diff --git a/src/Javis.jl b/src/Javis.jl
index d95cf82f5..f9b595933 100644
--- a/src/Javis.jl
+++ b/src/Javis.jl
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ include("structs/Object.jl")
 include("structs/Transitions.jl")
 include("structs/Action.jl")
 
-
 """
     Line
 
@@ -97,10 +96,12 @@ include("luxor_overrides.jl")
 include("backgrounds.jl")
 include("svg2luxor.jl")
 include("morphs.jl")
+include("structs/Creations.jl")
 include("action_animations.jl")
 include("javis_viewer.jl")
 include("latex.jl")
 include("object_values.jl")
+include("shorthands.jl")
 
 """
     projection(p::Point, l::Line)
@@ -414,6 +415,7 @@ const LUXOR_DONT_EXPORT = [
     :get_fontsize,
     :scale,
     :text,
+    :Circle
 ]
 
 # Export each function from Luxor
diff --git a/src/action_animations.jl b/src/action_animations.jl
index f297ffa2c..420b80fe7 100644
--- a/src/action_animations.jl
+++ b/src/action_animations.jl
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ function _appear(video, object, action, rel_frame, symbol::Val{:draw_text})
     object.opts[:draw_text_t] = t
 end
 
+function _appear(video, object, action, rel_frame, symbol::Val{:draw})
+    t = get_interpolation(action, rel_frame)
+    show_creation(object.metadata[1]["shapetype"], object, action, t)
+end
+
 """
     disappear(s::Symbol)
 
