Inkscape/C3/Create-a-3-fold-brochure/English
Author: Arthi. A
Keywords: Rulers and guidelines in Inkscape, Settings for a 3 fold brochure, Designing a 3 fold brochure for Inkscape
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| Opening Slide | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “Create a 3-fold brochure” using Inkscape. |
| Learning Objectives (Slide) | In this tutorial we will learn to
We will also learn the importance of using layers. |
| System requirement (Slide) | To record this tutorial, I am using
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| Showing Blender brochure (Animation) | This is a sample 3 fold brochure. As we open it, we can see the 3 folds.
So there are 6 sections in all. |
| Showing Blender brochure (Animation) | The outer side contains sections 1, 5 and 6.
The inner side of the brochure contains sections 2, 3 and 4. |
| Open Inkscape | Let us learn how to create a brochure like this one. |
| Open Inkscape>>Document properties | Open Inkscape.
Click on File and go to Document Properties. |
| Change/click as per narration. | Let's do some basic setting first.
Change:
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| We have to divide the canvas into 3 folds. | |
| Point to the width parameter | For that, observe that the width of the canvas is 297. |
| Point to the canvas | So we have to divide 297 into 3 parts, which is 99 for each of the three sections.
Close the Document Properties dialog box now. |
| Click and drag the ruler >> Point to the guideline | Click and drag a guideline from the left side onto the canvas. |
| Double click on the guideline | Double click on this guideline.
A dialog box opens up. |
| Change the value of X to 99. | Change the value of X to 99 and click on OK. |
| Click and drag the ruler >> Point to the guideline | Click and drag another guideline from the left side onto the canvas. |
| Double click on the guideline>> Change X value to 198 | Double-click on it to open the dialog box.
Here change the value of X to 198. |
| Point to the canvas | Now our canvas is divided into 3 equal sections.
These guidelines tell us where each fold will start and end. <<PAUSE>> |
| Point to the canvas | Let us save this file twice:
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| Go to File >> Save as >> Brochure-OUT.svg | Go to File and click on Save as.
I will save the file on my Desktop with the name Brochure-OUT.svg. |
| Go to File >> Save as >> Brochure-IN.svg | Once again go to File and click on Save as.
This time I will give the name Brochure-IN.svg and click on Save. <<PAUSE>> |
| Switch to Brochure-IN.svg. | So, now we have 2 files, one for the inner section and one for the outer section.
Let us start with Brochure-IN.svg. |
| Open the Layers panel | As we go about creating this brochure, it is desirable to use different layers for different elements.
Towards the end of this tutorial, we see the benefits of doing so. |
| Point to the canvas | Let us first design the inner sections of the brochure i.e. sections 2, 3 and 4. |
| Draw graphic illustration >> color it blue >> reduce opacity to 70 | Using the bezier tool, draw a graphic illustration in the middle of the canvas. Color it blue.
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| Remove the stroke. | Remove the stroke. |
| Create a layer and name it "circle" >> Draw a circle of 150X150 pixels | Create a new layer and name it as you prefer.
Create a circle of 150X150 pixels. Color it green. |
| Duplicate the circles >> Change the size | Duplicate the circle and create 5 more circles of different sizes as shown. |
| Place them around the graphic illustration as demonstrated. | Place them around the graphic illustration as demonstrated. |
| Show the images | Inside these circles, we will place some images.
I have already edited the images to a circular shape and saved them in my Documents folder. |
| Show the images | For your convenience, these images have been provided to you in the Code files link.
Pause the tutorial, click on the link and save these images to your preferred location. After this, resume the tutorial. <<PAUSE>> |
| Import Image1. | Go to File, click on Import and then on Image1. |
| Keep it on top of the first circle. | Keep it on top of the first circle.
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| Repeat the same procedure >>
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In a similar way, repeat the steps for the other 5 images.
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| Show the canvas completed upto this point. | Now, your canvas should look like this. |
| Draw an arrow using bezier tool on a new layer >> Color it gray | Next create a new layer.
Select the bezier tool and draw an arrow. Color it gray. Remove the stroke. |
| Filters menu >> Shadows and Glows >> Drop Shadow >> Apply | Go to Filters menu. Select Shadows and Glows and then click on Drop Shadow.
Check on Preview box to notice the effect. Now click on Apply. Close the dialog box. |
| Keep it on the top of the first circle | Keep it on the top of the first circle in an overlapping manner, as shown. |
| Duplicate and align them | Duplicate this arrow twice to create 2 more arrows.
