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Drawing in perspective with Inkscape

When you come across with perspective for the first time, in the beginning it seems that this artistic tool is very difficult to master. But in fact, everything is much easier — you just have to understand what it represents. And eventually tenacity and practice will do the trick.

To begin with, let’s discuss a little theory. Perspective is used for drawing three-dimensional object in the two-dimensional plane. Its use allows to visually enhance your picture. There are many types of perspectives, but we will examine the creation of the most basic ones.

Practice result and next tutorial

Here is my practice result drawing in isometric projection in Inkscape.   

The feedback from the previous tutorial was absolutely amazing. So right now I’m working on the next one - “Drawing in perspective with Inkscape”.

Isometric projection in Inkscape

Isometric projection helps us to demonstrate three-dimensional objects on a plane, creating the illusion of volume. Most often it is used in computer games and pixel-art. You can read more about it in the corresponding article on Wikipedia.

In this article, we will examine ways to create objects in isometric projection by using Inkscape. These are:

• Axonometric grid
• Transformation of the object
• Creating 3D boxes

Self-portrait

Octopus

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