Inkscape Explained: Editing Nodes, Paths & The Bezier Pen

[@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/

[@jae13204]

These tutorials are great! You have a very easy to understand way of explaining things. Thank you!!

[@rock.cultureofficial]

Wisdom... I bless the day I discovered the channel

[@TheGreatMaverick]

I looked at your site and daamn, you're good! It is really magnanimous that you decided to share your knowledge with everyone. I wanted to try out Inkscape a few days ago and without this series of yours I wouldn't even know how to start with it. Thank you and take care!

[@seupedro9924]

By far, one of the most complete explanation about bezier tool

[@woodlandgaming0181]

I have to pause halfway through because OMG thank you so much for going over all of this with so much detail. No joke, I've been looking at so many videos trying to understand how nodes work and you have been the one that successfully hammered it into my brain! Great job, keep up the good work!

[@buckle42]

You are the Bob Ross of Inkscape, Thank you!

[@theasmrsoundescape6207]

You have literally taught me everything I know and I can’t thank you enough for that man! Your amazing! You make it so simple to understand! I love your videos

[@android272]

8:19 auto smooth is great for when you just want to Inkscape to generate a smooth line for you. In order to show this off what you needed to do was move the node itself around. With a smooth node when you move the node that nodes handle will stay in the same position relative to the selected node. With an auto smooth node when you move the node that nodes handle will change position relative to the adjacent nodes handles. To really see this what you should have done is kept one adjacent node as a corner node and the other a smooth node then move the auto smooth node around to see how the adjacent nodes affect the auto smooth node.

[@AtomkeySinclair]

Nick - will you remake this video please? I really like your style of teaching and this would be a great one to re-do for the current release. And maybe go a little slower with some of the nuance things left out in this one...

[@barmaksystems]

I do a lot of learning on KZbin in a lot of subjects, and this is the most helpful tutorial video I've seen in a while. Thank you!

[@janetartist]

Thanks so much for these videos. I am teaching myself Inkscape to make svgs for my Scan n cut machine and everytime I have a problem you pop up with a solution.

[@Krzysztof_kszyhu]

The good "PATH" to learn Inkscape

[@OmerAsh]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. You've covered a lot of tools that I didn't have any clue what they do or how to use them.

[@virginia6549]

Still very new to Inkscape. I was looking for more than just a quick crafters guide to using the program. Your videos have been outstanding! You provide great in depth clarity to all of the features and tools of the program. Thank you!

[@perrywilson3668]

thx for the video, very informative...I had my inkscape up and running trying to mimic what you were doing...much appreciated.

[@SethEden]

Thank you!! This is EXACTLY what I needed!! I am working on a logo, ,and I had a closed shape drawn out with the B-curve and I needed to open it up and refine it to add more detail. I just needed to know how to break the nodes apart so I can use the B-curve again to further draw out a refinement of the geometry!! :-D Thank you so much for posting this!! Saved my day!!! :-D :-D

[@710Ken]

Nick; Thanks for your time teaching. It has been my pleasure to listen to some of your tutorials. You have a firm grasp of how to train a beginner without all the annoying human factors that I see and hear in other videos. For example when someone fills the space with ah, ah, um... or coughs in your ear etc. You are aware and considerate to explain your actions on the screen and keyboard that we might not see. Well done sir. Thank you.

[@kensleylewis]

Wow, using the Bezier Pen, its nice to see some amazing effects with "Create Spiro Path" + Shape options (i.e. Elipse)

[@roddangerousfield1543]

answered 2 questions I thought were unrelated with one video! brilliant. thank you

[@anastasjazariza3829]

Thank you so much!!! You are the best inkscape teacher in the universe! You explain stuff quickly and it is easy to understand! Also I do not fall asleep because you are able to present it in a very interesting way! Nice to have you here!!! Respectfully, another new student :)

[@LogosByNick]

Thank you!

