Turn a Photo into a Logo in Inkscape | Trace Bitmap

In this Inkscape tutorial, we’ll learn how to use the Trace Bitmap dialog to vectorize an image and use it in a logo. We’ll also get some practice with text manipulation, including the Put on Path feature. Dolphin image I used: Colors I used: 146684ff, 51bbdbff, 188facff, 1a8099ff, 0c7085ff ► Check out the Inkscape courses (and more!) here: (or on Skillshare: Inkscape is a free and open-source alternative to Adobe Illustrator, and you can download it here: Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:31 Open the Trace Bitmap Dialog 01:03 Invert the image and adjust settings 01:38 Use Pen Tool to draw path around dolphin 02:13 Use Intersection operation to remove artifacts 02:22 Clean up edges with Simplify operation 02:32 Use Fill and Stroke Dialog to set color 02:51 Create circle for logo 03:05 Use Pen Tool to create wavy path 03:17 Turn off stroke and set fill color with Color Picker Tool 03:39 Use Intersection with path and duplicate of circle to remove extra parts 03:50 Create more wavy paths 05:30 Create a text object 05:52 Use Put on Path to put text around circle 06:20 Adjust text settings 06:45 Use Object to Path to finalize text 06:53 Place dolphin in logo and adjust 07:13 Outro 07:20 Course previews