Creating an Image with Pycairo
Explore how to create simple images using Pycairo by setting up an image surface and drawing shapes. Learn to define paths, use coordinates effectively, and fill shapes with color for basic vector graphics creation.
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Simple image with Pycairo
Every image is divided into two parts:
- Surface (canvas)
- Drawing
Let’s first look at the following slideshow to see how it works. First, we will make a 600 by 400 pixel surface. Then, we will make a red rectangle with a length of 240 pixels and a width of 100 pixels. We want this rectangle to start at 150 pixels from the x-axis, and 100 pixels from the y-axis.
Here is the step-by-step guide for making a very simple PNG image, containing a single rectangle, using Pycairo.
Setting up a surface with Pycairo
First, we will create a surface to draw on. A surface is an object where we create our image. We ...