Welcome to a fun and exciting tutorial where we will learn how to draw a beautiful garden using Scratch! Scratch is a cool program that lets you create your own stories, games, and animations. Today, we are going to use a special tool called the “stamp block” to make our garden come to life.
First, we need to add something called the “pen extension.” This is like getting a new set of crayons to draw with. To do this, click on the “Add Extension” button in Scratch. Once you have the pen extension, you are ready to start stamping!
The stamp block is a magical tool that lets you make copies of your sprite, which is like your character or object in Scratch. Imagine you have a flower sprite, and every time you use the stamp block, it leaves a copy of the flower on the background. It’s like planting flowers in your garden!
Now, let’s make our flower sprite follow the mouse pointer. We can do this by using the “go to mouse pointer” block. This block tells the flower to move wherever the mouse goes. To make it even more fun, we can put this block inside a “forever” loop. This means the flower will keep following the mouse as long as the program is running.
Our flower sprite has three different costumes, which means it can look like three different types of flowers. By using the “next costume” block, we can switch between these costumes and create a garden with a variety of flowers. It’s like having a garden full of daisies, tulips, and roses!
Now that you know how to use the stamp block, you can draw with any sprite you like. Maybe you want to create a forest with trees, or a sky full of stars. The possibilities are endless! What will you create with the stamp block?
Have fun exploring and creating your own amazing projects in Scratch!
Flower Hunt: Go outside and look at different types of flowers in your garden or a nearby park. Notice the different shapes, colors, and sizes. Draw three different flowers you see and imagine how you would create them using Scratch. What colors would you use? What shapes would you need to make?
Stamp Block Art: Use paper and stamps or stickers to create your own garden on paper. Try to make patterns or designs by repeating the same stamp, just like the stamp block in Scratch. How does changing the position or color of your stamps change the look of your garden?
Garden Story: Write a short story about your garden. What kinds of flowers are there? Are there any animals or insects visiting your garden? Use your imagination to describe what happens in your garden and share your story with a friend or family member. How would you animate this story using Scratch?
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to draw a garden using a flower sprite that has three costumes. The first step is to add the pen extension using the “Add Extension” button. The stamp block allows us to place a copy of the sprite on the background whenever we use it, but you can only see it when we move the sprite out of the way.
Next, we’ll use the “step” block inside a “forever” loop along with the “go to mouse pointer” block to make the sprite follow the mouse. I’m drawing with the flower, and adding the next costume allows me to create a variety of flowers.
You can draw with any sprite. What will you create with the stamp block?
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