with Ease

Inkscape 1.2 step-by-step beginner, intermediate level watercolor tutorial showing you how to make watercolor photo mixed media designs. Follow along with Rick Johanson as he walks you through the basics of Inkscape in this free course. Step-by-step instruction on the Watercolor Filter settings and a demonstration of how to use Trace Bitmap to create vector objects from png or jpeg images.
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[@history_people]

Thank you, I like watching your creativity

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks so much!

[@bazz1376]

Thanks Rick, I love this effect. I hope you are feeling better, or sounding better!!😁

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks!! I’ll try to rest up this weekend.

[@show-fz4rc]

learning with you is fun and i am able to learn faster.

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks so much! I love making these.

[@greenappy575]

Thank you for explaining watercolor settings.

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks!

[@Garydactyl]

So cool to see the type of things you can do in inkscape, thank you so much for the tutorial and I hope your voice recovers quickly!!

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks so much. I'll try to rest up!

[@Null8fuenf10]

Super beautiful and awesome! Thank You, Rick, and get wellest the soonest! Wish You and Your loved ones a great 2nd Advent Sunday and holidays!

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thank you so very much! And to yours!

[@nikkilesley2525]

Love it! Hope you get well soon!

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thank you! I got my voice back!

[@user-cv8ih1ud1k]

すてき！Thank you very much. You always try to teach new idea in new way! I have a feeling seeing a special magic. I have got a lot of fun. Thanks agin.

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks so much!! I love experimenting and trying to discover magic. It’s an endless pursuit.

[@angrybadger6761]

Nice work Rick. In all my years of using Inkscape I have not used clip and mask that much but for ideas like this it's a must. Very impressive and I do enjoy seeing how other people use the tool to create art. I must get into the filters as they look interesting. Thanks for sharing and hope you're feeling better.

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks so much!! On the mend!

[@sunnyenglishpro]

Amazing effect! Thank you so much for the tutorial! 😊

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks so much!!

[@BELINDASPIRIT]

Thank you so much for this, I have been looking everywhere for a tutorial on how it's done!!

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks!! Watercolor with Inkscape is pretty fun.

[@arale1402]

Whoa, I enjoyed this tutorial immensely. Thanks Richard! Now no more talking but focus on getting well soon, Richard. Plenty of hot drinks and soup. 🙏🏼

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks you!! And yes, time to rest my voice for a bit. Soup is in order.

[@arale1402]

@@IronEchoDesign Korean chicken and ginseng soup aka Samgye-tang (삼계탕) can work wonders. So in case there's a Korea town somewhat near you, go get some 😉

[@imdxpertm]

Hwy Rick, Merry Christmas to u and your family.

[@IronEchoDesign]

Merry Christmas to yours as well!!

[@ionroman9734]

as always a very good tutorial. thank you Rick

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thank you very much!

[@raysedler4428]

Thanks!

[@vishmikaperera1613]

Awesome video, Thanks. Waiting for the next one.

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks! Working on them!

[@rockyhudson7814]

Thank you Rick 😀

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks!!

[@brain_respect_and_freedom]

Thank you for your next so clear class.👏👏👏And remember to rest your voice.👍

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thank you very much, and will do!

[@marachesinigusmao7501]

Seu trabalho é incrível!!! Muito obrigada por compartilhar!

[@IronEchoDesign]

Obrigado!!

[@psicokrebs]

Fantastic.

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thank you!!

[@ishmadrad]

LOL the guy at the end 💜

[@IronEchoDesign]

Haha. That guy!

[@AlextheENTP]

@@IronEchoDesign Thank goodness that guy wasn't an assassin - he was there the whole time, and none of us saw him!

[@IronEchoDesign]

Hahaha! Always keep an eye open!

[@haresheranga]

Very creative 🙂

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thank you!!

[@CTRL_SMarcos]

Excellent, as always. Thanks for the video...and take care of that throat. Honey with lemon is great for that 🍯

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks so much! Yes, honey is in order. I’ll try it with lemon!

[@BlackCat_2]

Very cool and close to what I was looking for. Do you think this would work with a person in the photo? Heidi

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks and I think the technique could work with any subject. I did one with my kids' image. Try to find a neutral background behind your subject so the watercolor bleed will transition more smoothly.

[@teresakaurich2452]

Great video!! Under Gaissian Blur I only have size slider not effect parameters. Any idea how to fix that?

[@BettyMullins]

I would like to see an online version of this program. Something that you could use online without downloading to your computer. Is there a way to do that? Or Does inkscape have an API?

[@IronEchoDesign]

This is my dream. Even if it was a lite version- anything online would be a great asset.

[@msmarki2000]

Thank you so much for doing this! Question: can a template be made for this project so that we can just replace the base photo with another one to save time on setting the watercolor effect then just adjust colors as needed? I was just wondering if this can be done in a much faster way specially when doing multiple projects using the same effect. Would appreciate your reply! TIA

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks and great question! I have had good luck with saving projects I want to repeat as templates. But sometimes the tool settings get overridden. There may be a way to define the watercolor settings permanently in preferences, but I haven't found it yet. I know its just math, but Inkscape watercolor is hard to replicate. For speed, sometimes I open an old project directly and begin from there if the watercolor was doing nicely.

[@richardmaayir3419]

I really enjoyed this video, please can you do a video on a web page design?

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks! And, that's a great idea. I'm not a pro, but I'll see if I can put something together.

[@davidtimmins3280]

Hello Rick, Would you recommend a mouse that would work well with Inkscape? Thank you, David

[@IronEchoDesign]

Great question! I don't have a great answer, because I haven't tried enough models to really know. I use a Logitech M150 wireless mouse. Pretty basic.

[@show-fz4rc]

im having a doubt can i do free lancing with inkscape..will people show trust in it or will they prefer adobe illustrator

[@IronEchoDesign]

That is a feeling I think many a designer has had. I believe the industry standard is still Adobe Illustrator, but for freelance it really comes down to skill and the quality of what you create. So Inkscape, Illustrator, Affinity Desigber... all tools to help you achieve some project goal.

[@show-fz4rc]

@@IronEchoDesign 😁👍

[@show-fz4rc]

sir do you think logo designing could go 3d in the coming days

[@IronEchoDesign]

Do you mean like AI based 3D modeling?

[@show-fz4rc]

@@IronEchoDesign i mean could it be like a animating logo on digital screens

[@IronEchoDesign]

That would be awesome if technology takes us there. We would leave the humble mouse in the past.

[@show-fz4rc]

What is the future of logo designing as AI is replacing the job of designers

[@IronEchoDesign]

I think about this a lot. I know technology like Inkscape has helped me tremendously with speed of design- like with Trace Bitmap. AI will make design process almost instant. Someone still has to curate what is the best choice. What is cool and what is throwaway. I feel like writing an essay on this. Amazing question. Thanks!

[@pers443]

You sound like Bane from batman

[@IronEchoDesign]

Hahaha! Sad but true!

[@pers443]

@@IronEchoDesign Hey no offence. It was kinda cool

[@IronEchoDesign]

I loved Bane in the movies. Tom Hardy played him great.

[@cedricadougba324]

Thanks; Jesus loves you !!

[@mrmshifan]

Man. You sound very bad. It must be very hard even to speak. 😮 As usual thanks for the great video. 👍

[@IronEchoDesign]

Thanks so much. My voice was gone. I remember going through this over winter.