# Drawing lines and what not

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-lines-and-what-not/33750>\
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**Created:** [October 23, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-lines-and-what-not/33750 "2003-10-23T02:15:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![zachwlewis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/zachwlewis/32/350_2.png) [@zachwlewis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zachwlewis)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-lines-and-what-not/33750/1 "2003-10-23T02:15:19Z")

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How can you make a paint-like Flash where you can “draw” with the lines?  
Like, click, drag, it makes a line.  
Any thoughts?:battery:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-lines-and-what-not/33750/2 "2003-10-23T02:40:48Z")

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For Flash 5 this isn’t the easiest thing in the world (Flash MX introduced the Drawing API, which makes it easier)

These may help…

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/drawingboard\_flash5.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/drawingboard_flash5.htm)

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/drawingboard\_flash52.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/drawingboard_flash52.htm)