I’ve just finished and uploaded Episode 064. This screencast demonstrates the use of Inkscape’s Object->Clip->Set function for some creative bitmap masking.
Head over there to watch or download the episode and check out any of the other 63 episodes we’ve done so far.
Happy Canada Day tomorrow everybody!
Episode 061 is now up. In this screencast I demonstrate how to create a pseudo-realistic looking recycle bin type object. It could be useful for someone wanting to create icons perhaps. It only took 7 or 8 objects to create and demonstrates how some subtle uses of gradients and blurs can help get the effect […]
Score one for free software today, at least in my personal space.
I had a set of shop drawings come in from a client. These were large format (24″x36″) TIF files at 200dpi. My task was to add a few items to each digital image and send them back. This included a digitized version of our […]
I just read an excellent post by LaurenMarie over at Creative Curio about using shape in graphic design. An added bonus was her posting of this wonderful (and award-winning) design which I think is clever, attractive and unique… much like me - har har har:
This is the kind of stuff that inspires me to fiddle […]
Episode 057 is now up over on Screencasters. This one took more than a few takes. But I finally got something presentable.
Jon Phillips has an excellent Inkscape 0.46 related post on his blog. It outlines some of the new and neat features of Inkscape 0.46, complete with screenshots. If you were wondering what kinds of new things are available, then make sure you check it out.
The path tweaking effects in the first screenshot in his post […]
Inkscape version 0.46 is now out. Anybody who reads this blog with any regularity will know that I am a huge Inkscape fan. I think they have packages available for Gutsy right now, with other versions (including the windows installer files) probably arriving shortly.
I’ve played around a bit with nightly build pre-release versions of 0.46 […]
I suppose it’s cliche to say ‘I never win anything’. But by and large that is true for me. However, this week has been doubly good for me.
First, I arrived back home from vacation to find a nice shiny copy of Linux Journal in my mailbox. I won a subscription (as did Mr. Heathenx and […]
I’ve just uploaded Episode 054. This must be a record for me, because normally I’ve been a month between screencasts. Must be getting bored in my old age. More on that tomorrow.
After several lunch hours of hairpulling, several evenings worth of reading and re-reading articles about floating left, floating right, clearing both and all about how IE treats the css box model like a red headed stepchild, I finally hit a milestone in the journey (how’s that for overstatement!). I have a new and almost passable […]