This is a tutorial series I have made for my YouTube channel using Inkscape, Gimp, and Blender in a workflow to put Vector Images, also known as .svg files, into Blender as a curve. This is surprisingly helpful when doing 2D animations with Blender or just mucking around. This tutorial series is great if you want to learn more than just Blender. It also goes over a few brief features of using ore free, open source software with Blender:
Hope you all enjoy this! Feedback is much appreciated!