Shape Primitives
The basic shape primitive functions are triangle(), rect(), quad(), ellipse(), and arc(). Squares are made with rect() and circles are made with ellipse(). Each of these functions requires a number of parameters to determine the shape's position and size.
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function setup() {
// Sets the screen to be 720 pixels wide and 400 pixels high
createCanvas(720, 400);
background(0);
noStroke();
fill(204);
triangle(18, 18, 18, 360, 81, 360);
fill(102);
rect(81, 81, 63, 63);
fill(204);
quad(189, 18, 216, 18, 216, 360, 144, 360);
fill(255);
ellipse(252, 144, 72, 72);
fill(204);
triangle(288, 18, 351, 360, 288, 360);
fill(255);
arc(479, 300, 280, 280, PI, TWO_PI);
}
