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HTML5 Canvas: From Noob to Ninja - an interactive deep dive

HTML5 Canvas: From Noob to Ninja - an interactive deep dive

Discover HTML5 Canvas essentials, draw shapes, delve into transformations and animations, and explore interactive applications with advanced mouse and keyboard handling. Gain insights into creating dynamic web graphics.

Beginner

113 Lessons

9h

Certificate of Completion

Discover HTML5 Canvas essentials, draw shapes, delve into transformations and animations, and explore interactive applications with advanced mouse and keyboard handling. Gain insights into creating dynamic web graphics.

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Course Overview

Kirupa is an MIT grad who works at Microsoft as Senior Program Manager. He has been tinkering with web technologies since 1998. He works on the Edge browser team where he gets to sink his teeth into the cutting-edge web technologies. HTML5 is taking over the browsers and one of the coolest things in HTML5 is the canvas - the immediate mode drawing surface you have in HTML for bringing pixels to life using JavaScript. It is used to create games, graphs, and animations. This is an extensive course with inte...Show More

Course Content

1.

DOM vs. Canvas

Get familiar with using DOM and Canvas for flexible, memory-efficient web visuals.
DOM vs. Canvas
When to Use Which?
Summary
Further Reading
2.

Getting Started with the Canvas

Unpack the core of utilizing and drawing on the HTML5 canvas with JavaScript.
Getting Started with the Canvas
Meet the Canvas Element
Drawing Things
Conclusion
3.

Drawing Basics / Lines

Work your way through drawing basics, understanding canvas mechanics, and utilizing the canvas API.
Canvas Drawing Basics
How Drawing in the Real World Works
Drawing in the Canvas World
Conclusion
4.

Drawing Curves

Grasp the fundamentals of drawing Beziér curves, including quadratic and cubic variations, on the HTML5 Canvas.
Drawing Beziér Curves on the Canvas
Drawing a Quadratic Beziér Curve
Drawing a Cubic Beziér Curve
Conclusion
5.

Drawing Multiple Things

Solve problems in managing and rendering multiple shapes on the HTML5 canvas.
Drawing Multiple Things
This Seems Simple, No?
Creating an Individual Shape
Draw Order Matters
Conclusion
6.

Drawing Rectangles (and Squares)

3 Lessons

Tackle drawing rectangles and squares on HTML5 canvas, mastering essential methods.
7.

Drawing Triangles

3 Lessons

Piece together the parts of drawing triangles on the HTML5 canvas with JavaScript.
8.

Drawing Circles

4 Lessons

Step through drawing circles on HTML5 Canvas using the arc function for precision.
9.

Modifying How Your Corners Look

3 Lessons

Get started with customizing corners in HTML5 Canvas using the lineJoin property.
10.

Working with Colors

4 Lessons

Examine different methods for adding vibrant colors and gradients to enhance HTML5 Canvas.
11.

Drawing Text

3 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of drawing and customizing text on the HTML5 Canvas.
12.

Drawing Images

6 Lessons

Take a closer look at drawing, displaying, scaling, and slicing images on the HTML5 canvas.
13.

Canvas Transformations

4 Lessons

Simplify complex canvas transformations with methods like translate, scale, and rotate.
14.

Structuring Your Drawing Code

4 Lessons

Master the steps to organize and optimize drawing code for maintainability and reusability.
15.

Animating with requestAnimationFrame

8 Lessons

Learn how to use requestAnimationFrame for optimized and smooth JavaScript animations.
16.

Creating Animations on the Canvas

5 Lessons

Get started with creating dynamic canvas animations using interpolation and JavaScript.
17.

Animating Many Things on the Canvas

3 Lessons

Work your way through animating multiple elements on HTML5 canvas for engaging visuals.
18.

Creating Motion Trails

4 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of creating motion trails to enhance animations' realism and liveliness.
19.

Creating Sprite Animations

5 Lessons

Solve problems in creating smooth sprite animations using sprite sheets on the HTML5 canvas.
20.

Working With the Mouse

4 Lessons

Explore managing mouse events and precise positioning for dynamic HTML5 Canvas interactions.
21.

Follow the Mouse Cursor

3 Lessons

Practice using HTML5 Canvas to create dynamic mouse-tracking effects through interactive animation.
22.

Mouse Follow with Ease

3 Lessons

Break down smooth square mouse-following, deceleration, and crucial canvas interaction details.
23.

Working With the Keyboard

6 Lessons

Walk through handling keyboard interactions, event types, properties, and practical examples.
24.

Moving Shapes Using the Keyboard

8 Lessons

Work your way through moving shapes on the canvas using keyboard interactions effectively.
25.

Resizing the HTML Canvas Element

5 Lessons

Break down the steps to properly resize the HTML canvas for accurate content display.
26.

Detect Whether a Font is Installed

4 Lessons

Verify font installation using Canvas API and JavaScript code examples.

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