Or, like drawing with a pencil and using a combo of erasing and re-drawing until you are happy with what you have created. If you have ever used a painting program such as MS Paint, Mario Paint, or ever saw or played new games like Draw Something, the concept is similar to painting with real brushes that you dip into paint and use STROKE techniques to make a masterpiece on paper or canvas. MS Paint is to Inkscape(vector art), as traditional painting is to tangrams The best way I can explain it based on my own experience is to compare it to something else.

‘Vector’ refers to a technique, not really a type of art in itself.

Since I don’t understand what most of it means, here’s a more simplified answer: I really don’t know much more than that, and really only care that it is free to users who accept the terms of service.įor people who would like to read more about it before, during, or after trying it out, I found this link helpful: In a nutshell, Inkscape is a FREE, open source software program that you download from the internet that allows you to create using something called vector art.

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