[@lynnnguyen9568]

super helpful dude. no fluff, straightforward, easy to understand

[@daveybalmer]

Impressive from multiple perspectives. The content is comprehensive. The pace is perfect. And the manner is easy. That you would take the time to put all of this together in such a compelling and easy style makes you a great teacher! Thanks so much.

[@agakath]

12:51 Thanks a lot for the proportion editing. that's what I was looking for. I wanted to increase the size of both upper ends of a v letter in the right angle (both nodes in both ends have different angles) and it just did what I wanted to do by selecting three nodes.

[@mimistclair]

Thank you so much for your videos. They are really good. I alwayy watch the advertises an never skip them just to give the credit you deserve for your work. Best whishes from Germany, Mimi

[@LogosByNick]

Thanks for the support, glad to help!

[@OthmanAlikhan]

Very interesting, I wasn't aware that skipping ads would impact the creator of the video in such a way. It is time for me to watch some ads to give my 2 cents of support ;)

[@JohananJoysingh]

Woah.. is it true that if I watch the ad it benefits the creator..? If so I am definitely watching all the ads in your videos..

[@nateh3723]

Johanan Joysingh yup you have to watch video ads for it to give creator ad cent and click the image ads

[@catllionare]

I do that too to help

[@alseveron6558]

It was nice that there was something about Inkscape, between the ads.

[@byronwatkins2591]

Nick, To see the effect of an autosmooth node, play with an ADJACENT node. It automatically changes itself to keep the node smooth.

[@JonathanPer_JackHammerSalm]

I would like to thank you for providing such a detailed tutorial for Inkscape

[@viniciusvbf22]

Interesting thing for me is that: while I don't know how to use Inkscape (hence I'm watching these videos), I'm noticing that it's basically UI for SVG files (for which I know the syntax). I know it may sound obvious, but this is, basically, a SVG editor! 🙂

[@yenomeerf]

Awesome Mr Nick. I was trying to figure out the click and drag with Bezier Tool to get the curves!

[@janiceglaser9670]

Thank you. I am learning a lot from your tutorials. I appreciate the pace you use. I often replay in 10-20 sec increments when needed. which is extremely helpful.

[@gxexrxmxaxnx]

Digging the new intro & outro!

[@LogosByNick]

Thanks! I tried not to make it too long or obnoxious.

[@tomfoil5590]

Same here. But the outtro did almost blow out my eardrums, lol.

[@DavenportDecals]

I just found your channel tonight. Thank you so much for such clear and helpful videos!

[@rafaelcalderon6658]

Hey bro, very nice tutorial. Straigh foward, just what I need!!! Thank you

[@lodhiautos9761]

Thanks for sharing such a nice tutorial.

[@gen-thethreadedbobbin]

Greatly appreciate all the videos you have made Nick. Inkscape is awesome but without your help I'd have been in for a real struggle. Thanks for doing what you do for people like me. You make learning it much easier :)

[@tmmash]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I struggled for over an hour trying to manipulate a hexagon. Found work arounds but they didn't work as well.

[@AlleineDragonfyre]

best node and path tutorial for inkspace out there. THANKS!

[@LoriSews]

Thanks for all this information. I’m just playing with ink scape as I digitize designs for my sewing machine. Are use Bernina software for that. But this is wonderful for vector graphics etc.

[@jiteshgawali3267]

Thank you for taking the time out to explain the features in detail and with examples. Very helpful guidance.

[@piggysister01]

God's honest, I try to do something, can't figure out how and say "How did Nick do that?" and revisit the relevant tutorial! So much to learn and I'm sure it will start to stick eventually but meanwhile you are saving my sanity - as long as I can remember which tutorial!! 😬😂

[@srobson8875]

Learning about clip is AWESOME...thx

[@engespress]

The tool icons are hard to see. If you zoom your canvas, it will be easier to see. Plus if you get rid of the black background of the tool bar, the visibility will be improved.

[@PosterJoe518]

I agree, I'm new and am starting with the basics, I appreciate your lessons.

