[header] How to draw a hackergotchi with inkscape [title] Decide what your drawing tool will be. [step] Tablets are good, but this article assumes you are using a mouse. [title] Prepare your workplace. 
[substeps] Set the canvas size as you desire , 128x128 is a good size, as this is the usual size for thumbnails. Import your photo inside the document (drag and drop is just fine) and resize it (with ctrl pressed to preserve the aspect ratio).