help the computer incomptent with inkskape

[Zephra]

I need someone to walk me through this, step by step. I need to know how to turn an inkskape file into a gif, jpeg, anything that photobucket accepts. I do have GIMP

[Dr. Bath]

Ok,
1) save your image.
2) file => export bitmap
3)export either the page, the drawing or whatever is selected.

Voila! You have one .png with transparency that can be uploaded onto photobucket.

[Zephra]

when I do that, it comes out all pixelly--much worse than MS paint

[Dr. Bath]

Really? It's never done that to me.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h24/solarturtle/blanco.png
I did that method on this.

Can you show me the end product, in all its pixelated glory?

[SteveMB]

when I do that, it comes out all pixelly--much worse than MS paint

Hmmm... I'm not familiar with Inkscape, so I'm just guessing here -- how does the size of the exported file (on the screen when viewed at the default "100%" size) compare with that of the original (ditto)?

[Omega]

Really? It's never done that to me.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h24/solarturtle/blanco.png
I did that method on this.

Can you show me the end product, in all its pixelated glory?

How do you make yours lines so thick?

[B-Man]

Well, when you export images in Inkscape, they export as PNG. Photobucket supports this extension (seeing as all my current avatars are PNG format) and by default, have transparency, so there is little need to convert to GIF for transparency (unless you are still using Internet Explorer 6).

[Zephra]

I know what I did now. i had the inkskape canvase 117x117. when I make it bigger, no pixel issues. Thanks, all! See what I drew?
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m264/anna_pictures/druidgirl.png
it still needs bunches of work, but I'm practicing

EDIT: my next try:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m264/anna_pictures/queen.png

[Omega]

Well, when you export images in Inkscape, they export as PNG. Photobucket supports this extension (seeing as all my current avatars are PNG format) and by default, have transparency, so there is little need to convert to GIF for transparency (unless you are still using Internet Explorer 6).

And this is the closest I got...

[ulr=http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m241/jasonphantom/Archon.gif?t=1184957881]Archon[/url]

[Zephra]

How do you make yours lines so thick?

easy. hit ctrl+shift+f, and you'll have the color thingy. (sorry about word choice) go to the stroke style tab, and it'll have line perferances: make the number next to 'width' bigger

[Omega]

Finally! Thnx!

EDIT: Why can't I paste images into Inkscape?