by daviesmediadesign | Jul 15, 2019 | Inkscape, Inkscape Basics, Inkscape Help, Inkscape Tutorials
Inkscape uses the filetype .SVG by default, which stands for Scalable Vector Graphics. This filetype retains editable objects and layers that you create in your compositions, thus allowing you to re-open the file at a later time and continue to edit the original... 
by daviesmediadesign | Jul 10, 2019 | Inkscape Basics, Inkscape Help, Inkscape Tutorials
In this Inkscape Help Article, I’ll show you how to easily create center guides in Inkscape to help you easily align objects to the center of your composition. This is a feature I use a lot in other programs like GIMP to help speed up my workflow, though GIMP,... 
by daviesmediadesign | Jul 2, 2019 | Inkscape, Inkscape Basics, Inkscape Help
Importing palettes into Inkscape is super easy. This is mostly thanks to the fact that Inkscape supports GPL, or GIMP Palette, files. So, if you’ve ever created a palette in GIMP, you can take that .GPL file and bring it into Inkscape. If you aren’t sure... 
by daviesmediadesign | Jul 1, 2019 | Inkscape Basics, Inkscape Tutorials
As a longtime Adobe Illustrator user, the toughest part of transitioning to Inkscape was opening the program and seeing an all-white canvas staring back at me. Perhaps this is simply because I was used to Illustrator’s artboard set-up (shown in the top portion... 
by daviesmediadesign | Apr 29, 2019 | GIMP Tutorials, Inkscape
Inkscape vs. GIMP – which one should you use? Both are great Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) options that can replace expensive premium or subscription programs. However, there appears to be a decent amount of confusion as to which program you should use...
