This section of the tutorial will cover combining shapes and turning lines into curves.
Let's say we want to draw the schematic for a cape. We can first draw several shapes . . .
. . . then select them (with the select tool) . . .
. . . then go to the Path menu . . .
. . . and choose Union. The shapes will merge and the inner lines disappear. Here is the final cape schematic, with a center dividing line and a dotted hemline.
Neat, huh? Now let's make a curve. First we draw a few segments. (This is a waistline.)
Then we choose "Edit paths by nodes" from the toolbar.
Now we select the two nodes of the middle segment (click on the first one, then shift-click to select additional nodes) and press shift+U. One node has a red dot on top of it.
Move the dot until you get the curve you want. Ignore the line connecting the dot to the curve. (It's a tangent line.)
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