Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Watch this tutorial to learn how to draw anything into sprites, how to use push context and lock focus, and how to extend sprites into their own subclass. I also go over a simple example of using sprites for a healthbar.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Why Sprites?
1:00 - Overriding Draw Callback
2:45 - Draw to Sprite with Push Context
3:59 - Extending Sprite into a Subclass
6:00 - Healthbar Example

Source Code for Healthbar Example: github.com/SquidGodDev/PlaydateSDKSpriteDrawing

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