How do I paint a shape?

[OldMoses]

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SCREEN _NEWIMAGE(1200, 820, 32)
DIM colr AS _UNSIGNED LONG: colr = _RGB(255, 0, 0)
colr = _RGB(0, 255, 255)
PSET (500, 300): DRAW "C" + STR$(colr) + "R100F100D100G100L100H100U100E100"
PAINT STEP(10, 10), colr

As it happens, a straight paint after stepping into the shape works in this case, but mnrvovrfc is correct in that it requires a "manifold" (aka water tight) shape, or paint will over write the entire screen. It can be a difficult standard to hit sometimes.

Also, knowing which way to step the graphics cursor into a shape (as I did above) for paint insertion can be tricky if there are rotations or movements going on in a program. Paint is slow to implement, so if you need speed, it's probably better to define a painted shape as a discrete image at program startup and then _putimage it as needed.