{"id":5762,"date":"2010-10-04T18:58:45","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T22:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/?p=3103"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:36:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:36:38","slug":"327-of-365-is-a-soda-can-drawing-inkscape-sketch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2010\/10\/04\/327-of-365-is-a-soda-can-drawing-inkscape-sketch\/","title":{"rendered":"283 of 365 is a soda can #drawing #Inkscape\u00a0#sketch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5170\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/20101004sodacan.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5170\" data-attachment-id=\"5170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/20101004sodacan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20101004sodacan.png?fit=500%2C809&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,809\" 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=\"Soda can\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Soda can&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Soda can&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/20101004sodacan.png?fit=500%2C809&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-5170 size-full\" title=\"Soda can\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/20101004sodacan.png?resize=500%2C809&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Soda can\" width=\"500\" height=\"809\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soda can<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a wacom based sketch in Inkscape of an off brand soda can. 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A very fun and forgiving technique.<\/p>\n<p>Tags: drawing, sketching, wet media, cray pas, watercolor, still life, scene, soda, printmaking, Inkscape, design, open source, creative commons<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2010\/10\/04\/327-of-365-is-a-soda-can-drawing-inkscape-sketch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/noimg_61_80_80.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 83px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px; background-image: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2010\/10\/04\/327-of-365-is-a-soda-can-drawing-inkscape-sketch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">327 of 365 is a soda can #drawing #Inkscape #sketch<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/247072271_80_80.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>Behind the Design: Our Watercolor Bunny Pillows<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/146288484_80_801.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>A Crash Course in Inkscape<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/110776098_80_80.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>Better Coastlines with Inkscape<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/273210952_80_80.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/>Superheroes Look Dreamy in Watercolors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a wacom based sketch in Inkscape of an off brand soda can. 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