Path operations are intermediate to advanced features of Inkscape. They are commands that define the ways in which 2 or more objects can interact with each other. There are 6 path operations: Union, Difference, Intersection, Exclusion, Division, and Cut Path.

Use the Shape Builder Tool to Draw a Radiation Warning Symbol
This tutorial teaches intermediate Inkscape skills. It’s probably too difficult for new beginners, but if you feel ready to move on to the next level, we’re always available to help.

Shape Builder Tool, Introduction for Beginners
The Shape Builder tool does not give us any new or core features; rather it makes existing features, namely some of the path operations (also called “Boolean operations “), easier to use.

A Quick and Simple Design For The Lasercutter
Design a pendant to be cut with a lasercutter or plotter. This is a simple exercise and we explain all the tools you need. Download our free SVG file and start designing! This is a very suitable exercise for schools and you are free to re-use it.

Introduction to Snapping — Part 2, Paths, Nodes, and Grids
This tutorial moves on from snapping bounding boxes in Part 1, to snapping paths, nodes, and grids.

Starting with Inkscape & Adjusting the Toolbars
Introduction to Inkscape. Learn to change the look of the program and start working when you are an absolute beginner.

Draw a Coffee Mug, Part 4 — Introduction to Gradients and Filters, conclusion
In this final part of this tutorial, we will add the mug handle, with highlights and shading, to the main cup for the mug, that we finished in Part 3. We will combine it with the cast shadow, and have a finished drawing.

Draw a Coffee Mug, Part 3 — Introduction to Gradients and Filters, continued
Continuing from the end of Part 2, here is the video which demonstrates how much adjustment is needed to get gradients just right. This tutorial is Part 3, and also introduces simple filters.

Draw a Coffee Mug, Part 2 — Introduction to Gradients and Filters
In this tutorial, we will use the line drawing of a coffee mug, that we created in Part 1 to begin to learn how to use gradients in Inkscape, to help make the mug look realistic. It is written for an intermediate Inkscape skill level.