Creating 2D Textures in Inkscape
A guide to creating colorful and interesting textures in inkscape.
What you will learn
Create colourful and interesting textures in inkscape.
Create seamless tiles in inkscape.
Use the filter editor to modify existing filters.
Use the filter editor to create filters from scratch.
Note: the focus on this course is on learning Inkscape. Bump maps, normal maps, and specular maps will not be covered!
Description
Whether you are creating textures for 3D models or for 2D graphics Inkscape is a great choice. In this course you will learn how to use inkscape to create interesting and colorful textures with the greatest of ease.
The first section is aimed at the complete beginner, where the very basics of inkscape are learned. This section is great for getting started in inkscape. NOTE: if you already have some inkscape knowledge you will probably be able to skip this part!
The second section covers some more advanced inkscape functions. In this section we learn, for example, how to create seamless tiles, trace images, use the snap settings etc...
The third section is fully dedicated to learning the filters: learn how to apply filters, how to create custom filters and what each of the primitives does.
In the fourth and fifth sections we will put the knowledge and skills we have gained to good use by covering numerous texture examples.
The course covers a wide range of both theory lessons as well as practice and 'try-it-yourself' exercises.
Please note: The course focuses on creating 'flat' textures in Inkscape. The course does not cover things like bump maps and normal maps for example.