{"id":862,"date":"2012-06-05T16:03:37","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T21:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geekglassesgoatee.com\/?p=647"},"modified":"2014-07-09T23:16:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T03:16:36","slug":"lilrc-workshop-hands-on-inkscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2012\/06\/05\/lilrc-workshop-hands-on-inkscape\/","title":{"rendered":"LILRC: Workshop &#8211; Hands-on Inkscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_649\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/20111209.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-649\" class=\"size-full wp-image-649\" title=\"Ampersand (cc-sa lemasney)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/20111209.png?resize=700%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ampersand (cc-sa lemasney)\" width=\"700\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ampersand (cc-sa lemasney)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On June 4th, 2012, I gave a long session on using Inkscape in-depth to the Long Island Library Regional Consortium. We discussed bitmap versus vector images, and introduced all of Inkscape&#8217;s main tools, then ran through recreating an illustration. Some feedback I got after the session included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Speaker has extraordinary knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Instructor was very open to answering questions and going over things multiple times<\/li>\n<li>Overall, very well done<\/li>\n<li>Very knowledgeable<\/li>\n<li>Hands-on with excellent answers to our (millions) of questions<\/li>\n<li>Very detailed instructor<\/li>\n<li>Excellent intro to new capabilities<\/li>\n<li>The instructional concept in using inkscape\/graphic design (was a strength)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 4th, 2012, I gave a long session on using Inkscape in-depth to the Long Island Library Regional Consortium. We discussed bitmap versus vector images, and introduced all of Inkscape&#8217;s main tools, then ran through recreating an illustration. 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