We are now going to do some drawing in scratch. So first we need to delete our cat and add a new pencil sprite.
Then we need to edit our pencil costume so that the tip of the pencil points to the centre of the area.
Now add in the x-y grid backdrop
Move our pencil so that it goes to the co-ordinates (-100 , 100)
Then finally in scratch online to do our drawing we have to click on the extensions button (in the bottom left corner of the screen).
and click on the pen extension
Now we are ready to do some drawing !
Challenge 1 - Draw a square - Look at the scratch blocks below complete the script to draw a complete square.
Challenge 2 - Now try and draw a cross + in the centre of the screen like the one below.
Other Shapes
Answer the questions below based upon your current understanding of the topic i.e. ( Red, Amber, Green ) :
- Write a program to create a line drawing of a triangle.
- Extend your program to draw the different types of triangle, right-angled, isosceles, equilateral and scalene.
- Write a program to use the keys to move the pencil so that you can create your own images.