Inkscape

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 ...