diff --git a/src/shorthands.jl b/src/shorthands.jl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4449fe83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shorthands.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+abstract type Circle end
+
+function _Lineobj(p1, p2, color)
+    sethue(color)
+    line(p1, p2,:stroke)
+    return
+end
+
+function Lineobj(p1, p2; color="black")
+    push!(CURRENT_OBJECT_META, Dict("shapetype"=>Line, "initial_pos" => p1, "final_pos" => p2))
+    return (args...) -> _Lineobj(p1, p2, color)
+end
+
+Lineobj(p2) = Lineobj(O, p2)
+
+function _Circle(center, radius, color, action)
+    sethue(color)
+    circle(center, radius, action)
+    return
+end
+
+function Circle(center::Point, radius::Real; color="black", action=:fill) 
+    push!(CURRENT_OBJECT_META, Dict("shapetype"=>Circle, "center" => center, "radius" => radius, "current_angle" => 0.0))
+    return (args...) -> _Circle(center, radius, color, action)
+end
+
+Circle(center_x::Real, center_y::Real, radius::Real; color="black", action=:fill) = Circle(Point(center_x, center_y), radius, color, action)
+Circle(p1::Real, p2::Real; color="black", action=:fill) = Circle(midpoint(p1, p2), distance(pt1, pt2)/2, color, action)
+
+#==================#
+
+# macros are difficult to generalize with all the different parameters taken by luxor methods
+
+# macro shapetoobj(name::String, frames, start_pos, func)# todo have some defualt arguments here....defaults in the macro call
+#     expr = quote
+#         function ($(Symbol(name)))(frames=$frames, start_pos=$start_pos, func=$func)
+#             return Object(frames, (args...)->func, start_pos)
+#         end
+#     end
+#     return esc(expr)
+# end
+# @shapetoobj "JCircle" 1:15 O begin
+#     circle()
+# end
+
+# function Circle(frames::UnitRange=1:15, center::Point=O, radius::Real=40, action::Symbol=:stroke, color::String="black")
+#     function func(color, center, radius, action)
+#         sethue(color)
+#         circle(center, radius ,action)
+#     end
+#     return Object(frames, (args...)->func(color, center, radius, action))    
+# end
+
+# function Circle(frames::UnitRange=1:15, center_x::Float64=0, center_y::Float64=0, radius::Float64=40, action::Symbol=:stroke, color::String="black")
+#     Circle(frames, Point(center_x, center_y), radius, action, color)
+# end
+
+# function Circle(frames::UnitRange=1:15, p1::Point=Point(20, 0), p2::Point=Point(-20, 0), p3::Point=Point(0, 20), action::Symbol=:stroke, color::String="black")
+#     sethue(color)
+#     return Object(frames, (args...)->circle(p1, p2, p3,action))
+# end
+
+# function Circle(frames::UnitRange=1:15, p1::Point=Point(20, 0), p2::Point=Point(-20, 0), action::Symbol=:stroke, color::String="black")
+#     sethue(color)
+#     return Object(frames, (args...)->circle(p1, p2, action))
+# end
+
+# function shift!(obj::Object, frames::UnitRange=obj.frames, fp::Union{Object,Point}=O, tp::Union{Object,Point}=O, easing=nothing)
+#     if easing !== nothing
+#         act!(obj, Action(frames, easing, anim_translate(fp, tp)))
+#     else
+#         act!(obj, Action(frames, anim_translate(fp, tp)))
+#     end
+# end
+
+# function shift!(obj::Object, fp::Union{Object,Point}=O, tp::Union{Object,Point}=O, easing=nothing)
+#     act!(obj, Action(anim_translate(fp, tp)))
+# end
+
+# function shift!(obj::Object, frames::UnitRange=obj.frames, fp::Union{Object,Point}=O, tp::Union{Object,Point}=O, easing=nothing)
+#     act!(obj, Action(frames, anim_translate(fp, tp)))
+# end
+
+
diff --git a/src/structs/Creations.jl b/src/structs/Creations.jl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6616a382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/structs/Creations.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# to get a flash traversing the path...pass the last position instead of initial
+
+function show_creation(::Type{Line}, obj::Object, action, t)
+    metadata = obj.metadata[1]
+    initial_pos = metadata["initial_pos"]
+    final_pos =  metadata["final_pos"]
+    if t == 1
+        restore_object(t, obj, action)
+    else
+        obj.current_setting.mul_opacity = 0
+        new_pos = initial_pos + t * (final_pos - initial_pos)
+        line(initial_pos, new_pos,:stroke)
+    end
+end
+
+function show_creation(::Type{Circle}, obj::Object, action, t)
+    metadata = obj.metadata[1]
+    center = metadata["center"]
+    radius =  metadata["radius"]
+
+    if t == 1
+        restore_object(t, obj, action)
+    else
+        current_angle = metadata["current_angle"]
+        obj.current_setting.mul_opacity = 0
+        new_angle = t * 6
+        pie(center, radius+10, 0, new_angle, :clip)
+        circle(center, radius, :stroke)
+        obj.metadata[1]["current_angle"] = new_angle
+    end
+end
+
+function restore_object(t, obj, action)
+    obj.current_setting.mul_opacity = t
+    action.keep = false
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/structs/Object.jl b/src/structs/Object.jl
index fa96a5b44..4c13755b3 100644
--- a/src/structs/Object.jl
+++ b/src/structs/Object.jl
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct Object <: AbstractObject
     opts::Dict{Symbol,Any}
     change_keywords::Dict{Symbol,Any}
     result::Vector
+    metadata::Vector
 end
 
 """
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ The current object can be accessed using CURRENT_OBJECT[1]
 """
 
 const CURRENT_OBJECT = Array{Object,1}()
+const CURRENT_OBJECT_META = Array{Any,1}()
 
 Object(func::Function, args...; kwargs...) = Object(:same, func, args...; kwargs...)
 
@@ -80,6 +82,12 @@ function Object(frames, func::Function, start_pos::Union{Object,Point}; kwargs..
         CURRENT_VIDEO[1].background_frames =
             union(CURRENT_VIDEO[1].background_frames, frames)
     end
+
+    if !isempty(CURRENT_OBJECT_META)
+        metadata = CURRENT_OBJECT_META[1]
+    else
+        metadata = nothing
+    end
     object = Object(
         frames,
         func,
@@ -89,7 +97,9 @@ function Object(frames, func::Function, start_pos::Union{Object,Point}; kwargs..
         opts,
         Dict{Symbol,Any}(),
         Any[nothing],
+        Any[metadata],
     )
+    empty!(CURRENT_OBJECT_META)
     push!(CURRENT_VIDEO[1].objects, object)
     return object
 end