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DRAWING SHAPES CHAPTER DRAWING SHAPES
IN SCRATCH 10 We have learnt how to control sprites in the previous chapter. In this chapter, we will learn
about creating shapes. Thus, we can repeat the actions of a stack of blocks by making use
of the various blocks in the Control block category.
PEN BLOCK
Pen blocks provide a trail for the sprite and give instructions to change the colour, size
and shade of the trail. These blocks are colour-coded as dark green and used to draw
shapes in Scratch. Let us read pen blocks and their functions.
Hello Aadya! You have learnt Topics Covered 95% Blocks Functions
earlier about changing a sprite’s Drawing Shapes
look and appearance. Now, let’s Controlling a Sprite
dive a little deeper into it. Working with Two Sprites pen down It places the pen in the down position.
pen up It disables drawing operations by lifting the
pen.
set pen color to It specifies the colour to be used while drawing.
Yes, Techie, I would absolutely love to go scuba diving with a sprite.
Hehehe! Change pen color by 10 It modifies the colour of a line.
It modifies the thickness of the pen. You can
also change the thickness by writing the
Change pen by 1
desired number in the number box, number 1
being the least thick.
Are you kidding me, Aadya? I am talking about learning to create shapes
and working on sprites. stamp It draws or stamps the image of a sprite onto
the stage.
erase all It erases the pen marks from the stage.
Drawing A Line
Oh Yes! Techie, let's learn more about Scratch. To draw a line, follow the given steps:
Step 1 Click the Motion button to display the Motion Blocks.
Step 2 Drag a when clicked block to the scripts area from the Events menu.
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