I know about the tutorial creating 3d text in inkscape, but I have come across thistutorial for Corel Draw and was wondering what are the inkscape equivalents?

For example:

1. Using the Text Tool (F8), create an Artistic Text character (single click, then type the character), and apply your size, font, and weight attributes using Property Bar options. The example is an uppercase C set to Franklin Gothic Heavy Italic. Choose the Pick Tool and convert your character to curves (Ctrl+Q). [This I assume is the object to path command]

2. Using the Shape Tool (F10), select the nodes joining the curves with the straight lines and click the Break Curves button in the Property Bar to unjoin the nodes. Then, use the Break Apart command to separate the curved lines from the straight lines (as shown next). [How do you break curves and then break apart because the break apart command by itself does not do this]


3. Choose the Interactive Blend Tool and click-drag between the two curve paths to create a default blend effect. Use Property Bar options to set the number of blend steps to 1. You'll notice the blend effect doesn't even come close to matching the shape of either curve. This is because the nodes have not yet been mapped. [Would this be the generate along path>interpolate?]

4. Click the Miscellaneous Blend Options button in the Property Bar and choose Map Nodes. Use the targeting cursor to click on each of the adjacent end nodes on the two curves to map them to each other (as shown next). Using the Pick Tool, right-click the blend object and choose Break Blend Group Apart from the popup menu to separate the effect. Even after the node mapping is complete, you may notice the blend object is still slightly inaccurate (as highlighted in yellow). You can often correct these irregularities using the Shape Tool by double-clicking to delete the node(s) where the anomaly occurs. [Now this step I have no idea]


5. With your chisel path selected, use the Shape Tool to add nodes as shown next, and delete the existing endpoints to shorten the curve shape. Select the curve using the Pick Tool and press "+" on your numeric keypad to create a copy. Combine (Ctrl+L) the copy with the outer curve, use the Shape Tool to select two adjacent endpoints, and click the Extend to Close Curve button in the Property Bar. Repeat this to join the two nodes at the opposite end and close the path. [The Extend to Close Curve button is what in inkscape?]


6. Choose the Bezier Tool next and click one of the short, straight lines remaining. Click an existing node and click the point where the two chisel corners meet and then click the opposite end of the line to close the path. Repeat this operation on the other straight end line. [This one I know]

7. To apply quick shading to the curved shapes of the arrangement, use the Interactive Fill Tool to apply radial fills using white as the center color and any dark color as the ending color. Position the white center at the upper-left on the inner curve and at the lower-right for the inner curve (shown next). Apply Uniform fills to the triangular chisel shapes at either end and you're done. [This one I know also]


I just need a little help of inkscape's tools to understand how to complete this tutorial.

I see i did neglect the numbers thanks for including them

With the node tool select the nodes you need to break then click the "Break path at selected nodes" button

Ok I was only doing part of this and expecting a result. That clears up that problem.

Join selected endnodes with a new segment

And they called this [The Extend to Close Curve button] this is why I like inkscape it just simplifies things.

Thanks for clearing up corel draw features. micro you seem to know alot about these various programs (Illustrator, Corel) without someone such as yourself I would be stuck for weeks trying to sort this stuff out.

I've never touched Corel, actually I did spend a lot of time with Illustrator before I was aware of Inkscape. I guess once you get an idea for how something works you can apply it to most situations.