Embark on a comprehensive 5-hour video course designed to introduce beginners to the world of creative coding using Processing. Learn essential programming concepts while exploring artistic expression through code. Start with the basics of drawing shapes and understanding color, then progress to more advanced topics like variables, conditionals, loops, arrays, functions, and object-oriented programming. Gain hands-on experience with interactive elements, random number generation, and creating animations. Conclude the course by applying your new skills to a fun confetti project. No prior coding experience required – simply bring your curiosity and creativity to unlock the potential of computational art and design.
Overview
Syllabus
⭐️ INTRODUCTION ⭐️
How to Download Processing
⭐️ DRAWING WITH CODE ⭐️
Shapes
The Processing Reference
Saving Your Code
Code Comments
Errors
Stroke Weight
RGB color
Bits and Bytes
Color Modes
Alpha Transparency
⭐️ FLOW ⭐️
Setup and Draw
mouseX and mouseY
mousePressed
⭐️ VARIABLES ⭐️
Creating Your Own
Incrementation Operations
Random Numbers
⭐️ CONDITIONALS ⭐️
The "IF" Statement
"ELSE"
Logical Operators
The Bouncing Ball
Boolean Variables
⭐️ LOOPS ⭐️
The While Loop
Variable Scope
The For Loop
Nested Loops
⭐️ ARRAYS ⭐️
Indexing
Iteration
⭐️ FUNCTIONS ⭐️
Defining Your Own
Modularity
Reusability
Return Types
⭐️ CLASSES AND OBJECTS ⭐️
Constructor Arguments
Arrays of Objects
Enhanced Loop
⭐️ CONFETTI PROJECT ⭐️
⭐️ CONCLUSION ⭐️
Taught by
The Coding Train
