The Book of Inkscape, 2nd Edition: The Definitive Guide to the Graphics Editor Dmitry Kirsanov Author

A comprehensive user’s guide to Inkscape, a vector illustration application.Dmitry Kirsanov, a former core Inkscape developer, shares his knowledge of Inkscape’s inner workings as he shows how to useInkscape to draw with various tools, work with objects, apply realistic and artistic effects, and more. Step-by-step task-based tutorials show you how to create business cards, animations, technical and artistic drawings, and graphic assets for games.This second edition covers the new tools, improved text features,advanced new path effects and filters, as well as many new UIconveniences in Inkscape 1.0. A new chapter describes Inkscape’s extensions for both users and developers.Learn how to:Navigate the canvas and customize your workspace and viewsCreate new objects and transform, style, clone, and combine themUse gradients, patterns, filters, and path effects to liven up your workWork with layers, groups, object order, and locks to control your artworkView and manipulate your document’s structure with the XML Editor and the new Objects dialogExport your work to various formats