I've been using Inkscape for over 10 years. If I had been using Illustrator for 10 years I would have paid Adobe over $2,500 in "rental" fees for a subscription that stops as soon as I stop paying.
Instead I started paying $5 a month to Inkscape to help make sure we can all use it for free for as long as we want.
3D Design tool for needy kids, the search continues.
We have old laptops to loan out to kids from poor backgrounds. They don't have internet. 2D design we have covered with #inkscape, and the laptops run #linux well (but not Windows). What I need is a 3D design program. Suggestions welcome.
If you are drafting figures for a scientific paper or presentation, remember that https://scidraw.io/ exists: a repository of free SVG cartoons for science.
I'm looking for a more up to date distro than @system76's popos and linux mint which are both based on Ubuntu 22.04 and are now too old for #inkscape development (gtk4 issues).
I've tried Fedora and it's just not very good. I could use it just as a building OS, but having to reboot to get into a nice desktop isn't a great setup.
I wanted to try out Vector Graphics, so here is a #inkscape wasp.
My review: Inkscape has wayyy less tools for non-destructive workflow than I expected. Most shapes have separate objects for fill and outline, which makes adjustments painful (e.g., I can no longer easily change the shape of the wings, or the eyes).
"Low poly" self-portrait made using #Inkscape for a card deck project. I'd not done this before, and it turns to be a fun, near-flow activity. I'd be happy to make one for you if you send me an image! #lowpoly#selfportrait#art
Mildly bitter sketch Friday. The more stylized the graphic, the less likely a highly opinionated project like any of the "foss creative suite" is open to change. /me slightly disappointed about all the bland identities.
#gischat I don't know why I'm coming up short on this - how can I make a map with some polygons separated like this? I'm currently trying it in #ArcGISpro but would be happy to execute it in #QGIS or #rspatial. I hope the answer isn't #Inkscape or similar, but I may go there.
Tomorrow is the Reflective Gear Day here in Norway, and I’ve created artwork for my school’s campaign. Remember to wear reflective accessories when it’s dark outside where you live, and stay safe!
Oooh, #GraphiteEditor has the node graph functionality, which allows you to compose vector objects from the primitives like fill, stroke, transform and live filters in a visual manner!
Node graph interface and filters both give me this nice break-out I needed after LPEs in #Inkscape. Don't get me wrong: that program is THE legend, developers are masters of vectors, and it's purely native Gtk toolkit on which application is built. Right now, their priority is CMYK support, so follow if you're into printing.
I just love to experiment with shiny new software that's #OpenSource, especially one that uses #RustLang and #web to its advantage.
Watch 'em apply circular repeat filter on a mere line to produce this fun sparkle effect. (It is Graphite's official channel, by the way. Wish they were on Mastodon?)
I know you're not supposed to reply to #trolls and all that clap-back stuff in politics is a bit like feeding the anger machine (sorry Takei). I just... kinda had-to. Sorry 😅
Oh and "bro" don't get me started. What even are those things he mentioned. I've never heard of either of them.
I started making a few "Powered by" Linux stickers in #Inkscape for the laptops that I own, and it turned into an all-day project with 50 distros represented.
I'd like to share the file for others to use, but I'm concerned about copyright issues, as some of the logos are trademarked, & I'm sure that some of them violate usage guidelines.
#opensource chat server Rocket Chat decided to make their latest upgrade plain abusive. If you run your own, you are now required to enrole in a trial of their premium proprietary nonsense and it's likely the server is spying on it's admins and users.
great
Looks like #inkscape is going to have to move chat systems. There's just no way to regain trust in an upstream that is abusive. Not without forking away from the abusers.
Kennt sich hier per mit Inkscape ( :inkscape: ) aus und weiß, wie ich für Taschenkarten im DIN A5 Format Hilfslinien z.B. nach Prozenten vergeben kann? ^^'
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Hello folks,
Does anyone here know how to use Inkscape ( :inkscape: ) and how I can assign guidelines for pocket maps in DIN A5 format, e.g. according to percentages? ^^'
When you can’t find the name of the font used for a company logo in the 1980s, so you have to master difference operations in #Inkscape. I’ve done it and I’m still not sure what “bottom minus top” means. I guess it means position in the layers window, though I spent a long time ignoring that and trying to select the objects in different orders before I tried raising and lowering things.
Managed to get a prototype of the group translucency feature @jfml was asking about the other day.
When you enter a group in #inkscape today, the status bar changes but that's about it. With this change, all other objects not in the group become 80% translucent allowing you to see that you are inside a group and which one on canvas.
When the #shapeBuilder was in development in #Inkscape last year, I immediately saw it was useful for selecting the pattern lines in sewing patterns, like neckline options, and for a while, that was it.
But since then, I often use it to join broken paths together, and found it's good for joining back post-alterations shapes too, so less to no tracing is needed.
Would be cool to be able to include empty spaces between the paths in the future; still needed some cleaning ;) #projectorSewing
Estou eu ficando mais radical com o tempo? Talvez. Cada dia que passa parece que eu me torno mais e mais resistente a por qualquer investimento de tempo em aprender novas ferramentas de software que não sejam livres. Não tenho vontade de ensinar ninguém a usar software que não seja livre. Não tenho vontade de divulgar/compartilhar resultados de softwares proprietários, por mais encantadores que sejam, pois eles não vão poder ser reproduzidos pelas pessoas que não tem acesso... Às vezes me parece meio ranzinza isso. Mas aí vejo o que é feito com #Processing, #Python, #py5, #p5js, #OpenFrameworks, #OpenRNDR, #Inkscape, #Krita, #Gimp, #Blender e penso, nossa, tamanho é o potencial criativo dessas ferramentas livres! Vamos apoiar o #FLOSS