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Inkscape infographic template
Inkscape Infographic Template | Tutorial + Free Download
 Inkscape Infographic Template | Tutorial + Free Download 1024 602 Nick Saporito
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can design a colorful, circle-shaped infographic design using Inkscape. This Inkscape infographic template will also be available for you to download for free in case you’d like to bypass the tutorial altogether. In order to keep this post relatively brief, I’ll basically be doing a swift overview…

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Inkscape VS GIMP: Always Choose Inkscape for Logo Design
 Inkscape VS GIMP: Always Choose Inkscape for Logo Design 1024 602 Nick Saporito
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Many times I’ve been asked to create tutorials demonstrating how to design a logo in GIMP. Theoretically, a logo could be designed in GIMP, and I have demonstrated how to do so, but you should really look elsewhere for logo design. Using GIMP to design a logo is like using a fork to cut a…

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Making new layer from a selection in GIMP
GIMP: Make Selection a New Layer
 GIMP: Make Selection a New Layer 1024 602 Nick Saporito
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Today I’ll be demonstrating a rather simple (but useful) technique: making your selection a new layer in GIMP. This will be quite a brief tutorial, but I see that a lot of users are searching Google with this question, so let’s help them out. Step 1: Make A Selection Go ahead and grab yourself a…

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Move gradients with object in Inkscape
Inkscape Fix: How To Move Gradients with Objects
 Inkscape Fix: How To Move Gradients with Objects 1024 602 Nick Saporito
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A problem many of you run into when following my Inkscape tutorials is that when you attempt to move an object that you’ve applied a gradient to, the gradient doesn’t move with it. It stays in place as if it were its own separate entity. This is kind of a silly feature if you ask…

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Erasing to transparency with GIMP
Simple Fix: GIMP Not Erasing To Transparency
 Simple Fix: GIMP Not Erasing To Transparency 1024 602 Nick Saporito
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Today I’ll be addressing a very common problem many of you run into when using the eraser tool in GIMP. I get asked this question a lot: why isn’t the eraser tool erasing to transparency? Instead, it may be erasing to white, black, or some other color. Let’s diagnose why. Just a heads up —…

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Inkscape keyboard shortcuts
The 26 Most Important Keyboard Shortcuts to Memorize in Inkscape
 The 26 Most Important Keyboard Shortcuts to Memorize in Inkscape 1024 602 Nick Saporito
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There’s more to being a talented graphic designer than knowing the software inside out, having a keen eye for design, and knowing how to effectively communicate information using visuals. You also have to know how to make the best use of your time, especially if you’re a freelancer. As a freelancer, the product you’re selling…

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Logo design made with GIMP
How To Design A Logo with GIMP
 How To Design A Logo with GIMP 1024 602 Nick Saporito
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I usually don’t recommend using raster graphics applications like GIMP and Photoshop to design logos — a logo is best made with vector applications like Inkscape and Adobe Illustrator — but if GIMP is what you’re most comfortable with and you just need a simple logo for basic web use, you can get away with…

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Professional design with Inkscape
7 Mind-Blowing Designs Made with Inkscape
 7 Mind-Blowing Designs Made with Inkscape 1024 602 Nick Saporito
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Being a free and open source resource, people tend to wrongly disregard Inkscape as an amateur application that can’t compare to the likes of Adobe Illustrator. I’ve always tried to demonstrate with my own work that that simply isn’t true though. Aside from a few inconsequential bells and whistles, Inkscape is capable of virtually anything Illustrator is. I…

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Signature watermarks
Create Signature Watermarks with GIMP
 Create Signature Watermarks with GIMP 1024 602 Nick Saporito
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If you’ve ever wanted to watermark your photos using your own signature, I’ll be showing you how to do just that in this tutorial, using GIMP. Skip down to the end of the post if you’d just like to watch the video tutorial. There’s two ways of accomplishing this — both of which I’ll be…

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Inkscape create conical gradients
Now You Can Easily Create Conical Gradients with Inkscape
 Now You Can Easily Create Conical Gradients with Inkscape 1024 602 Nick Saporito
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In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can use Inkscape to easily create gradients that wrap in a circle going around a central point, otherwise known as conical gradients. Skip down to the bottom of the page if you’d just like to watch the video tutorial. Inkscape has always made it easy for us…

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