Menu

Individual skill

latex-drawing-guide

0upvotes

TikZ and PGFPlots techniques for publication-quality scientific figures

skills/writing/latex/latex-drawing-guide/SKILL.md

Read pinned source

Source commit bf44b3cd617fa94c8a1b254c5d1987142ca3d631

What was checked

Matches the observed repository HEAD
Yes
Scanner rules are current
No
Repository scan complete
No
Skill scan complete
No
Observed behavior
Not checked yet
Last checked
Nov 5, 2026

These are observations at the recorded commit, not a guarantee of safety. Review the source before running it.

Install this skill

Choose an agent in your Stack or copy a command below. Commands fetch the pinned commit and copy only this skill directory. Existing destinations are refused. Copying a command does not install anything.

An install command is unavailable: current rules, complete repository and skill scans, an eligible behavior level and a permitted license are required.

Repository context

Repository stars (not skill ratings)
311
Repository last updated
Jun 19, 2026
License
MIT

Observed agent integration: No specific integration evidence. Standard SKILL.md installation does not imply verified compatibility.

Files and excerpt

File metadata and permitted, redacted excerpts come from the recorded scan. Source links are pinned to that commit.

Browse files
Read excerpt

# LaTeX Drawing Guide

## Overview

Publication-quality figures are a critical component of scientific papers. While external tools like matplotlib or Inkscape can produce good results, drawing figures directly in LaTeX using TikZ and PGFPlots offers unique advantages: figures share the same fonts and styling as the document, scale perfectly at any resolution, and remain fully version-controllable as plain text.

This guide draws from the awesome-latex-drawing repository (2,000+ stars), which provides 30+ complete examples of LaTeX-drawn figures covering Bayesian networks, neural network architectures, function plots, tensor diagrams, and machine learning frameworks. The techniques here apply broadly to any discipline that needs diagrams, flowcharts, or data plots embedded in LaTeX documents.

Learning TikZ has a steep initial curve, but the investment pays off substantially for researchers who publish frequently. Once you build a library of reusable components, creating new figures becomes fast and consistent.

## TikZ Fundamentals

### Basic Setup