These tutorials can also be accessed from the Help->Tutorials->(Tutorial) from within Inkscape. There are some good tutorials on the Inkscape Website. A good starting point are the vast number of examples presented by Logos by Nick. To dig further, it would be best to watch experts use Inkscape. You could then walk through the videos shown below to see an explanation of most every function within Inkscape.

Second, you should go through the first three tutorials in Inkscape (see the Tutorials section below). This is a decent introduction to the idea. See this short chapter in the book listed below. To introduce yourself to Inkscape, you should first understand the difference between a raster and a vector graphics image/program. See the Inkscape Download page for installation instructions. Contributions to Inkscape are tax deductible in the United States. Inkscape is a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy, a US 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Help and support is provided by the community, and there are lots of ways for you to get involved if you want to help improve the Inkscape project. The Inkscape project has a growing international user community, and many learning materials exist to help get you started with your creations. It has a comprehensive feature set, a simple interface, multi-lingual support and is designed to be extensible users can customize Inkscape's functionality with add-ons. It can import and export various file formats, including SVG, AI, EPS, PDF, PS and PNG. Inkscape has sophisticated drawing tools with capabilities comparable to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW and Xara Xtreme.

Inkscape uses the W3C open standard SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) as its native format, and is free and open-source software. It is used by design professionals and hobbyists worldwide, for creating a wide variety of graphics such as illustrations, icons, logos, diagrams, maps and web graphics. Inkscape is professional quality vector graphics software which runs on Windows, Mac OS X and GNU/Linux.

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