[@benmunns3494]

love these videos, this one in particular is great for showing effects on simply shapes. watched some a few years back. after a year away from inkscape, these videos are brilliant. just the right pace. i get frustrated waiting for explanations from other videos - these videos are just the pace, fast but actually informs you of all the details of what is going on. too fast? it's youtube, rewind :). stuck on other basic details then it's fine look at some others. also it is quick enough that anything i kinda know, it quickly gets on to stuff i dont know so i get to learn quickly

[@itsmikazuki8400]

Thank you Mr. Nick! :D

[@NicksStuff]

I do have a question you haven't covered: how can I transform (i.e. move AND ROTATE) a set of nodes? Imagine the end of a tail pointing up, I want it to point down while keeping its shape

[@NicksStuff]

EDIT: I know it's possible, I've just done it by accident! Bust 99% of the time, I get the resizing handles and not the rotating ones

[@LogosByNick]

With the nodes tool selected, there's a setting in the tool options that says "show transformation handles for selected nodes." Enabling this will give you the same scaling/rotating handles you get with the select tool, only it'll work on the nodes.

[@NicksStuff]

@@LogosByNick Thanks Nick! I found out about an hour ago that you can also simply click on one of the node (once they are all selected) to toggle between resize and transform, almost like with the select tool

[@tomfoil5590]

I love the thing you did with the cat. I'll be incorporating that by making icons such as those for facebook and youtube.

[@JanTBaillieAndJansJunkJournals]

As always, Nick, a fabulously informative tutorial! Thank you.💖

[@nomad1331]

Great work as usual Nick

[@Chaz_Hawkz]

Hi Nick, completely new at this and have never done anything like it! Somehow I've ended up being involved in learning Inkscape, sheetcam and Mach3 CNC all in a few days. I'm far from it obviously and haven't a clue of what I'm doing! Ha! I'm very interested and amazed by all that is available (for lack of a better word) in these programs. I have 4 more days to learn how to make 60 trophies and 80 plaques for a HUGE show. I don't even know where to begin....your videos are the only ones that I feel like I can actual understand and learn from. Some are just way to far advanced for someone so undereducated in this field. I would absolutely pay someone to do some one on one training with me. This may be something you could look into doing. It sounds like you have the passion and patience of teaching. Please let me know if you have any advice for me!! Thank you so much!!

[@dennyskerb4992]

Take it in trade Nick.

[@danielcahyo288]

Thanks for doing this series. Your way of explaining is very good.

[@ericaikens6227]

Nick, thank you so much for your videos. They have been so helpful; invaluable resources! Your teaching clear and concise. Thank you!!!

[@dsmasynergy]

Great explanation of paths and nodes!

[@Cat-bw7we]

Thank you so much for your videos. 12:14 how to add a border? - does not work border (Stroke when Clip).

[@ptobra]

Thank you Nick! This is very useful. Excellent Video

[@UmbraVivens94]

hello, i have a little doubt about node handles. is there a way to set the length a handle extends to by inputting numbers like in the X-Y axis offset boxes? sometimes i've wanted two node handles to extend identically but it's very hard to accomplish. btw, there are some other cool things to do with nodes and handles that you didn't mention or didn't know about: • ctrl+left click on a node handle will reset it, if you do it on two handles that connect 2 nodes, the path between it will become straight, but today i learned that there's a button in the toolbar for it • shift+drag from an new / untouched node will make your cursor start to pull a handle out of it as long as you hold the click button • while dragging a corner handle, you can use ctrl to pivot it along its node by steps of 15 degrees (or with certain care, you can keep its angle even it it wasn't originally a multiple of 15). shift and drag to make BOTH of the node's handles pivot freely along their node of origin if there are two coming out of it. alt and drag to keep the node's length and pivot freely. now, you can actually try using more than one of these keys for combined effects on node handles • double clicking in the middle of a path will create a new node, while ctrl+alt+left click will delete it • ctrl+clicking on a node will shift across the 4 node types • mouseover a node and use the scroll wheel, you'll start selecting nodes along the path (apparently in the order that they were created) • ctrl+alt and dragging a node will keep its angle (you have to keep the cursor relatively close along to the dragging though)

[@garystanullwich5574]

Thanks for the instructions !

