Inkscape for Beginners: Isometric Design Tutorial

Today's tutorial will go over the method of isometric design -- presenting a 2D object as 3D by putting the subject at a 30 degree angle
This tutorial is for Inkscape version 0.48 and is intended to teach you how to use the software.
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[@MicheleBloodphd]

You're an excellent teacher. I especially appreciate the way you remind viewers of the simple things that can make learning so much easier (e.g., "hold ctrl and shift to size it up and down," "hold the mouse scroll key to. . . "). I'd love to see the process for creating some text for the lap top screen. Do you have a video that would address that?

[@rblihovde]

I thought grid lines were useful before! Placing them on a 30 degree angle adds a whole new dimension! Great video!

[@ahmeddeiaa3943]

amazing. As expected, a new technique is introduced as a tutorial every time Thanks Nick, keep it up

[@LogosByNick]

+ahmed deia Glad you're learning from this. Thanks!

[@BiHsinalco]

These are the best tutorials of inkscape that i watched in last 2 years... Great job, keep the good work!

[@LogosByNick]

+BiHsinalco Thank you. That's quite the compliment.

[@BiHsinalco]

+Nick Saporito (LogosByNick) Well it is true, good free and open source software like inkscape or krita lack of good high quality tutorials and you are doing it right :D

[@jennifersamith7773]

If anyone asks me why I love inkscape so much I'll point them to your channel. You have just made this so easy.

[@studioalischa6792]

Thank you very much for your Tutorial! I'm a beginner and i loved how you described every move you did in Detail. Helps a lot

[@sithlordofVA]

I have always love iso drawling since I was a young man in drafting class in high school. You rock!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@LogosByNick]

+sithlordofVA That's awesome. I haven't even heard of it until about a year or so ago. Glad the tutorial helped!

[@paveesarapaivitit6982]

Good instructions. This helps me a lot in my project. Thank You.

[@mdfarooq97]

Hi Nick, I was always wondering that Isometric drawings were tough but then when I watched your video, you made it look so simple and so effective. Many thanks for putting this out. Keep up the great job!

[@SunFlash9Graphics]

I am glad i found you because your tutorials helped me in my graphic work for school. I made a new logo for my school so thanks. :) :D

[@LogosByNick]

+SunFlash9Graphics That's awesome to hear. Thanks!

[@kelvinharrison74]

I'm just getting back into the groove of Inkscape. I'm a self professed screen printer with amateur/intermediate art skills. Your video tutorials are great for advanced learning. Thanks so much!!!

[@LogosByNick]

+kelvinharrison74 Thanks Kelvin. Glad you're liking the videos and finding them helpful, even with with screen printing.

[@tibolefevre]

I agree ! I did a lot of progress by following your videos. Thanks a lot !

[@spidersiri104]

i love your channel. Since i discovered it, my mom´s video for church became much better!

[@AB43TV]

Thanks for this man, I paid £15 for some other art tutorial in flash and this was way better and its free

[@LogosByNick]

Thank you, glad to help!

[@venkasom]

Simple and well explained. Thanks.

[@BernardoPrates]

Thank you for the tutorials!

[@blanco1118]

My finished laptop needed a colored background to show the left edge of the keyboard. Love these tutorials.

[@caseywinters3021]

I love your tutorials

[@nadinewhite993]

Quick and effective. I'd never used the inbuilt grid before, I always built my own grids. Amazing what can be learnt after several years of DIY and invention, lol! Also never knew selecting 'b' opened the Bezier. Love that one. Cheers!

[@LogosByNick]

+Nadine White Haha it's amazing what can be learned even after several years of using the software. I just learned about the "B" thing recently myself, and quite often learn about new things from comments users leave.

[@nadinewhite993]

I love that, have been training my brain to use 'b' - and also to use 't' when jumping in and out of text boxes after selecting them. Looking forward to those moments becoming automatic.

[@hayderctee]

Thank you for this amazing tutorial

[@LogosByNick]

+hayder ctee Glad you like it. Thanks!

[@BrayanBedritchuk]

Thanks for sharing Nick!

[@LogosByNick]

+Brayan Bedritchuk My pleasure, glad you like it

[@taz3592]

Amazing tutorial!

[@LogosByNick]

+Tasadduk Chowdhury Thank you

[@sheaulle]

Great as always. You can press # to toggle grid view.

[@aT3s2]

Great as always! Thank you! :)

[@LogosByNick]

+aT3s2 Thanks!

[@Espermaschine]

Excellent tutorial !

[@LogosByNick]

+Espermaschine Thanks!

[@stronh]

thanks a lot. i learn much from you

[@vivilavita5950]

you re great !!! Didnt know it was that easy to draw isometyricly

[@HurricaneSA]

Nice one Nick.

