Inkscape is a great open source alternative for commercial vector editor like Illustrator the same way Gimp is an alternative for Photoshop and Blender is for Maya. Despite being a fairly advanced vector graphic editor Inkscape doesn’t get as much attention and coverage like other similar open source projects.

As it is the case with most open source projects Inkscape started as a fork of another vector editor Sodipodi (not actively developed anymore). Since the fork, Inkscape got a redesigned UI, ported to C++, supports SVG and complex scripting – a feature lacking in most commercial alternatives.

As I have been playing around with Inkscape for the last few weeks in an attempt to improve my graphics skills I have come across some amazing tutorials that have helped me greatly. I hope these tutorials will help you as much as they helped me improve.

(This post is a part of “Get You Started” series, check out the Gimp and Blender post)

1) Creating a simple ribbon.

2) Creating trees.

3) Basic icon with Inkscape

4) Chrome Effect

5) Grunge Brushes with Inkscape

6) Arched Text Effect

7) Lineart with inkscape

8) Shattered / smashed text tutorial

9) Draw A Realistic Vector Guitar

10) Filter effects: Composite

11) Comic Bubbles with Inkscape

12) Illustrating Tomato

13) Path Operations – Basic Tutorial

14) Creating Echo Icons

15) Creating a mouse illustration

16) Icons with Inkscape

17) A guide to stick character

18) Create a vector compass

19) Illustration to Chinese Dragon

20) Pac-man baddies with Inkscape

21) Create RPG map element

22) Render Bitmap with Clone tool

23) Palm tree illustration

23) Create Postage Stamps

24) Creating Diagram

25) Draw a hackergotchi

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