Keep them on 2nd and 3rd circles respectively, as shown. |
| Point to the graphic elements on the canvas | Now all the graphic elements are done.
We will now insert the relevant texts. <<PAUSE>> |
| Type “Introduction” on a new layer. | On a new layer, type “Introduction” on the first arrow. |
| Type “Features” | Type “Features” on the second arrow. |
| Type “Usage” | Type “Usage” on the third arrow. |
| Point to the canvas | Now we have to insert the text under each of these sections. |
| Copy text from LibreOffice Writer and paste | I will copy and paste the texts from a LibreOffice Wrier file that I have saved already.
This file is available to you in your saved folder. Pls locate it and copy the text from it. Then paste it as shown on a new layer. <<PAUSE>> |
| Reduce the font size to 15 and align them using Text and Font option. | |
| Select the ellipse tool >> create a bullet | Create a bullet of light green color using the ellipse tool.
Place it to the right of the first sentence. |
| Repeat the process | Repeat the same process for all the sentences. |
| Point to the canvas | Now the inner part of the brochure is ready.
Let's press CTRL + S to save our SVG file. |
| Click the Hide icon on/off. | Now you can hide or show the layers that you want in the final brochure. |
| Point to the canvas | Let us now save the same file into PDF. |
| Go to File >> Save as Change the extension to PDF >> Save | Go to File and click on Save As.
Change the file extension to PDF. Click on Save. <<PAUSE>> |
| Point to the resolution | A new dialog box appears. For printing purpose the resolution must be 300.
For web it can be 72. |
| Click on Ok. | Let me keep it as 300. Now click on Ok. |
| Come back to Brochure-IN.svg file >> Arrows layer >> opacity to 70 >> add ink-blots >> save as svg and pdf | Let us now change the opacity of the arrows.
Go to the arrows layer and change the opacity of the layer to 70. I have also added a new layer with ink-blots. Save the file in SVG and PDF formats. Compare the 2 pdfs to understand the difference. |
| Next let us create the outer part of the brochure. | |
| File >> Open >> Brochure-OUT.svg | Go to File. Click on Open,
select Brochure-OUT.svg. |
| Point to the canvas | Now we have to design the 1st, 4th and 5th sections. |
| Once again, remember to use different layers for different elements. | |
| Draw graphic illustration >> Color it blue | Draw a graphic illustration on the top left using the Bezier tool as shown.
Color it blue. Remove the stroke. |
| Import Spoken Tutorial logo >> align it | Import Spoken Tutorial logo which is in your saved folder.
Reduce the size and place it on the top left corner of the 1st section. |
| Type “Spoken Tutorial” >> Align it | Type “Spoken Tutorial” and align to the right of the logo. Change the font size to 25. |
| Draw a circle >> color it white | Draw a circle below the text and color it yellow . |
| Import Inkscape logo | Import Inkscape logo.Place it on the top of the yellow circle. |
| Type “Inkscape” | Type “Inkscape” below the logo. Change the font size to 45.
<<PAUSE>> |
| Point to the canvas | I have added details about Spoken Tutorial project and inserted the relevant logos.
Pls do so likewise. |
| Point to the canvas >> display the finished outer side. | I have aligned all the elements using Text and font and Align and Distribute options.
Now the outer side of the brochure is ready. |
| File >> Save as >> Change the extension to PDF >> Save | Go to File. Click on Save as. Change the format to SVG and click on Save
Repeat the same process. Change the extension to PDF. Click on Save. |
| Show the completed brochure | This is our completed brochure. |
| Show the 2 other colour and opacity options. | If you have used layers for the various elements, then you can conveniently change the colours and opacity.
These are 2 other colour schemes that I have created of the same brochure. |
| Summary (Slide) | Let us summarize.
In this tutorial we learnt to
We also learnt the importance of using layers and obtaining the same brochure in various colour schemes. |
| Completed assignment | Here is an assignment for you.
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| Completed assignment | Your completed assignment should look like this. |
| About Slide | The video available at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project. Pls watch it. |
| About Slide | The Spoken Tutorial Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates for those who pass an online test.
For more details, please write to us. |
| About Slide | Spoken Tutorial Project is supported by the NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
More information on this Mission is available at this link. |
| Acknowledgment | We have come to the end of this tutorial.
This is Arthi from IIT Bombay, signing off. Thanks for joining. |
