Switching from Illustrator? Learn Inkscape in 22 Minutes! 10 Things Beginners Need to Know

In this tutorial, I go over 10 things that are important to know when you’re switching from Illustrator CC 2020 to Inkscape 1.0. These differences are hard to get used to at first, but knowing them right out of the gate can save you hours of frustration and help you take full advantage of this great free alternative to Illustrator! Both programs are vector design software, best used for things like logo design, general graphic design, and scalable vector graphics. 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - #1 - Canvas Border Obstructs Artwork 2:41 - #2 - Changing Fill/Stroke Color 5:00 - #3 - Drawing Shapes and Applying Shape Styles 7:33 - #4 - No (Formal) Shape Builder Tool in Inkscape 9:08 - #5 - Shape Transform Handles Display on Shape Border 10:53 - #6 - Eyedropper Tool Behaves Differently in Inkscape 15:03 - #7 - Must Click and Drag Select Tool Over Entire Objects 16:18 - #8 - Locking/Unlocking Objects is Slightly Different in Inkscape 17:46 - #9 - Exporting Compositions is “Quirky“ in Inkscape 20:16 - #10 - Inkscape Does Not Export to JPEG by Default Visit our website for more text and video tutorials: Enroll in Our GIMP Photo Editing Masterclass: Get My New E-book - The GIMP Book of Layers: See how you can help out the Inkscape Team: Download the latest version of Inkscape: Facebook: Twitter: @DaviesMediaDes Instagram: @DaviesMediaDesign #Inkscape #Illustrator #InkscapevsIllustrator