[@e-l-t2279]

Thank you so much for your tutorial!

[@RW_CreativeMedia]

I been uninstalling all my software (some purchase, some cracked 🤣) from my computer and going full Open Source / freeware software: Office Pack = *LibreOffice* 3D Modeling = *Blender* 2D Animation = *Blender / Krita* Vector Graphics = *Inkscape* Page Layout = *Scribus* Image Manipulation - Painting = *Gimp / Krita* Video Editing = *DaVinci Resolve / OpenShot / ShotCut / Kdenlive* Audio = *Audacity* Video Player = *VLC* Screen Capture /Streaming = *OBS* Audio Player = *AIMP / WinAmp* DAW - Music Mixing = *LMMS / SoundBridge / MIXX* Web Browser = *Firefox / Chrome*

[@edgarm7353]

Great video, thanks nick.

[@samjp3626]

These videos are so well explained. Thank you so much Nick for producing them. :)

[@eliaslara4264]

Hello. I've been fiddling with Inkscape for some time now. Love it! Thanks to these tutorials, but i have a question. I noticed when I create shapes using the bezier pen and close the path, or more when i do something like path- difference, the lines become distorted. How do i fix this?

[@phattcat69]

Thank you sir!! New subscriber! Ive only used 10% of inkscapes tools. lol. Now its on!!

[@LogosByNick]

Thanks, welcome aboard!

[@cirederf38230]

Thank you Nick, your videos are very well made. I understand everything !!

[@corneliuscornelia2216]

Great tutorials, they are a lot of help.

[@unet7292]

this is soooo cool. Thanks for this amazing tutorial.

[@kilty560]

Great Tutorials! Very well explained! Thank you

[@DrunkenerWitcher]

Top tutor vids here.

[@elizabethvera6600]

thank you for all the information. I'm enjoying your videos already and just started watching yesterday. of course I subscribed. I hope to start creating my own designs sooner than anticipated. I am familiar with Gimp but wanted to use Inkscape to its full potential. Thank you Thank you for spreading your knowledge.

[@Giorgia839]

Hi Nick! this is really useful. I am teaching myself inkscape to draft dressmaking patterns, which look much more like technical drawings, and my interest is mostly focused on paths. What I am trying to understand is how to break paths so that I can rotate portions of my drawing. In Illustrator I would use the cut tool, but what is the closest equivalent here, the break path tool? there seems to be considerable differences in the way they work an dI can't wrap my head around what it is.

[@expressocean9874]

Thank you for taking the time and putting the effort into putting these tutorials up, yours are the most helpful I have seen. When I try to create a path with an ellipse shape applied to it, Inkscape assigns a higher width to it than I want. I can adjust that width in the path effects editor, but as soon as i create another path with ellipse shape, it returns to the older width automatically. Do you know how to fix that?

[@petecapecod]

Wow these videos are awesome 😎🔥👏👏 Thanks so much I was working on a project, and these tutorials gave me the knowledge to get through it

[@muhammadismail2336]

Thanks So Much From Indonesia, Souht East Asia

[@fxsrider]

I appreciate all the help!! It sounds almost like you are chewing and snapping some gum with the keyboard sounds.

[@HasanHamdani-h4g]

Great as Always

[@Astronomynatureandmusic]

This is wonderful stuff. Thank you for clarifying all these foggy icon's names!

[@DrunkenerWitcher]

Hey Nick! It seems to me, that Affinity Designer is lack of operations for nodes. What's your opinion? Which is better for illustration?

[@coljambla]

Awesome and really helpful. Thanks!

[@pupperman75]

When I first heard about Raster Graphics, I thought, "Jamaican graphics?" hee

[@clevernique]

🤣🤣

[@tadiwrr]

😂 😂 😂

[@LoveNjustice]

First thing came to mind too! 🤣

[@Lobaluna9333]

Hello, Nick! Supergood videos you have! I just discovered your channel, and now I'm new a subscriber. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much for your video sharing. very helpful

[@storyboarddave5860]

Fantastic info thank you!

