Time for action — creating a simple object

Inkscape can create predefined shapes that are part of the SVG standard. These include rectangles/squares, circles/ellipses/arcs, stars, polygons, and spirals. To create any of these shapes, you can select items from the toolbar:

However, you can also create more freehand-based objects as well. Let's look at how we can create a simple freehand triangle:

1. Select the Bezier tool:
   
2. Click once where you want the first corner and then move the mouse/pointer to the next corner. A node appears with the click and then a freehand line:
   
3. When you have the length of the first side of the triangle estimated, click for the second corner:
   
4. Move the mouse to form the second side and click for the third corner:
   
5. Move the mouse back to the first corner node and click it to form the triangle, shown as follows:
   
6. Now save the file. From the main menu, select File and then Save. We will use this triangle to build a graphic later in this book, so choose a location...