Inkscape/C3/Create-a-3-fold-brochure/English
Title of script: Create a Tri-fold brochure
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 Tri-fold brochure” using Inkscape. |
| Learning Objectives (Slide) | In this tutorial
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| 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.
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| Showing Blender brochure (Animation) | The outer side contains 1, 5 and 6.
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| Open Inkscape | Let us open Inkscape.
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| Document properties >> Orientation >> Landscape | Go to Document properties. Change the Orientation to Landscape.
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| Point to the width parameter | Observe the width of the canvas is 297.
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| Point to the canvas | So we have to divide 297 into 3 parts, which is 99 for each page.
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| Click and drag the ruler >> Point to the guideline | Click and drag the ruler from side. Now we have the guideline.
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| Double click on the guideline >> change X value to 99 | Double click on the guideline. A dialog box opens up.
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| Create another ruler >> change X value to 198 | In a similar way click on the ruler and drag it.
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| Point to the canvas | Now our canvas is divided into 3 parts.
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| Point to the canvas | Let us save it twice.
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| Go to File >> Save as >> Inkscape_IN.svg | Go to File. Click on Save as. I will save it on Desktop.
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| Go to File >> Save as >> Inkscape_OUT.svg | In a similar way save for outer side of the brochure.
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| Point to the canvas | Let us first design the inner side of the brochure i.e. the 2nd, 3rd and 4th pages.
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| Draw graphic illustration >> color it blue >> reduce opacity to 70 | Using the bezier tool draw a graphic illustration. Color it blue.
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| Draw a circle of 45X45 pixels >> duplicate it >> change it to 43X 43 pixels | Create a circle of 45X45 pixels. Color it blue.
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| Keep it on the top of blue circle >> color it green | Keep it on the top of the blue circle. Color it green.
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| Repeat the same process and create 5 more circles | In a similar way create another 5 circles.
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| Show the images | I have already edited the image to ellipse shape and saved them in my documents folder.
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| Import Inkscape logo | Go to File. Import Image1.
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| Repeat the same procedure | In a similar way I have done for the other 5 images.
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| Draw an arrow using bezier tool >> Color it gray | Select bezier tool draw an arrow. Color it gray.
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| Filters menu >> Shadows and Glows >> Drop Shadow >> Apply | Go to Filters menu. Select Shadows and Glows and then on Drop Shadow.
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| Duplicate and align them | Duplicate it and create 2 more arrows.
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| Point to the ink blots | I have drawn ink blots using pencil tool and placed randomly around the canvas.
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| Point to the graphic elements on the canvas | Now all the graphic elements are done.
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| Type “Introduction to Inkscape” | Type “Introduction to Inkscape” on the first arrow. |
| Type “Features of Inkscape” | Type “Features of Inkscape” on the second arrow. |
| Type “Usage of Inkscape” | Type “Usage of Inkscape” on the third arrow.
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| Point to the canvas | Now we have to insert the text under each heading.
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| Copy text from LibreOffice Writer and paste | I will copy and paste the texts from a LibreOffice Wrier file that I have saved already.
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| Select the ellipse tool >> create a bullet | Create a bullet of green color using the ellipse tool.
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| Repeat the process | Repeat the same process for all the sentences. |
| Point to the canvas | Now the inner part of the brochure is ready.
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| Point to the canvas | Let us now save the same file into PDF.
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| Go to File >> Save as Change the extension to PDF >> Save | Go to File. Click on Save as. Change the extension to PDF.
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| Next let us create the outer part of the brochure.
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| File >> Open >> Inkscape.OUT.svg | Go to File. Click on Open. Select the Inkscape_OUT.svg.
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| Point to the canvas | Now we have to design the 1st, 4th and 5th pages.
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| Draw graphic illustration >> Color it blue | Draw a graphic illustration on the top left using the Bezier tool.
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| Import Spoken Tutorial logo >> align it | Import Spoken Tutorial logo.
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| Type “Spoken Tutorial” >> Align it | Type “Spoken Tutorial” and align to the right of the logo. |
| Draw a circle >> color it white | Draw a circle below the text. Color it white. |
| Import Inkscape logo | Import Inkscape logo and resize it to 120X120 pixels.
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| Type “Inkscape” | Type “Inkscape” below the logo.
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| Point to the canvas | I have added details about Spoken Tutorial and inserted logos.
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| Point to the canvas | I have aligned them using Text and font and Align and Distribute options.
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| File >> Save as >> Change the extension to PDF >> Save | Go to File. Click on Save as. Change the extension to PDF.
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| Show the completed brochure | This is our completed brochure. |
| Summary (Slide) | Let us summarize.
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| Completed assignment | Here is an assignment for you
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| Completed assignment | Your completed assignment should look like this.
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| About Slide | The video available at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project. Pls watch it.
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| 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. |
