And all the shapes can be converted to paths, using Path menu > Object to Path (shapes - Rectangle Circle Star Spiral ). Several tools can make paths (Tweak 3D Box Pencil Pen Calligraphy Spray Paint Bucket and Connector even the Eraser, in a way ). In Inkscape, a line is usually referred to as a path. (You may decide to read the manual after all ) All the steps in this tutorial could be done in less than 2 minutes, by an Inkscape user with below average skills, if they didn't have to read the info in between the steps. This is a case where it takes much longer to write about, as well as to read, than it takes to actually do the work.

If you have any questions, or find a mistake, please feel free to reply.Īlso note that this is a long read, especially for a tutorial. Note that I'm using version 0.48.1 as I write this. So here is all the most basic info I can think of, that a new Inkscape user might need, to start drawing simple lines with Inkscape. It seems that some new users have been frustrated because they can't find instructions for drawing a line.

Inkscape drawing tricks