Scratch Tutorial 1
How to make a sprite move (Simple)
-
Step 1
Get the
when green flag clickedblock in the Events tab. -
Step 2
Get the
foreverloop block from the Control tab. -
Step 3
Get the
if thenblock from the Control tab and put it inside theforeverloop block. -
Step 4
Get the
key space pressed?block from the Sensing tab, put it in the condition slot, and change space to theup arrowkey. -
Step 5
Get the
change y by 10block from the Motion tab and drop it inside that if-then block. -
Step 6
Get another
if thenblock from the Control tab and place it below your first one. -
Step 7
Get another key sensing block, put it in the new if-then statement, and change it to the
down arrowkey. -
Step 8
Get another
change y byblock from the Motion tab, change the value to-10, and place it inside. -
Step 9
Get a third
if thenblock from the Control tab and add it to the sequence. -
Step 10
Get a key sensing block, place it in the statement, and change it to the
right arrowkey. -
Step 11
Get the
change x by 10block from the Motion tab and put it inside your right arrow section. -
Step 12
Get one last
if thenblock from the Control tab for the final direction. -
Step 13
Get a key sensing block, change it to the
left arrowkey, and slot it inside your final if-then block. -
Step 14
Get a
change x byblock from the Motion tab, change the value to-10, and place it in to finish your movement setup.
Success! 🎉
If you followed these instructions correctly, you should now have a smooth moving cat sprite!
💡 Note: You can easily map these to the WASD keys instead if you prefer keyboard controls!