


Using the Pen tool, start tracing over the photo. For best results, make sure your photo is either a. Go to the menu at the top, select File then Import. Now, open your copy of Inkscape ( see image of this).Ĭheck the right hand side of your screen and make sure that you have at least the following pallets opened: Layers and Fill and Stroke. For this tutorial, I’ve decided to use a photo I downloaded from the Internet of two dogs who are Internet celebrities: Boo (known as “The World’s Cutest Dog”) and his friend, Buddy. How-to guideįirst, you’ll need a photo that you’d like to make into a vector graphic. This tutorial assumes that you have previously worked with Inkscape and know the basics for how to use it. If you feel unable to do freehand drawing, here's a technique for you!įor the purpose of this demonstration, I’m using Inkscape for Linux Mint. Users of vector-based applications have long implemented a technique by importing a photograph and tracing over it in order to create a vector graphic.
