love.graphics() is confusing :/

[Darkhalo45]

I can't quit understand how the love.graphics works. What I mean is, for example, in love.graphics.setColor() you don't define which object you want the color to change. Same goes for most of other love.graphics commands. How do you know which object's color is going to change?

[slime]

The set* functions generally affect everything that's drawn after they're called. So to change the color of something, call love.graphics.setColor and then draw the thing directly after.

[s-ol]

The set* functions generally affect everything that's drawn after they're called. So to change the color of something, call love.graphics.setColor and then draw the thing directly after.

it should be noted that while usually you mean the object directly after, the setting persists indefinetely and until it is overriden by another .setColor() or restored by a .push("all")/.pop().