Inkscape tutorial: creating a simple ribbon

Inkscape is one of the most popular free software vector drawing applications. With minimal effort you can achieve some excellent results. However, for the inexperienced it can be a bit hard to find out how to get those results. In this tutorial I’ll look at creating a simple ribbon effect which will hopefully introduce some of the key Inkscape features along the way.
Tools of the trade

Before I start, you should know that for this tutorial I will be using Inkscape 0.46 on Debian Sid. Don’t let the apparently low version number put you off, Inkscape is pretty stable. It does have some quirks to iron out but it’s a while since I last had crash on me. Besides murphy’s law would suggest that it is always prudent to regularly save your work anyway. Figure 1 shows a typical layout of Inkscape interface. I’ve picked out a few buttons that I’ll be referring to through this tutorial.

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