Illustration

These are posts featuring illustrations designed by John LeMasney. In general, unless otherwise noted, they are licensed CC-Attribution, cc-by lemasney, and should contain a citation and linkback.

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Creating a CMYK Shift effect in Inkscape

2025-12-17 in brand / consulting / curriculum vitae / Illustration / Inkscape / instructional technology / open source / portfolio / teaching experience tagged Graphics / Inkscape / Open source by lemsy (updated 79 days ago)

May all beings have peace — Hi, friends! This week, I'm using Inkscape to repair AI-based images from Gemini (Nano Banana). We use the text tool for the first time in the series, the dropper tool, the gradient tool, and we place text along a path. Check it out, and let me know what you might like to see next.

DFTND: Using Inkscape to Repair AI images

2025-12-04 in classes and presentations / consulting / Illustration / Inkscape / instructional technology / open source / portfolio / teaching tagged Design / Graphics / Inkscape by lemsy (updated 92 days ago)

DFTND: Group, Align & Distribute in Inkscape — This week in Design for the Non-Designer, we'll explore key tools in Inkscape for arranging objects: Group, Align, & Distribute.

DFTND: Groups, Align, & Distribute in Inkscape

2025-11-27 in classes and presentations / consulting / Illustration / Inkscape / instructional technology / open source / teaching tagged Graphics / Inkscape / Open source by lemsy (updated 99 days ago)

Thumbnail for design for the the non-designer modified — Hi, friends! I’m going to make a video each week to explore open-source creative tools like GIMP, Inkscape, Krita, Blender & others. This is the […]

Design for the Non-Designer: Getting Started with Inkscape

2025-10-29 in consulting / design principles / Illustration / Inkscape / instructional technology / open source / portfolio / research interests / teaching experience tagged Design / Inkscape / Open source by lemsy (updated 112 days ago)

A while back, I decided to go into GIMP and create an image of me and my sons, but to overlap our faces, and merge them at the eyes, nose, and mouth. It's a simple trick, really...