Computer Graphics & Presentations Name:

Lesson Completion Sheet

Inkscape
United States Flag Project
Assignment X X Grade
You will use information found in the online book A Guide to Inkscape, available at
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.html to complete the following project. You may
also have to reference the Inkscape tutorials located in the Inkscape Help menu.
General - Go to http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.html and follow the
Instructions link at the bottom of the page to Chapter 2 Quick Start.
- Read through, but do not complete the two tutorials – Swedish Flag and
European Flag.
Your job is to create an image of the United States flag using the techniques learned
in the tutorials listed above. You can find the exact specifications for the U.S. flag at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States
- Save your image in your Inkscape directory as USflag.svg .
- Save your work often. Inkscape does not have an auto-save feature.
- Export the completed image to your Inkscape directory as a PNG file, USflag.png

Helpful Hints:
Multiply all flag dimension numbers given on the Wikipedia page by 1000
o flag size becomes 1000 wide x 1900 wide, so set your page size to
these dimensions
Check your Snap settings in Document Properties. The bounding box
corners needs to be enabled.
Draw the union and stripes first
o Use grid spacing of X:380 (1/5 of 1900) and Y:76.9 (1/13 of 1000)
o Don’t forget to draw the white stripes
o Make the red and blue colors match exactly – put the Wikipedia RGB
value into the RGB tab for fill
o Turn off the stroke on the union & stripes
Draw the stars last
o Use grid spacing of X:63.3 (1/12 of 2/5 of 1900) and Y:53.8 (1/10 of
7/13 of 1000)
o BIG TRICK: Change the grid origin to X:30.8 and Y:1030.8 (this starts
the grid in the upper left corner of the flag and offsets it by half of the
star diameter – the stars don’t snap to their centers, they snap to a
point where the left and top edges would intersect)
o Draw a 5 cornered star with a spoke ratio of 0.400, then select it with
the arrow tool and change the width and height to 61.6
o Turn off the stroke on the star
o Copy or clone or tile clone that star 50 times

Body - The overall body of the flag has the correct dimensions /10
Stripes - There are the correct number of stripes which have the correct color, order, size /30
and placement
Field - The field is the correct color and size and is placed correctly /20
Stars - There are the correct number of stars which have the correct color, size and /30
placement
Image - The image is saved as an SVG file for editing /10
- The image is exported as a PNG file for use in other applications
/100

Use this sheet to keep track of your progress through the lesson.
The white columns marked X are for you to check off as you complete each part of the lesson.
The gray columns are for the teacher, do not mark in them.

When you have completed the tasks listed, staple all printouts to the back of this sheet in order and hand it in to the
teacher.

I:\My Documents\Computer Graphics & Presentations\Lesson Completion Sheets\Inkscape US Flag Project.doc