Inkscape Beginner Tutorial: Drawing Simple Shapes

Learn how to create iconic depictions using nothing but simple shapes in Inkscape with this beginner tutorial.
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In Da Mood - Combustibles
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:25 Heart
01:37 Flag
05:31 Wine Glass
08:14 Cart
11:41 Sword
15:09 Book
22:13 Get free designs

[@chubblubdub]

that LPE for adding curves is very handy, this video is proof

[@ravenm1165]

yeah it's really cool actually

[@MerleCox]

Nick, you are one of the best Inkscape teachers on KZbin! Thanks for providing these fantastic videos!

[@jocargua]

Yes He is. I agree with you.

[@piggysister01]

Thanks Nick! I'm still trying to grow the brain connections that tell you how to produce shapes like that book. Every one of your great tutorials helps.

[@Atezz29]

To see how you did the book felt like magic to me!

[@irvingmontero]

Just bought your complete course bundle a few days ago! Thanks to you I got the hang of Inkscape and I designed a few logos and even a birthday invitation. Now I want to know the program from a to z. Thanks for all your educational efforts!

[@LogosByNick]

Great to hear! Thanks for enrolling

[@CTRL_SMarcos]

Excellent, thanks for the video. That book is simplicity and elegance at the same time.

[@mlbullbooks]

Really cool. I’m going to try making some of these shapes. Thanks for sharing! 🦋

[@testtest-bb2dt]

You don't have to make the edges vertical or horizontal to extend the nodes, you can do it simply by holding down alt+ctrl while dragging the selected nodes.. great tutorial as usual :)

[@readingorg9255]

Thank you Nick! Please keep making these teaching videos :) Love from Malaysia

[@marcossaraiva4245]

Thanks for the simplicity and useful tips!

[@brit5x]

this is so timely! thanks, Sensei!

[@erikos]

12:56 Thank you! I’ve been wondering why the node handles suddenly disappeared when I really needed them! Great tutorial!

[@Dr.PeterLaFleur]

Another great vid, thank you 🔥

[@borgminer3617]

very handy, thanks

[@PaulMetalhero]

Amazing tutorial! I had a little problem with the base shape for the shopping cart. I clicked the X for the fill and it fixed the issue

[@Stratelier]

Part of the fun is there are so many other ways to achieve the same result (and in approximately the same time). For example, when I want to center just a handful of objects I sometimes set the align reference to "selected area" (bounding box).

[@Atezz29]

Hi Nick, could you please make a video about creating Skyline shapes/how to trace bridges/POI`s to make a nice "logo" of a favorite city in inkscape?

[@M05TAFA_Pro]

I Love Your Style Bro, 🤙🏻👍keep going

[@LogosByNick]

Thank you 🙌

[@slepetajee]

hello nick, can you make a tutorial about how to make a packaging design by inkscape?

[@srenbinderupmadsen5048]

I learn a lot from your videos, so keep up the good work. But one problem, my Inkscape looks very different from yours (I've downloaded the latest version) yours is som much easier to navigate in

[@Pam_xx]

just got here by chance while doing stuff for blender and trying to change png/jpgs to svg files what i really hate is that i always try to use blender short cuts :) thinking of getting the course seems like a good addition

[@keepitshort4208]

Can you keep hair detail while removing background in inkscape ? Any video and also if possible a best method for it.

[@ayzagora]

Hi Nick. Nice video. It's cool to see what possible with simple shapes an the right technic. And I have question for an other Problem: I would like to adapt a horizontal font to the shape of a horizontal cylinder. Do you know how to do this?

[@galihkurniad]

Can you do some tutorial on how to make 3D editable text effect in Inkscape using LPE Live Path Effect tool?

[@cesaragostinho1089]

Hi, I've been looking for a gimp tutorial to create a water slyle like the video in youtube called ''Watercolor Photoshop Action tutorial | Adobe Photoshop CC | Multi Tech'' could you do an video tutorial about it, Thank you.

[@thepeacefulend7716]

can someone tell me the order of playlists i should playof nick to do a complete course of inkscape nick can you tell me

[@LogosByNick]

There isn’t an order to my videos here on KZbin. I have a beginners playlist on the channel page if you want to check that out

[@siduarah3911]

Hello, I have a problem at 3:54. When I click the node tool, I am not allowed tomake two sides of the rectangle rounded

[@jansonsynder]

(shopping cart wheels) Can't you just make the circle and place it where you want the 1st one, hit space bar to dupe one in place and then move the original to the last spot?

[@Dfekt]

Man if you need any music to use in the background of your videos I’d absolutely love it if you used some of mine. Love from New Zealand

[@M05TAFA_Pro]

and love from egypt 🇪🇬

[@radionut4422]

No music, please! I like a how to video that has spoken steps. I don’t want to have to watch what is being done, having to try to understand which icon/keystroke/mouse action while listening to music without spoken explanation is frustrating.

[@bci3937]

Also i have a little process suggestion to help viewer have a little overview of the process. So u can list, at the side of the screen what u have done.

[@bravo8932]

Do you sketch out your logos before you use inkscape?

[@dennyskerb4992]

👍👍

[@M05TAFA_Pro]

How Can i save my file with a transparent background?

[@goldenfurniture123]

when you export a file in inkscape it has it as default.. are you exporting as a jpeg? png is the one with no background

[@LogosByNick]

You can export a PNG with the export menu. I have a tutorial for it on this channel if you search “export”

[@Jomarshun]

noice

[@goldenfurniture123]

bro why does your inkscape look so much better than mine

[@LogosByNick]

It could be Mac. Inkscape looks slightly different on Mac than it would if you’re using Windows.

[@irvingmontero]

On Linux it looks even better if you use a custom (GTK) theme. 😌

[@goldenfurniture123]

@@LogosByNick ok yeah im on windows

[@Antisympathy]

Is the private community only for those who purchased your course? I've had your logo course for a while and I've recently purchased your other courses but I never seen a community to join. Is inkscape really free or is there a paid version? If so which one have more benefits free or paid?Where can I download inkscape and is there an app? I've looked it up and there's various sites so I can't tell which one is legit. 🤔

[@LogosByNick]

Inkscape.org is where you can download it, and yes it’s free. As for the courses, if you sign in there’s a community tab in the menu on the left

[@Evergreen64]

I guess the book without the bookmark might have looked a little bit like an ice cream sandwich... Icon?

[@Ayrayen]

I noticed your star in the thumbnail doesn't include the 'wavyness', was this a conscious decision perhaps?