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Illustrating Hibiscus Flower

April 20, 2008 in Tutorials, Vector by Vyoma | 17 comments

Illustrating Hibiscus Flower

Software: Inkscape (or Illustrator)
Level: Beginner
Subject: Hibiscus Flower

This will be a simple step by step tutorial on illustrating a Hibiscus Flower using Inkscape.

Sketch

Use GIMP, any other graphics editors like Photoshop, or even on paper, to create a simple sketch of the hibiscus flower.

Illustrating Hibiscus Flower - Sketching

You do not need to focus on details. Just the rough shape and composition should be sketched, as we will be creating an illustration out of it.

Illustrate Petals

Import the sketch into Inkscape.

Illustrating Hibiscus Flower - Step 1

Use the Bezier Curve and Straight Line tool [Shift]+[F6] to mark out the main shape.

Illustrating Hibiscus Flower - Step 2

Use the Edit Path Nodes tool [F2] to shape these lines to curves, using the sketch as guide.

Illustrating Hibiscus Flower - Step 3

Draw another set of lines, just marking out the white area of the petals. You can ignore the Pistil and Stamens for now.

Illustrating Hibiscus Flower - Step 4

Shape them too with the Edit Path Node tool.

Illustrating Hibiscus Flower - Step 5

Give both these shapes the colors. You can keep the outline of the outer shape to create another gradation. For the inner shape, switch off the outline stroke.

Pistil And Stamen

This is the part of the flower that comes out from the center, and forms the reproductive parts of the plants.
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Illustrating A Dog House In Inkscape – Video

March 9, 2008 in Tutorials, Vector, Video by Vyoma | No comments

This video shows the process I used in doing most illustration in Inkscape. Here, I have chosen a simple subject – a dog house.

Draw Triangles In Inkscape

March 2, 2008 in Tutorials, Vector by Vyoma | 6 comments

Drawing Triangles In Inkscape

Software: Inkscape
Level: Beginner
Subject: Triangles

This is a simple/basic topic, but I have had few ask me how to draw triangles in Inkscape. It is an amazing vector graphics editor with most of the tools required for creating vector art, or technical illustrations. But drawing a neat triangle seems a bit more than intutive.

This tutorial will detail three basic and simple approaches to drawing a triangle.

Free Hand Triangle
Isosceles Right Triangle
Equilateral Triangle

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How To Draw Dragon Scales

January 3, 2008 in Tutorials by Vyoma | 12 comments

Sketching / Drawing
Level: Beginner
Subject: Dragon Scales

As mentioned earlier, after drawing the main body of the dragon, it would look bare and naked without all the addons like scales, horns and wings. In this short tutorial, you can learn how to draw scales on the dragon’s body you constructed.

Construction Lines

It is quite simple to draw construction lines if you want to draw a patch of scales.

Dragon Scale Construction Lines Type 1

You should actually take care of the angle and curve of the cross hatched lines – but for practice, just have two sets of straight lines perpendicular to each other.

Sketching Scales

Dragon Scale Sketching Type 1

After that sketch over it. Do it in a separate layer if you are doing it in digtal medium. Use the construction lines as guides, and draw the ‘U’ shaped lines.

Scale Types

Dragon Scale Construction Lines and Sketching Type 2

Drawing the construction lines with a different angle between the two sets of straight lines, gives you a base to draw a different type of scale. After you experiment with those angles, you should be able to draw patches of scales of varying types.

Dragon Scale - Line Art of different types

Drawing a patch of scale is easy – but wrapping it around the dragon body is a bit tricky.

Shape The Scales

Let us consider the neck (or the tail part) of a dragon.
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Illustrate A Peacock

November 23, 2008 in Artwork, Tutorials, Vector

Software: Inkscape (or Adobe Illustrator)
Level: Advanced
Subject: Peacock

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Self Portrait

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Illustrate a Genie Lamp

November 16, 2008 in Tutorials, Vector

Software: Inkscape (or Adobe Illustrator)
Level: Intermediate
Subject: Genie Lamp

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