Inkscape
Inkscape on Debian
tracker.debian.org/pkg/inkscape
inkscape.org
Inkscape is an open-source vector graphics editor similar to Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Freehand, or Xara X. What sets Inkscape apart is its use of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), an open XML-based W3C standard, as the native format.
The historic baseline is the Sodipodi Hydra codebase.
inkscape.org learning resources
Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program
For inkscape 0.47 and 0.48 as of Wed Aug 17 09:13:26 MDT 2016
Calligraphy with Inkscape
inkscape.org tutorials Calligraphy
The earliest forms of calligraphy date back to cave-man paintings. Up until roughly 1440 AD, before the printing press was around, calligraphy was the way books and other publications were made. A scribe had to handwrite every individual copy of every book or publication. The handwriting was done with a quill and ink onto materials such as parchment or vellum. The lettering styles used throughout the ages include Rustic, Carolingian, Blackletter, etc. Perhaps the most common place where the average person will run across calligraphy today is on wedding invitations.
There are three main styles of calligraphy: Western or Roman, Arabic, Chinese or Oriental
This tutorial focuses mainly on Western calligraphy, as the other two styles tend to use a brush (instead of a pen with nib), which is not how our Calligraphy tool currently functions.
Rustic
Carolingian
Blackletter
dancingpencalligraphy.com exemplar
Inkscape for Cutting Design forum
inkcut
Inkcut is a free program for cutting vinyl and plotting vectors in ubuntu linux. Inkcut sends HPGL directly to a vinyl cutter or plotter via a serial or printer connection. It is free and easy to install and use and it currently is implemented as an extension for the Inkscape SVG editor.
Inkscape Units
inkscape.org/wiki Units in Inkscape
Bezier Curves
Key points
- node modes - auto-smoth | sculpting
youtube SimpleTutorials.net - Inkscape Bezier Tutorial 1
brighthub.com article Drawing a Bezier Curve in Inkscape by Bruce Tyson
tavmjong.free.fr article Bezier Curves
tavmjong.free.fr article Editing Paths
youtube Useful Graphic Design Tutorials - Video #7 - How to Join two Nodes in Inkscape - Inkscape Tips
youtube Kimon Brown - Node editing in inkscape
youtube Waylight Creations - Inkscape Bezier Tool - Using Nodes
youtube Winterbrose - Inkscape Tutorial: Introduction - Node Tool