Inkscape is an excellent Vector tool for a graphic designer. While it may have ben true that like all os softwares the popularity and adaptation was restricted due todo non availability of información available, situation for Inkscape was no diferent but now we have Lots of books available from diferent publicadores, the recent book todo come out of packt Publishing stable is Inkscape 0.48 illustrators Cokbok written by mihaela jurkovi&#263, and rigel di scala, this is an unusual choice of book title illustrators Cokbok, it would appear that the book is targeted specially at illustrators by the means off-topic covering graphic design for illustrators but not quite so this book is generic in approach towards Inkscape tool set, the manner in which the book is prepared is like small how todo for every característica or tool then progressing with a interesting and tougher topic, Although the text is mostly easy todo follow, does makes it a bit monótonous todo read in one go. Surprisingly the book was missing a screen-Grab of the application in question, god thing is Whatever this book does it does it thoroughly. The choice of topics for chapter is again keping in line with increasing complexity of tools/features, chapter 1 editing objects: covers objects shapes, Pen tools and calligraphic controls etc chapter 2 editing colors: covers colors, strokes and editing gradients, chapter 3 speeding up your work flow: covers all those support tools in a Vector design tool Adobe Illustrator cant leave without, like align distribute, Grid, guide and Snap etc, chapter 4 creating and editing clones: this was the chapter what most intermediate users Will be reading diligently, it covers clones, tiled clone and creating patterns out of tiled clones, chapter 5 live Path effects: another delightful read for getting into the detail of powerful característica set available in Inkscape todo manipulate paths, one of the most significant toll in any Vector drawing tool, chapter 6 extensión: it covers various tools such as lsystem Generator, 3drendering and barcode Generator etc, chapter 7 till 11 the book continúe with additional features and recipes. There mis plenty of action todo learn from those, there are various small how todo dos which excite like patterns, using the new 3d box tools and rail slepers todo name a few. They give you something todo look forward todo in each chapter, so who is this book for you might ask, th rouge book mentions its for intermediate todo expert i would put it at begginer todo intermediate reason being that this book presents itself in a manner more suitable for learn and refrence, its like a compendium of Inkscape 0.48 or help book manual if you Will which can show you how todo use this and that característica efectively. Just one thing of caution before you Jump right in, do make sure you can navigate Inkscape on your own todo be able todo use theis knowledge efectively.