[@codehow_]

Awesome, thank you!

[@SuperstudentAcademy]

thanks for this. so helpful

[@zainjafar4254]

Hello there, I love your videos can you tell me how to make the text isometric please.

[@surinfarmwest6645]

Nick, this takes me back to my days driving 3D drafting software back in the early 90's. Wonder if Intergraph and Pro-Eng are still going? West

[@slavdajedi]

Pro-Eng is now Creo Parametric

[@kindavishal]

Hey How can we make text Isometric? Any tutorials for that? Thank you! It's quite clear when you explain it

[@rosewurkz]

Thanks a lot, that was really cool! :)

[@thinktwicegamedev1853]

Nick Saporito you the best in tutorials love your tutorials and please can you make a tutorial on isometric character

[@velhoguidsd]

I was waiting for you to make the keyboard. Would you like a video showing how to make a quick manner. Is an excellent video as ever. see you soon, bye.

[@LogosByNick]

+guilherme daniel Thanks!

[@enigma_yt9904]

Hello Nick, First of all great vid ! Can you plz make a tutorial of how you can make the desktop in the Thumbnail?

[@tushermyth]

Lovely!

[@pstevenson39]

Great Video

[@CraftTVbartjanwerner]

nice video nick

[@LogosByNick]

+Craft TV Thanks!

[@SuperTruperHans]

Really cool

[@cryptosanta7199]

Hi Nick. Thanks for vid. I need to print my drawing with isometric lines in background. Can I do this?

[@SegaMegaLoh]

Thanks for the lesson. So helpful! Please, can u say what the ubuntu theme you use?

[@LogosByNick]

+Сергей Гринёв It's Vertex Dark and the icon pack is Numix Circle. More info here: blog.logosbynick.com/design/how-to-make-inkscape-go-dark/

[@SegaMegaLoh]

Nick Saporito Great! Thank you!

[@JaehyunLim1]

I'm new to Inkscape and I'd like to start learning.. Where should I start?

[@LogosByNick]

+Jaehyun Lim I would start with the simpler tutorials. I have them titled "Inkscape for Beginners" as opposed to "Inkscape Tutorial." These sorts of tutorial videos is exactly how I learned.

[@failon7848]

Hi! I want to ask can I borrow your ideas for their videos (because there's no such Russian youtube video I'm from Russia) under the description leave a link to the original or rather you

[@neo7108]

Could you make isometirc character tutorial? How to adjust curved objects in isometric view ?

[@hsiehpanggi]

amazing , what's your left_bottom side software ?

[@VikasVJois]

Can you make a video on how to draw vector isometric objects as seen looking from a steeper angle than the normal 45 degrees? That is using angle values other than 30 degree in axonometric grid? For example, how a cube would look like if seen at a slight angle from the front

[@jay-tbl]

You can change settings in the grid to make it at different angles

[@noahgreen6292]

Super cool

[@19n05k83]

I know inkscape isn't illustrator or Corel draw, it's buggy and somehow slow, but it does really good job for free. I'm not graphics designer but I'm using it everyday at my work for documentation diagrams and schematics.

[@piyasakkhalid3018]

at the laptop shadow. you use black then change the opacity. why not pick the color instead?

[@macflav75]

Piyasak Sreeroungthong If you used an opaque shade of grey, you wouldn't be able to see through the shadow if you used the image on top of a textured background, for instance.

[@TheEarlyAstrotype1024]

How can I rotate the axonometric grid by 90 degrees? I want the hexagon/isometric grid horizontal rather than vertical.

[@ahmadrezariyadi5359]

Thanks

[@octopus2337]

what OS you use?

[@adhirajjadhav7918]

I unable to find custom under view tab, my inkscape is not showing it

[@raihanfadzlurrohman9159]

May I use this video to doen my school task🙏👍

[@LogosByNick]

Sure go right ahead!

[@raihanfadzlurrohman9159]

Thx bro

[@kaihatkeinenaccount]

Which Linux are you using?

[@LogosByNick]

+kaihatkeinenaccount Ubuntu 14 with the Vertex Dark theme and Numix icon set

[@kaihatkeinenaccount]

Thank you

[@principalSTC]

that was a thin desktop/all in one because you couldn't shut the lid and the lid/screen was longer than the base.. I know, just being picky.. good tutorial

[@vincentmidna6248]

how i make a room with 3 walls,

[@CraftTVbartjanwerner]

i dont have that blue how i get that color

[@LogosByNick]

+Craft TV You don't have the same colors on your interface?

[@CraftTVbartjanwerner]

no i haven'nt got that color interface

[@SusanneSchlensog]

This was a nice one. Some of your "instructions" seem to be overly complicated though.

[@LogosByNick]

+Susanne Schlensog Thanks for the feedback!

[@LionelBino]

:)