Or maybe, they did not them selves have the stamina to read another manual and learn Inkscape. If someone tries to convince you, that you can only use Adobe or Corel, they are probably selling it. Personally, I mostly use Inkscape, Photoshop more then GIMP and Corel Draw virtually never. Inkscape has powerful tools, multicolor tracing, filters and extensions, and you should be able to make "any" design with it. This is however a limitation, that can be overcome. Inkscape lacks like GIMP a little (now compared to Adobe Illustartor) concerning color management. Separations and halftoning works more smooth in Photoshop.
#Inkscape vs gimp designs free#
GIMP has some very powerful free plugins. GIMP has some limitations compared to Photoshop, in particular working in CMYK and adjustment layers are missing functionalities. I plan on making some more blog posts in the near future on some of the tricks that I have learned.Inkscape is, as a vector design program, better suited for design then GIMP. Once the image is submitted to DT I edit the submission and add the EPS file as an additional format. After checking the image for any issues I save as a JPG and upload to DT.Ĩ.
I take the PNG file I made previously and open it in GIMP. When saving as an EPS make sure that Rasterize Filter Effects is checked, set the DPI to 300, and make sure that Export area is Page is checked.ħ. One of these days when I am not so busy I mean in investigate. Also sometimes DT rejects my EPS file and I am not sure why. Be sure to check the file before you upload it. Most of the time the EPS file created by Inkscape looks great but every once in a while there will be some issues. I also Save As an EPS file at this point so that I can upload the Additional Format to DT. Be sure to select the page as the Export Area or you will get all of the parts of your illustration hanging off the edges. Since Inkscape will not save files as a native JPG file I use the Export Bitmap function in the File menu to save the file as a PNG file. I save my working files as Inkscape SVG files.ĥ.
By default Inkscape makes areas with no color transparent and will cause issues later in the process.Ĥ. I always make sure to put a white background that covers the page behind my image if there are areas with no color. More to follow in subsequent blogs on this process and some tricks I have learned on the way.ģ. In the document properties I also turn on Border on Top to make it easier to see what I am working with.Ģ. Once I open the document I can change it to 1200x1600 in the document properties if I want a different orientation. This was recommended to me a couple of years ago as a good size for DT submission. I start Inkscape and open a new file desktop_1600x1200. My acceptance ratio on illustrations is much higher than with my photographs.ġ.
While I do both photography and vector illustrations I find that I prefer to spend most of my time creating illustrations vice taking pictures. I hope this helps anyone trying to get into use Inkscape and Gimp for creating vector illustrations for DT submission. There may be other ways to achieve the same results but this is what works for me. I have been working with Inkscape and Gimp on Linux and MacOS X for several years now and have developed a basic work flow that works well for me and creates images suitable for submission to DT.
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