Time for action — creating a freehand object

Here's an example of how to create a lightning bolt.

1. From a new document, choose the Bezier tool from the Tool Box.
   
2. Click somewhere on the canvas to start drawing a straight line, click to establish a node, click again to change direction of the straight line to create an angle in our lightning bolt, as shown in the following screenshots:
   
   
3. Continue to create the lightning bolt object by creating the shape segment by segment.

   Tip

   Don't worry if you stop a line and realize you need to extend its length, just click and move a straight line to add on to the original to make it as long as you need. Click again when you are ready to change direction. If you made a mistake, press the Backspace or Delete key and it removes the last line segment.

4. To close the lightning bolt, just create a line segment and join it to the starting point with a final click. The start node will glow red in color when the mouse is hovered over it for easy identification...