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Learning HTML Canvas

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Want to create rich and immersive web experiences with HTML and JavaScript? Learn how to use the Canvas element to build 2D graphics and animations right on screen.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Graphics programming with JavaScript
  • What you should know
1. Overview of Canvas
  • Interesting canvas examples
  • The canvas element
  • The canvas drawing context
2. Basic Canvas Drawing Techniques
  • Colors and styles
  • Rectangles
  • Lines
  • The canvas state
  • Arcs
  • Paths
  • Bezier and quadratic curves
  • Drawing text
3. Complex Canvas Drawing
  • Drawing shadows
  • Using patterns
  • Using gradients
  • Images and video
  • Clipping paths
4. Advanced Drawing APIs
  • Using translate
  • Using scaling
  • Using rotation
  • Custom transformations
  • Compositing and globalAlpha
  • Compositing and globalAlpha example
  • Manipulating raw pixels
5. Practical Examples
  • Building an image slideshow
  • Using smooth transitions
  • Basic animation
  • Double-buffered animation
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Joe Marini

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