SVG Flower with leaves in Inkscape

The purpose of the demonstration:

Integrate samples from the Open Clip Art Library into a design of my own to quickly complete a prototype.

Tools used to create the 3d-text demo:

• Inkscape 0.46

The intended audience and required skills:

Beginning Inkscape users: familiarity with drawing and smoothing shaped drawn with the Bezier tool, duplicating shapes, practiced at using gradients for shading and lighting effects, and exporting selections to PNG.

How to make this image using Inkscape 0.46.

Uses sample sources for the leaves from:
summer leaves by tom on openclipart DOT org
simple spring, new leaves by tom on openclipart DOT org

Helpful Resources

The Open Clip Art Library

Inkscape users may search for and import clip art from the Open Clip Art Library directly using the Inkscape graphical user interface. Use the following navigation:

File > Import From Open Clip Art Library.