[@toddvansickle2290]

Hey Nick. Thank you for the videos. I am new to Inkscape and I was wondering if there is a way to move the handles of the nodes independently while using the Bezier Pen? I am trying to create vector hair and in all the videos I've noticed the ability to move the handles while creating the lines and I can't seem to figure that out. Any help would be great! Thanks.

[@cl22396]

I had same question! I finally found out how - click on the node and press "control + C" - it turns it into a cusp node. Control + S will turn it into a smooth node!

[@TheZippydoda123]

The dark blue on a black background is really hard to see what you are pointing to, otherwise the training is excellent!!

[@jacobopstad5483]

Wow! Thanks!

[@gontortv]

cool tutorial

[@gaminggyal6262]

nick ur so passionate about it =)

[@dusk108show]

Hi, at 20.24 when you made the Eye from the two circles overlap, how did you get the eye shape and to cut out like that?

[@mcandies2]

Is there any way to put in dimensions between 2 nodes to be able to repeat on multiple objects?

[@pdrombs]

7 dislikes i dont understand how People cant just click out the vídeo

[@LogosByNick]

That's just the way things are on KZbin. Thanks for your support!

[@ismaelmeurer8446]

Hey, which O.S. do you use? Do you have a custom desktop environment?

[@aspergerhellasbn]

Nice tutorial.can you help me abit? From editing an image i got 2 circles which i want to scale both of them. when i choose the path tool i get way to many points which is much time consuming to choose one by one the points to scale . Is there any shortcut that will select all the points to a circle ? I hope my question is clean enough for you ;) sorry for my bad english.

[@jlaureta3227]

Hi Nick, is the "object to path" use to show the nodes or for something else? Thanks

[@mertkeles5617]

i want to create a flow chart with connector tool but it looks so bad(snaps the middle) any way to fix this?i tried changing layer it look fine with straight line but when i use the arrows i cant see them

[@BatteryProductions]

So fucking clear man... such great videos you make that helps us take advantage of this great tool

[@ihatejcky]

First, love the new intro

[@LogosByNick]

Thanks!

[@nullnull5795]

Yeah me too! i hit "like" as should as i saw it

[@thegamingveno1542]

Nick plz help... everytime i draw a 2d shape and trying to edit it... it has 2 nodes at the points instead of one like a 3D model... could u plz tell me how to fix it

[@JustMeValerie6]

LOVE your videos and am so grateful for all that you share! A few months after I began learning Inkscape (from you), I had the misfortune of having my PC die. I replaced it with an iMac, which had it's own monumental learning curve, but in addition to that also had to figure out Inkscape again. Many things are the same, others are not. Do you know anyone who uses Inkscape on an iMac (also now have an iPad...no Inkscape. :'( so I am also trying to figure out Inkpad) who can go over some of the differences/workarounds? I appreciate any assistance you can offer.

[@LogosByNick]

Interesting. No I never used Inkscape on a Mac before - not sure I know of anyone who does either. Sorry.

[@JustMeValerie6]

Bummer! But thank you, I appreciate your prompt reply!

[@pixxa7763]

Bro, you Rock

[@PranMartialArts]

Please help ! My I did convert the image to object to path & clicked show path...but it ain't showing.

[@johanuys9956]

hi Nick... this is realy a very helpfull video...thank you so much. i hope you can help me with a problem. ... i import images (jpeg or raster images) to create a vector image in inkscape for cutting sheetmetal with a cnc plasma machine. i am new in this...but i experience some problems. when i ''trace bitmap" in inkscape, i save the file as dxf or svg... when i open the file in ''sheetcam'', it shows double nodes and double lines on some corners. i cant cut the image with double nodes and lines... please advice. regards, johan

[@LogosByNick]

Hey Johan, sorry but i don't think I can help you there. It sounds like an issue specific to sheetcam. I don't know much about that.