Clone vs Stamp: Which Trail Method is Better? #scratch #coding #tutorial

griffpatch · Beginner ·💻 AI-Assisted Coding ·1mo ago

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Creating sprite trail effects in Scratch using Clone and Stamp methods

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This is a super short but hopefully helpful tutorial on how to create those nice sprite trail effects in Scratch. They were recently featured in my boys video and I got a lot of requests asking how did I do it. So, without further ado, I'll show you. I'll start by creating a forever loop so that Scratch Cat follows my mouse pointer, just like this. And now we have something to add a trail to. So, there are two different approaches to creating trails, using clones and stamping. Want to code this with me? Tap below for the full tutorial.

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Hello fellow Scratchers! This scratch tutorial shows you how to create awesome sprite trail effects in Scratch. Learn scratch coding with griffpatch as we dive into two methods for making your sprites leave a cool scratch trail. This is a great scratch tutorial for coding for beginners looking to add some flair to their projects! Full Tutorial here: https://youtu.be/cenBN8I62FQ 🚀 *Boost Your Creativity with Griffpatch* The Griffpatch Academy will take you from "Gamer to Game Creator" Learn more at 👉 https://griffpatch.academy 👈 😺 Scratch was developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. See http://scratch.mit.edu
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