Question

Step 1: The bottom

In this challenge, you'll draw a snowman using the ellipse() command.

Start off by making a circle, for the bottom of the snowman, with an ellipse() command. This should be the first ellipse() command in your program.

We've suggested some good values for the ellipse() command in the hint code, but you can change those numbers around, as long as the bottom of your snowman is a circle near the bottom of the canvas and it's not too small!

Answer 1

The ellipse() command to draw a snowman is shown below

Python

# Create a canvas 400x400 pixels

canvas = Canvas(width=400, height=400)

# Draw the snowman's bottom

canvas.create_oval(200, 320, 180, 180, fill='white')

What is the ellipse() command?

The first line of code, canvas = Canvas(width=400, height=400), creates a canvas object. A canvas is a drawing area where you can draw shapes and lines. The width and height parameters specify the width and height of the canvas in pixels.

Based on the above, the second line of code, canvas.create_oval(200, 320, 180, 180, fill='white'), draws an oval on the canvas. The create_oval() method takes five parameters: