23Tutorial: Artistic Drawing
Among vector editors, Inkscape is one of the best for sketching and freehand drawing, thanks to its versatile Calligraphic pen tool (14.2). Far from being geometrically perfect and lifeless like other vector tools, the Calligraphic pen has character—but it is still a vector tool that produces always editable vector objects.
In this tutorial, we'll go through the process of creating a simple drawing entirely in Inkscape. I'll draw a funny, cartoon running horse that might be a mascot or a comic character. I've always found it challenging to draw anything from scratch, and I imagine many readers can sympathize. Yet with Inkscape, I was able to make a drawing I actually liked.
23.1 The First Sketch
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