# Drawing SpriteKit Content in a View Display visual content using SpriteKit. ## Discussion Display SpriteKit content on the screen by configuring a SpriteKit renderer, its scene, and the visual objects you lay out on top of the scene. SpriteKit provides objects that are designed specifically for various types of content (see [Nodes for Scene Building](/documentation/SpriteKit/nodes-for-scene-building)), but for simplicity, this article displays an image in a view. > Note: > There are other ways to draw SpriteKit content besides using a view. See for options.  Because the code in this article sets up a view, you put the lines from each of the following code listings into a view controller’s function. ### Create the Scene Everything displayed with SpriteKit is done through a scene object, which is an instance of [`SKScene`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKScene). Use the following code to set up a basic scene: ```swift let scene = SKScene(size: skView.bounds.size) // Set the scene coordinates (0, 0) to the center of the screen. scene.anchorPoint = CGPoint(x: 0.5, y: 0.5) ``` When you pass the `size` of the view’s `bounds` to the scene initializer, you size the scene to the view’s size. When you set the scene’s [`anchorPoint`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKScene/anchorPoint) to `(0.5, 0.5)`, you determine that the coordinates (0, 0) map to the center of the view. For further discussion about how setting the `anchorPoint` changes an object’s position in the view, see [Using the Anchor Point to Move the Sprite’s Frame](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/GraphicsAnimation/Conceptual/SpriteKit_PG/Sprites/Sprites.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40013043-CH9-SW36). ### Lay Out Visual Content on Top of the Scene You use node objects to display graphics in a SpriteKit view. SpriteKit provides different nodes depending on the content (see Nodes that Draw in [Nodes for Scene Building](/documentation/SpriteKit/nodes-for-scene-building)). In this case, use an [`SKSpriteNode`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKSpriteNode) to display an image in the view: ```swift let image = SKSpriteNode(imageNamed: "myImage.png") // Add the image to the scene. scene.addChild(image) ``` The functions to lay out content in a scene are covered in more detail in [Accessing and Modifying the Node Tree](/documentation/SpriteKit/accessing-and-modifying-the-node-tree). ### Present the Scene Inside a View After you set up the scene, you display it in the view by calling [`presentScene(_:)`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKView/presentScene(_:)): ```swift if let skView = self.view as? SKView { skView.presentScene(scene) } ``` Because the code in this article sets up a view, you add it to your view controller’s function. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)