Nick Saporito

As you may have already known, you can select multiple objects in Inkscape either by Shift-clicking them or by clicking and dragging to create a rectangular bounding box around them. But what you may not have known is that there is a third option known and Lasso Select mode, and it allows you to quickly…

When changing the colors of objects in Inkscape, you typically have to select each individual object one-by-one and apply a fill color to each. But what if you wanted to change an entire range of colors so that you end up with a more consistent result? This is where HSL adjustments come in handy, and…

In previous tutorials we’ve gone over how to install fonts in Inkscape by installing them onto your operating system so that they are indexed each time the software launches. However, in this tutorial we’ll be looking at a different method which allows you to use fonts in Inkscape without having to install them. This can…

In this tutorial we’ll be going over how you can make rasterized (or pixel-based) copies of vector elements in Inkscape. More importantly though, we’ll be going over why you would want to do such a thing. To clarify, we won’t be going over how to export/save raster copies (you can check this tutorial if that’s…

In this tutorial we’ll be having a look at some of the ways in which you can warp objects in Inkscape using various path effects. This will enable you to take your artwork to the next level by providing more controls. Inkscape is one of the most advanced vector design tools in existence, and one…

In a recent tutorial we went over how you can draw smooth paths, but what if you want to take an already-drawn path and smooth it out without having to redraw it? That’s exactly what we’ll be addressing in this tutorial as we go over how to smooth a path in Inkscape. In short, the…