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<h3><strong><a href="http://inkscape-manuals.readthedocs.io/">Inkscape Beginner's Guide</a></strong></h3> <p>An introductory guide, covering various topics relevant to new users — ranging from installation to making your own font. It is written by the project's contributors, and can be viewed and downloaded at readthedocs.io.</p> <h3><strong><a href="http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/">Inkscape, A Guide to a Vector Drawing Program, 4th Edition</a></strong></h3> <p>Comprehensive manual by Tavmjong Bah. Available online, and linked from inside Inkscape (Help > Inkscape Manual) in English.</p> <h4><strong><a href="http://inkscape.org/en/doc/keys.html">Keyboard shortcut reference</a></strong></h4> <p>A list of keyboard and mouse shortcuts for the latest Inkscape version.</p> <h4><strong><a href="http://inkscape.org/en/doc/inkscape-man.html">Command line reference</a></strong></h4> <p>A listing of all available command for using Inkscape from the command line (man page)</p> <p> </p> <h1>Books</h1> <p> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <span class="plugin_picture" style="None"> <a href="https://www.packtpub.com/product/design-made-easy-with-inkscape/9781801078771" rel="nofollow"> <img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/cms_page_media/20/design_made_easy_cover.png" alt="Design Made Easy at Packt" title="Design Made Easy with Inkscape" /> </a> </span> </td> <td> <h2><strong>Design Made Easy with Inkscape</strong> (2023)<br> <span style="font-size: 90%;"><em>A practical guide to your journey from beginner to pro-level vector illustration</em></span></h2> <p>This book by Inkscape contributor Chris Rogers lends his industry experience as you go over the basics of vector illustration, discovering tips and tricks for getting professional graphics done fast by leveraging Inkscape's powerful toolset.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span class="plugin_picture" style="None"> <a href="https://nostarch.com/inkscape2E" rel="nofollow"> <img src="https://media.inkscape.org/media/cms_page_media/20/book_of_inkscape_2nd_cover.png" alt="The Book of Inkscape: 2nd Edition" title="None" /> </a> </span> </td> <td> <h2><strong>The Book of Inkscape, 2nd Edition</strong> (2021)<br> <span style="font-size: 90%;"><em>The Definitive Guide to the Graphics Editor</em></span></h2> <p>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.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> <div class="nav"> <ul id="social"> </ul> <ul> </ul> </div> <p> Inkscape is Free and Open Source Software licensed under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html">GPL</a>. </p> </div> <p id="final-footer"> <span>With thanks to:</span> <a href="http://www.fastly.com/" title="Data Cached by Fastly" rel="nofollow">Fastly</a> <a href="https://osuosl.org/" title="Site Hosted by OSUOSL" rel="nofollow">OSUOSL</a> <a href="/support-us/sponsors/" title="All of our Sponsors" rel="nofollow">Sponsors</a> <a href="/credits/" title="The Authors">The Authors</a> <a id="dev-stamp" href="https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape-web"><img src="https://media.inkscape.org/static/images/django.svg" title="This site is running: Python 3.6.8 Django 2.2 App: CMS [Books and Manuals] InkscapeWeb 1.6, as of Mon Dec 9 16:25:34 2024 (5226da7)" alt="PY"/></a> </p> </body> </html>

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