And they have made special editions (collections) to all his Inkscape articles in PDF's which you can download from the link at the top of his post I linked to. He has published these as a articles in the Linux Full Circle Mag. Xav has made Inkscape tutorials for a number of years now. It's possible to pick up the basics in a few days of practice. And to ask specific questions and get help without feeling overwhelmed. Once you've done that it will become much easier to use Inkscape. And it won't hurt dig into how each of the different tools work. I'd suggest you dig deeper into understanding paths. This will create new rounder outlines if this is what you're looking for.Ĭan I suggest reading through some tutorials about Inkscape? I remember feeling quite lost when I fist opened Inkscape. Alternatively you can draw a path over the image you have and create a solid ouline that way. This will take some time but will preserve the geometric shape of your trace.Ģ. Ctrl + Delete will delete the node points you've selected without changing the shape.

Step 3 With my pencil tip shape all set, it’s time to apply a linear gradient. You can go ahead and fine tune those also.

Step 2 To smooth some of those jagged edges, use the Nodes tool to select those edges and select Nodes symmetric from the nodes toolbar. You'll find shift + clicking most useful in de-selecting multiple nodes. Step 1 For the tip, let’s use the Pen tool and draw a shape like I have below. You can select multiple nodes by clicking on the path and then dragging over the area you wish to select. Select and delete the holes with the node tool. There are two possible solutions to what you face:ġ. No previous experience in Inkscape needed. But it's riddled with holes in the lines as you describe. And it looks like you've made a trace of a picture file.

Smooth drawing inkscape