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| Welcome to the Graphite user manual. Keep reading to to learn how the software can help bring your 2D creative ideas to life. | |
| You may choose to read this sequentially and learn from the structured introduction and sample projects. Or you may jump to chapters of interest that also serve as quick reference. | |
| ## More chapters on the way | |
| Additional manual chapters are being added over time. Check back every so often. | |
| ## Need help? | |
| If you're ever stuck or confused, ask your questions in the `#🧭user-help` channel of the [Graphite Discord server](https://discord.graphite.rs) or post a thread in the [discussion board](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/discussions) on GitHub. | |
| ## Jump right in | |
| <!-- If you're eager to skip the reading, head straight to the [hands-on quickstart video](./introduction) in the next chapter for a beginner project walkthrough you can follow along with. --> | |
| The fastest way to get started is to watch and follow along steps-by-step in the hands-on quickstart video: | |
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| <img data-youtube-embed="7gjUhl_3X10" src="https://static.graphite.rs/content/learn/introduction/tutorial-1-vector-art-quickstart-youtube.avif" onerror="this.onerror = null; this.src = this.src.replace('.avif', '.png')" alt="Graphite Tutorial 1 - Hands-On Quickstart" /> | |
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