Drawing with the pen
Pens are a category of blocks we can use to draw on the stage. This recipe will explore using the pen to draw a square on the stage.
This is a new category we haven't used before in the block palette:
Getting ready
All you need to do to get this recipe started is open a new Scratch file. We'll be using the default sprite. It may also be fun to add the grid background to the stage.
How to do it...
Follow these steps to draw a square on the stage:
Drag a green-flag block in to the script area.
Drag a clear block from the Pen category.
From the Motion category, drag a go to x: () y: () block. Set both values to
0.Drag a point in direction () block in to the sequence. Change the value to
0. You'll now have the following:
Drag a move () steps block. Change the value to
100.Drag a point in direction () block and change the value to
90.Next, place a set pen color to () block from the Pen blocks. Click on the color to select a color you like.
Drag a set pen size to () block from the...
