{"id":5659,"date":"2010-04-25T19:47:55","date_gmt":"2010-04-25T23:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/?p=539"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:37:54","slug":"125-of-365-is-a-cute-dinosaur-in-inkscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2010\/04\/25\/125-of-365-is-a-cute-dinosaur-in-inkscape\/","title":{"rendered":"A cute dinosaur by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_540\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20100425dinosaur1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-540\" data-attachment-id=\"540\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/design-brief-2\/20100425dinosaur\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/20100425dinosaur.png?fit=495%2C495&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"495,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A cute dinosaur by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A cute dinosaur by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A cute dinosaur by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/20100425dinosaur.png?fit=495%2C495&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-540\" alt=\"A cute dinosaur by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20100425dinosaur1.png?resize=495%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"495\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cute dinosaur by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In this sketch, I tried to keep it really simple and fun. I drew a dinosaur by hand from a reference image, emphasizing a plush-like body structure. I used the calligraphy tool throughout which worked great for the undulating line. I decided to make the dinosaur think about roaring because this one wouldn&#8217;t think about making a ruckus out loud. I added the Rawr! with the text tool, then converted to path so I could apply the Bend Live Path Effect. I created the cloud with the spraypaint tool. 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