Shows you how to use inkscape to draw portraits using a photo.

1. Today you
will be using
inkscape to
draw a self
portrait

2. First find the picture of
yourself that you are going to
draw

3. Step 1
Use the Bezier Line Tool to trace
the large shapes of your picture.
If you click the mouse and hold it
down it makes curved lines, if you
click once and move your mouse it
makes straight lines.
These shapes should be
Your head and neck
Your shirt
Your arms if they are in the picture
(Bezier line tool)

4. Step 2
Use the nodes editor tool to
fix lines that you did not
draw correctly the first time.
If you click the dots on the
line it lets you change the
direction of the line.
If you click and move the line
itself, it allows you to change
the curve or shape of the
line.
Nodes editor

5. Step 3
Use the + and – keys on your
keyboard to zoom in and out. You
can also use to magnifying glass
tool to do this.
Zoom in to see the shapes of
things and start tracing other
smaller details.
Start with the things on the
outside and work your way in.
For example draw the outside of
the eye first before drawing the
retina (round part) and pupil (dot)
Draw the shape of the nose before
drawing the nostrils.

6. Make sure that you trace all
of the details, if you don’t it
will look weird.
Use the nodes tool to fix
your lines so that they
match up.

7. Select the photo with the
pointer tool.
Press delete to get rid of
the photo, it will just be
your drawing.

8. Use the pointer tool to
select the different
shapes that you drew,
and than select what
color you would like
them to be at the
bottom.

9. • Finished!