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{{obsolete feature|Set Pen () to () (block)}}
{{block
|name = Set Pen Color to ()
|image = set pen color to ()
|category = [[Pen Extension|Pen]]
|type = [[Stack Block|Stack]]
|removed = 3.0
|sb      = 2.0
}}
The '''Set Pen Color to ()''' [[Blocks|block]] is a [[Pen Blocks|Pen block]] and [[Stack Blocks|stack block]]. The [[blocks|block]] sets the [[Pen Color (value)|pen's color]] to the hue chosen with the argument. A 200 pen color value is the same color as a 0 pen color value; in other words, if you change the pen color by 200, the color still looks the same. In [[Scratch 3.0]], this block was replaced by {{b|Set Pen () to ()}}.

[[File:Pen color.png|thumb|All of the possible colors accessible with the Set Pen Color to () block (without changing [[Pen Shade|the shade.]])]]

== Example Uses ==
As this block can change the pen's color, it is mainly used when the pen is drawing something and a different color is desired.

Some common uses for the Set Pen Color to () block are:

* Choosing the chosen color in paint projects

<scratchblocks version="2.0">
set pen color to (13)
repeat until <not <mouse down?>>
    go to [mouse-pointer v]
end
</scratchblocks>

* Choosing a random color

<scratchblocks version="2.0">
set pen color to (pick random (0) to (200))
</scratchblocks>

== Workaround ==
This block's effect can still be accessed with the following workaround:

<sb>
set pen (color v) to (color) // The color needed.
</sb>
{{note|When a project made in [[Scratch 2.0]] or [[Scratch 1.x]] is uploaded into [[Scratch 3.0]], this block is automatically replaced with the workaround above.}}

== See Also ==
* [[Set Pen Color to () (color input block)]]
* [[Change Pen Color by () (block)]]
* [[Creating a Color Palette]]
* [[Pen Color (value)]]

{{Pen Blocks}}
{{Removed Blocks}}
[[Category:Pen Extension]][[Category:Stack Blocks]]
[[de:Setze Stiftfarbe auf () (Block)]]
[[ru:Установить цвет пера ()]]