Pixel Effects with JavaScript and HTML Canvas - Tutorial

Overview

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Dive into an engaging tutorial on implementing pixel effects using JavaScript and HTML Canvas. Starting with beginner-friendly projects, learn to analyze image pixel data, create color shifts, and convert images to grayscale. Progress to advanced animations, crafting smoke, rainbow, fire, and liquid filter effects from scratch. Explore particle systems, pixel flow effects, and interactive particle text. Master techniques like HTML canvas gradients, filters, particle physics, and mouse interactions. Create eye-catching animated logos, headers, or practice fundamental JavaScript coding through fun, hands-on examples. Access provided code samples and follow along with step-by-step guidance through multiple projects, from basic image manipulation to complex particle animations.

Syllabus

Intro.
Project 1 INTRODUCTION to pixel manipulation for beginners.
How to bring image into HTML canvas project.
How to analyze image for pixel data.
How to turn image into grayscale.
Project 2 BLACK AND WHITE PIXEL RAIN using image data.
Particle system using JavaScript classes.
Connect particle movement to pixel data.
Project 3 PIXEL FLOW EFFECTS.
HTML canvas gradients, filters and other experiments.
Project 4 INTERACTIVE PARTICLE TEXT.
Creating particles.
Particle physics and mouse interactions.
How to shape particles as letters.
Constellations effect from particles.js with vanilla JavaScript.