Inkscape

I wanted to show you the most awesome graphical programme called Inkscape. Not kidding, it's truly the best. Okay, except GiMP. Okay, probably there is a lot of better programmes for example from Adobe, like Photoshop or Ilustrator, but shh, let's say that Inkscape is the best.

First, very important thing - it's free. I'm sure that for example Adobe Ilustrator is better, but costs quite much money for someone who just began his adventure with graphics. Second, why it's cooler than GiMP - Inkscape uses a vector graphics and GiMP uses raster graphics.

Why are they so different?  Raster graphics uses a grid with pixels. When you are drawing something, you just specify what's the colour of every pixel. When you look at work up close, you can see single squares in each colour, even if the painting is in very good quality.

Vector graphics uses, how the name is saying, vectors. You draw special lines (known as Bézier Curves) which are described by mathematics rules and coordinates of some points.  This way you say to the programme what shape you want to receive. And the effect of this is infinitely good quality of work.

Obviously, it's not good for someone, who's drawing on the computer things way he draws it on a paper, because it's quite long and hard to do something like that using curves. It's rather for icons, logos and simple or unrealistic images.

For now, I don't know what over 90% thing in Inkscape do, but I hope one day I will be advanced at it. I'd like to.

Ewa W. 2B