Hi everybody!
I finally did my first comic with Inkscape! It's at:
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/mattjordan/realgorilla/series.php?view=single...
This one's a political comic, so apologies to those of you who may be of a different viewpoint. But Inkscape is great!
The older comics in this group were not done with Inkscape, but I plan to use Inkscape from here on out.
Matt
On Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 08:42:48AM -0600, Matt Jordan wrote:
Hi everybody!
I finally did my first comic with Inkscape! It's at:
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/mattjordan/realgorilla/series.php?view=single...
This one's a political comic, so apologies to those of you who may be of a different viewpoint. But Inkscape is great!
The older comics in this group were not done with Inkscape, but I plan to use Inkscape from here on out.
Cool! I love seeing people using Inkscape to do comics. :-)
Bryce
Matt Jordan wrote:
Hi everybody!
I finally did my first comic with Inkscape! It's at:
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/mattjordan/realgorilla/series.php?view=single...
Maybe a little detail would be in order? Why did you use Inkscape? How did it help/hinder you? What did you like/dislike? What could be done to improve the software to make it more simple to create comics?
Aaron,
After trying Inkscape out for a while and comparing it to some other programs I have, I ended up going with it to do the comics because - once the calligraphy stroke tool settings are tweaked correctly - it actually mimics a brush pen fairly well. (And the addition of tablet pressure support was key to this.) I'm still experimenting with the best settings, and they of course vary depending on what kind of line I'm needing and what that line is intended to do.
I also like the vector approach. I don't plan to print any of my comics, but having the files scalable so that I could is a good thing.
Perhaps the best feature so far from a comics perspective (and keep in mind I'm a rookie comics guy), is the ease with which I can letter a comic. An absolute piece of cake with Inkscape.
I'm still getting used to some of the specifics of how the program works (like, exactly how you zoom in and out, and how you change the stroke width, etc.). These are different from what I'd been used to (on windows with software like PSP). Once I've had more time to get used to these things, I might have some feedback on those.
But already, I think Inkscape is great for doing comics. I've now done three in a row with Inkscape, getting a little more capable with each try. Here's the latest:
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/mattjordan/realgorilla/series.php?view=single...
Leaving aside my fledgling "artistic abilities," I think this looks very much like it was done with a traditional brush or brush pen. Which suits me just fine.
Matt
Aaron Digulla wrote:
Matt Jordan wrote:
Hi everybody!
I finally did my first comic with Inkscape! It's at:
http://www.webcomicsnation.com/mattjordan/realgorilla/series.php?view=single...
Maybe a little detail would be in order? Why did you use Inkscape? How did it help/hinder you? What did you like/dislike? What could be done to improve the software to make it more simple to create comics?
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:36:34 -0600 Matt Jordan <matt@...1296...> wrote:
Aaron,
After trying Inkscape out for a while and comparing it to some other programs I have, I ended up going with it
<snip>
Nice to see Inkscape is out there taking prisoners :)
I'm using it fairly often now for producing electronic schematics.
On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 08:24:51PM +0000, Abrolag wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:36:34 -0600 Matt Jordan <matt@...1296...> wrote:
Aaron,
After trying Inkscape out for a while and comparing it to some other programs I have, I ended up going with it
<snip>
Nice to see Inkscape is out there taking prisoners :)
I'm using it fairly often now for producing electronic schematics.
Wow, really? That's pretty cool. What were the factors that drew you to using Inkscape for this, versus other options? What are the main benefits you have found for doing schematics with it?
Bryce
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:47:29 -0800 Bryce Harrington <bryce@...983...> wrote:
On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 08:24:51PM +0000, Abrolag wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:36:34 -0600 Matt Jordan <matt@...1296...> wrote:
Aaron,
After trying Inkscape out for a while and comparing it to some other programs I have, I ended up going with it
<snip>
Nice to see Inkscape is out there taking prisoners :)
I'm using it fairly often now for producing electronic schematics.
Wow, really? That's pretty cool. What were the factors that drew you to using Inkscape for this, versus other options? What are the main benefits you have found for doing schematics with it?
Bryce
In the first place I have found that *all* schematic CAD programs are difficult to use and get in the way of what I want to do. My pet hate is the auto placing of connections with the software deciding where they should be rather than where I want them. I am very fussy about layout, and want drawings to be as clear and easy to follow as possible.
I tried Dia, which is sort of half-way but again found it clunky and obstructive to the way I want to work. The absolute show-stopper being that it couldn't properly import SVGs - not even ones it had created itself - that incidentally Inkscape could display quite happily.
I have a fairly large collection of drawings that were originally made with the !Draw program on an Acorn Risc PC. These have all been converted to SVGs, so also has the small library of 'components' that I built up. So far nothing has !Draw's ease of handling for circles, arcs and bezier curves but Inkscape comes the closest, and is better in every other respect.
As a side issue it would be fantastic if someone could produce a Drawfile importer/exporter plugin for Inkscape. The format was fully documented by Acorn.
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