Inkscape-tastic icons

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1. Fire up inkscape.

That was easy, right?

2. Create a new icon 64x64

File -> New -> icon_64x64

3. Draw a circle - now position it x:0 y:0 64x64

1. Click on the circle icon on the left hand pane or press F3
2. Draw a circle on the page
3. Click on the circle to select it
4. Resize it to 64x64 by editing the W: and H: values in the top pane.
5. Set the x and y coordinate values 0, again in the top pane.

4. Set the colour

1. Inkscape will remember your previous settings, so if you want to change this;
2. Press ctrl + shift + F to open the colour dialogue box.
3. Click the Fill tab and set the RGBA value to 204a87ff
4. Also click the Stroke (i.e. outline) tab to make sure that no stroke is set

5. Now draw another circle

1. You should remember how to do this from step 3
2. Set the Width and Height to 58x58
3. ctrl + shift + F and give it a white stroke
4. Click on the 'Stroke style' tab and set the stoke width to 2px
5. Also give it a white Fill
6. Position it by setting the X and Y coordinates to 3.00

6. My goodness! My gradient!

1. ctrl + shift + F and select the the radial gradient, as shown in the picture below
2. Drag the gradient outside the circle by clicking on the central point

7. Gradient that stroke

1. Again in the colour dialogue box, select the 'Stroke paint' tab
2. Select a linear gradient
3. Adjust it as shown below

8. Add a bit of polish! [optional]

1. Draw two circles (53x53)and position the overlapping
2. Holding down ctrl click on both circles
3. Path → Difference → or press ctrl + + + -
4. Position on the icon and set the Master opacity to 40%

9. 'i' is for Info!

1. Click on the text option or press F6
2. Now click in the centre of the circle type an 'i' and click on it to select it
3. ctrl + shift + T brings up the font dialogue box.
4. I used a 48pt Bitstream Charter bold but feel free to use a different font.

10. Dont like blue?

Select the big background circle by clicking on it. Now click on whatever colour you want from the palette at the bottom. Alternatively, ctrl + shift + F and change it manually

Hint: Select the circle then click any colour in the palette at the bottom of the screen to change to that colour. I use the very nice Tango theme - click the small arrow at the far left of the palette to choose different ones.

Hint: To save your icon as a png ctrl + shift + E calls up the export dialogue box.

But dude, how'd you make those nice little shapes like the magnifying glass and skull?

Stay tuned for more inkscape nourishment.

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