# How to not redraw background

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-not-redraw-background/1748>\
**Category:** Arcade\
**Created:** [April 19, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-not-redraw-background/1748 "2020-04-19T13:06:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jsea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a5b964/32.png) [@jsea](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jsea)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-not-redraw-background/1748/1 "2020-04-19T13:06:59Z")

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Hi!  
In processing there’s a setup function, which draws everything once, and an update function which redraws everything.  
Is there something like this in arcade?  
thx!

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**Author:** ![jsea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a5b964/32.png) [@jsea](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jsea)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-not-redraw-background/1748/2 "2020-04-19T13:13:46Z")

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disregard - i didn’t see create image!