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Vector Christmas sweater pattern
Create A Vector Christmas Sweater Pattern with Inkscape
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can create a vector Christmas sweater pattern with Inkscape, and I’ll be showing you how to create it out of a single tile that can be repeated infinitely. This was a design I originally saw created with Illustrator on another blog I follow called Spoon Graphics. I…

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How to change the color of eyes with GIMP
How To Change Eye Colors with GIMP
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can change the color of your subject’s eyes using GIMP. This is a rather simple tutorial that would be ideal for beginners and/or first-time users of GIMP. The following is just a brief outline of how we’ll achieve this effect. For complete step-by-step instructions, watch the following…

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How To Add Fonts To GIMP and Inkscape
How To Add Fonts To GIMP and Inkscape | 3 Simple Steps
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This is something I’m asked about quite often and figured it would make sense to finally put together this brief instructional on how to add fonts to GIMP and Inkscape. This method works the same regardless if you’re using Windows, Linux or Mac.  How To Install Fonts In GIMP and Inkscape You don’t actually…

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Inkscape pumpkin tutorial
Design A Vector Pumpkin with Inkscape
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In this week’s Halloween-themed tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can design a vector carved pumpkin using Inkscape. The following is a brief overview of the steps taken to achieve this design. For complete step-by-step instructions with voice narration, check out the video tutorial at the top of the page. Vector Carved Pumpkin We’re first…

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GIMP Logo Design Tutorial
How To Design A Simple Logo with GIMP
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can design a very simple logo with GIMP. This tutorial is simple enough that any beginner should be able to follow along. Before we get started, make sure to download and install the League Gothic font before you launch GIMP, otherwise the font won’t register in your directory until…

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Inkscape logo design tutorial
How To Design A Logo with Inkscape
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can design a simple logo with Inkscape. The font I’ll be using in the tutorial is called Kirsty and can be downloaded here. Just make sure that you install the font before opening up Inkscape, otherwise the font won’t populate in the Inkscape font library. The following…

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Inkscape logo exmaples
12 Professional Logos Made with Inkscape in 2018
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If you’ve been following my content for any period of time, it’s probably no secret that Inkscape is my preferred vector graphics application, and this includes logo design. I’ve been designing logos professionally with Inkscape for 7 years now, and in this post I’ll be sharing 12 of my Inkscape logo examples that were designed…

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Shirt mockup GIMP tutorial
Create T Shirt Product Mockups with GIMP
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can take a design and superimpose it onto a blank t shirt using GIMP. I’ll also be demonstrating how to create the shirt in a variety of different colors. GIMP T Shirt Mockups The first thing we’re going to do is open up the blank t shirt…

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Vector maze Inkscape tutorial
How To Create Mazes with Inkscape
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be guiding you through the puzzling process of creating mazes with Inkscape. The finished result will be the following isometric-style vector icon that can be stacked and repeated infinitely… The following is a brief outline of the steps taken to achieve this result. More experienced users of Inkscape should be able…

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Shattered text effect created with GIMP
Create a Shattered Text Effect with GIMP
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can use GIMP to create a shattered text effect where it appears as if the letters have been smashed to bits and scattered about. The following is a brief outline of the steps taken to achieve this effect. For complete step-by-step instructions, please refer to the video…

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