Remember that you do not have to follow the photo perfectly and are only using it as a guide. Starting at the collar and over-emphasizing it by making it bigger is an artistic choice I made.

With the hair selected, position it below the glasses by clicking the Lower Selection One Step button at the top or hitting ( Page Down ). Now that the shape has color, go over and make adjustments to any nodes that make a curve you don’t like.ĭon’t be afraid to experiment and use the ( Delete ) key to remove any node that did not turn out well. Select #f7d4af for the fill color of the hair. Our goal here is to communicate long flowing hair and we can do that with more big curves in our shape as well as focusing on the overall shape of the hair. Don’t worry about trying to capture all the individual hairs and fine details. Starting from the outside of the hair trace along with the hair shape, again holding ( Shift ) when necessary. You can edit nodes by either clicking on the node itself or you can directly edit the path by clicking on it. Select # for the fill color of the Glasses. Doing this will create a corner node and will essentially reset the Bezier Pen allowing you to draw a straight line again. After creating sharp or big corners be sure to hold down ( Shift ) and bring the cursor back to the other node you just created.

Follow along the shape outlining the glasses. Using the Bezier Pen tool( B ) start at the top of the arm.

Just drag the image into the Inkscape window and the image will be imported. Most importantly they are 100% copyright free. I’m a big fan of Unsplash, as the photos are from professional photographers and are very high quality. How to Create a Vector Graphic from a Photo Step by Step Tutorial Step 1 – Download and Import the Photo Just because we use a photo does not mean we have to follow it 100% and in fact, we can use it as a base and get very creative. Along with that, I will explain how to make a more visually interesting image with the choice of colors and using negative space to suggest things that aren’t there. In this Inkscape tutorial, you will learn how to create a flat color vector design from a photograph.

Colorizing with inkscape tutorial