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PEN BLOCK
The Pen blocks are green in colour. These blocks draw a trail as the Sprite moves on the stage.
You can change the colour of the pen. In Scratch 3.0, you have to add Pen blocks to the block
category. To do so, follow the given steps:
Step 1: Click on the Add Extension button at the bottom left corner of the Code tab. The
Choose an Extension window opens.
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Step 2: Click on Pen option. The Pen blocks are added to the Code tab.
Now, let’s learn about some of the Pen blocks and their uses.
erase all block erases everything drawn by the pen.
Clicking on stamp block creates a duplicate of the current Sprite. The image is stamped
on the stage. To see the image, click on the Sprite and drag. A duplicate of the Sprite appears
behind it.
pen up block puts the pen up and stops the Sprite from drawing anything.
The Sprite draws a non-stop line wherever it moves using pen down .
Use set pen color to block to set the colour of the pen to a colour of your choice from the
drop-down menu.
The circle is the only shape with a
constant width.
Change pen color by 10 block changes the pen color, saturation, brightness and
transparency. Click on the first text box to select and change the pen effects. Click on the
second text box to give a value by which the effect will change.
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