[solved] How to use Inkscape? - objects and nodes

[HaPK]

To draw with vectors is harder than drawing with pixels. To work with
Bezier curves you need to understand, a bit, mathematically how they work,
and then you may have a bit more control over them.

Even though, to start drawing with vectors only is very difficult, it's
easier to have something to begin with, a drawing made by hand or with a
tablet, then trace over that. I find out easier to draw Bezier curves with
a mouse and keyboard rather than a tablet, with inkscape.

I did this picture using inkscape, (
http://HaPK.deviantart.com/art/Mysticus-320210516?qo=1&catpath=gallery:hapk:51187&order=0&offset=1)
but I did some sketches using mypaint and a tablet.

Vectors need more skill, and are suitable for a range of things. But if you
prefer using pixels that's ok too.
El 25/08/2012 17:18, "Ralf Mardorf" <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net> escribió:

> On Sat, 2012-08-25 at 23:12 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag9N7F2friM&feature=related
>
> Apologize, by all the short and quick views I had to do, I didn't see
> that it's a picture drawn with what app ever and then they show how to
> draw the dog in a way, they all did with the photos of their
> girlfriends, using Inkscape. Does this work better with a Windows
> version of Inkscape? If I does it that way on Linux, the Bezier curve
> doesn't fit that perfect to everything. Sometimes there aren't movements
> when I try to fit the curve to my imagination. I didn't draw the Bezier
> above another picture, perhaps it's the only way and to add as much
> nodes as possible.
>
> I've got the impression that Inkscape doesn't provide good tools as I
> know from neu.Draw. This "Bezier curve"-pencil at least seems to be less
> usable with a mouse. Most tutorials only draw balls, deformed animals,
> but drawings when control is needed, this perhaps only can be made with
> a tablet.
>
> A simple icon perhaps can be drawn using the mouse, however, I guess I
> can't start with a circle, but need to start with a Bezier.
>
> At the moment I'm uncertain, if I again should waste time. It looks like
> a tablet is needed and that even then the pictures won't become as nice,
> as when using a pixel orientated app like GIMP.
>
> YMMV,
> Ralf
>
>
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