Happy Face

This example shows how to use the Arcade drawing commands. This is one of the simplest things that can be done with Arcade and a great way to get started learning how to do graphics.

For a more detailed step-through on how to draw with Python Arcade see How to Draw with Your Computer.

For ideas on what to do, see:

• Draw a Picture

• Drawing with Functions

To look up all the available commands search for the Drawing Primitives in the API Index. To see some of these commands in action see Drawing Primitives.

To keep things simple, this example does not have many of the things commonly shown in the Starting Template Using Window Class.

happy_face.py

"""
Drawing an example happy face

If Python and Arcade are installed, this example can be run from the command line with:
python -m arcade.examples.happy_face
"""

import arcade

# Set constants for the screen size
SCREEN_WIDTH = 600
SCREEN_HEIGHT = 600
SCREEN_TITLE = "Happy Face Example"

# Open the window. Set the window title and dimensions
arcade.open_window(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, SCREEN_TITLE)

# Set the background color
arcade.set_background_color(arcade.color.WHITE)

# Clear screen and start render process
arcade.start_render()

# --- Drawing Commands Will Go Here ---

# Draw the face
x = 300
y = 300
radius = 200
arcade.draw_circle_filled(x, y, radius, arcade.color.YELLOW)

# Draw the right eye
x = 370
y = 350
radius = 20
arcade.draw_circle_filled(x, y, radius, arcade.color.BLACK)

# Draw the left eye
x = 230
y = 350
radius = 20
arcade.draw_circle_filled(x, y, radius, arcade.color.BLACK)

# Draw the smile
x = 300
y = 280
width = 240
height = 200
start_angle = 190
end_angle = 350
line_width = 20
arcade.draw_arc_outline(x, y, width, height, arcade.color.BLACK,
                        start_angle, end_angle, line_width)

# Finish drawing and display the result
arcade.finish_render()

# Keep the window open until the user hits the 'close' button
arcade.run()