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Inkscape tutorial

Hotkeys

  • group – Ctrl-G
  • un-group – Ctrl-Shift-G
  • create square – F4
  • create circle – F5
  • create polygons – *
  • transform – F1

UML Diagrams

Colour

http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/59375/Juicy_Fruits

4170B8 F1C837 FFE748 F49900 16448A

Colour scheme: http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/15/tech_light

Limely: D1E751

White: FFFFFF

Black: 000000

Electricity Blue: 4DBCE9

Blube: 26ADE4

Scale

Everything in 1000 x 1000 px box.

Text 40 and 28

stroke 2.5

Useful

  • Grid from object:
    • ctrl D to copy object.
    • shift + G to create grid from object.

Sequence

Outline the shapes

  • is a shape with stroke

Arrows

  • Create line
  • Create the marker from a half of a square:
    • Ctrl + rectangle tools.
    • Menu –> Object to line
    • Edit tools –> delete one node –> make segment strait.

Text and background

  • Create text.
  • Create background box
    • if needed convert a star in to poligon.
    • change fill and stroke.
  • Select text and the box –> menu –> text –> flow into frame.

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