TurtlePaint is a drawing program created with the Python Turtle. It allows you to draw beautiful pictures by intuitively clicking on the screen, moving the turtle around with h, j, k, l or by simply dragging it with your mouse. Choose between different pencolors, fillcolors, pensizes and turtle shapes to get a perfect result! It is great for creating simple shapes or small drawings, but also to let your creativity run free!
| Keys | Command |
|---|---|
| b | begin filling |
| c | clear all |
| e | end filling |
| f | change fillcolor |
| h | turn left |
| j | move backward |
| k | move forward |
| l | turn right |
| p | pen up / pen down |
| s | save |
| t | change turtle shape |
| u | undo last drawing |
| SPACE | change pencolor |
| UP | increase pensize |
| DOWN | decrease pensize |
| ? | show instructions |
The following section gives detailed information on all key combinations and explains the program usage in greater detail:
b: Calls turtle.begin_fill(). Needs to be pressed before drawing the shape that needs filling. Otherwise the filling will be uncomplete.
c: Calls turtle.clear(). Erases everything that the turtle has drawn so far.
e: Calls turtle.end_fill(). Needs to be pressed right after the shape is finished. You can still change the fillcolor right before --- even after you called turtle.begin_fill().
f: Calls turtle.fillcolor() with the next fillcolor in line.
h: With turtle.setheading() it sets the turtle's heading 5 px to the left.
j: Calls turtle.backward(10). The turtle will go 10 px backward.
k: Calls turle.forward(10). The turtle will go 10 px forward.
l: With turtle.setheading() it sets the turtle's heading 5 px to the right.
p: Toggles between turtle.penup() and turtle.pendown(). The turtle will only draw if the pen is down.
s: Saves your picture as .pdf after you entered a name.
t: Calls turtle.shape() with the next turtle shape in line.
u: Calls turtle.undo() to erase the last thing the turtle has drawn.
SPACE: Calls turtle.pencolor() with the next pencolor in line.
UP/DOWN: With turtle.pensize() it in-/decreases the pensize by +2/-2.
?: Shows all the instructions above in an additional window.
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