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Lesson 7 — Draw with Pen Cheat Sheet

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In one line: The Pen extension gives your sprites a virtual pen. When the pen is down, moving the sprite draws a line on the stage. When the pen is up, moving the sprite doesn't draw anythin...

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1What is the Pen Extension?. The Pen extension gives your sprites a virtual pen. When the pen is down, moving the sprite draws a line on the stage. When the pen is up, moving the sprite doesn't dr...

2All Pen Blocks. Here are all the pen blocks you need to know. They're green in Scratch!

3The Secret to Drawing Any Shape. Here's an amazing maths trick: to draw a regular shape, you need the sprite to turn a total of 360 degrees. Divide 360 by the number of sides to get how much to turn e...

4Build: Robot Artist 🤖🎨. Now let's build a Robot Artist that draws a beautiful spiral of colourful shapes! It uses everything we've learned — pen, loops, and motion all working together.