# Help shoot ellipse beginner complete new

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-shoot-ellipse-beginner-complete-new/15121>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [November 1, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-shoot-ellipse-beginner-complete-new/15121 "2019-11-01T16:04:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![FilDomInteractive](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/fildominteractive/32/6678_2.png) [@FilDomInteractive](https://discourse.processing.org/u/FilDomInteractive)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-shoot-ellipse-beginner-complete-new/15121/1 "2019-11-01T16:04:46Z")

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How can I shoot ellipses? Example \> [https://youtu.be/v1kqMxsvElM?t=514](https://youtu.be/v1kqMxsvElM?t=514)

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**Author:** ![Chrisir](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/chrisir/32/45_2.png) [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-shoot-ellipse-beginner-complete-new/15121/2 "2019-11-01T16:26:44Z")

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For example in draw() say

ellipse(eX,eY,5,5);

eX = eX + 5;  
eY = eY + 3;

Before setup say int eX, eY;

Read the first three text tutorials on the website

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**Author:** ![paulgoux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@paulgoux](https://discourse.processing.org/u/paulgoux)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-shoot-ellipse-beginner-complete-new/15121/3 "2019-11-01T16:36:48Z")

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are you looking for something like this?

arrows to move, e to shoot

[https://editor.p5js.org/paulgoux/sketches/0lem09rp-](https://editor.p5js.org/paulgoux/sketches/0lem09rp-)