In our previous two Inkscape articles, we have[covered the basics of using Inkscape, creating objects,][18]and[doing some basic manipulations and color changes.][17]
In this next installment, we are going to put all these new skills together, and create our first composition — a simple wallpaper.
### Changing the document size
When going through the previous tutorials, you probably noticed the default document size shown on the main canvas window as a black bordered rectangle. The default document size in Inkscape is the A4 paper size:
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For this wallpaper, we are going to resize the the document to**1024px x 768px**. To change the document size, Go to`File`>`Document Properties…`. In the Custom Size section of the Document Properties dialog, enter the width of 1024px, and a height of 768px:
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The document outline on the page should now look something like this:
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### Drawing the background
Next up, we are going to draw a rectangle as big as the document. So choose the using**rectangle tool,**draw a rectangle, and adjust the size of the rectangle using the Tools Control bar.
Next up, add a Gradient Fill to the rectangle.[If you need a refresher on adding gradients, check out the previous adding colours article.][12]
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Your rectangle might also have a stroke colour set. Use the fill and stroke dialog to set the stroke paint to**none**.
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### Drawing the pattern
Next we are going to draw a triangle. Use the star / polygon tool with 3 points. You can**PRESS and HOLD DOWN CTRL**key, to give your triangle an angle and symmetry.
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Select the triangle and press**CTRL+D**, to duplicate it (the duplicated figure will overlap the existing one),**so be sure to move it after duplicating.**
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Select one of the triangles as shown, and go to**OBJECT > FLIP-HORIZONTAL**
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Recolour your three triangles to three colors that look good with your background.
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Select all your triangles, and duplicate them again to fill out your pattern:
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### Exporting your background
Finally, we need to export our document as a PNG file. Open up the export dialog with**FILE > EXPORT PNG**, select the file location and name, make sure the Drawing tab is pressed, and click on**EXPORT**
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Let no tool be a barrier to your imagination. Come up with beautiful wallpapers and submit the designs for[FEDORA 25 wallpapers][2]. Your design might get lucky enough to be used by thousands of Fedora users. Here are some examples of wallpapers created with Inkscape and the techniques above:
