The Book of Inkscape, 2nd Edition: The Definitive Guide to the Graphics Editor

A comprehensive user's guide to Inkscape, a vector illustration application.

Dmitry Kirsanov, a former core Inkscape developer, shares his

knowledge of Inkscape's inner workings as he shows how to use

Inkscape to draw with various tools, work with objects, apply realistic

and artistic effects, and more. Step-by-step task-based tutorials show

you how to create business cards, animations, technical and artistic

drawings, and graphic assets for games.

This second edition covers the new tools, improved text features,

advanced new path effects and filters, as well as many new UI

conveniences in Inkscape 1.0. A new chapter describes Inkscape's

extensions for both users and developers.

Learn how to:

• Navigate the canvas and customize your workspace and views
• Create new objects and transform, style, clone, and combine them
• Use gradients, patterns, filters, and path effects to liven up your work
• Work with layers, groups, object order, and locks to control your artwork
• View and manipulate your document's structure with the XML Editor and the new Objects dialog
• Export your work to various formats

About the Author

Dmitry Kirsanov is an author, developer, and graphic designer. For

many years, he was a core Inkscape developer and added many features to the program while making its UI more fluent and flexible. He currently works as an XML/SVG developer and web developer; in his spare time, he writes and edits books for IT publishers.