Creating Animations on the Canvas

So far, the things we’ve drawn have kinda just sat there. That’s about to change with this tutorial. One of the coolest things you can do with the canvas is create animations where our once static pixels move or visually change over a period of time. Getting all of that right requires learning a few more tricks, so grab a cold one (or a hot one) and let’s learn how to animate on the canvas!

Onwards!

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This article is part of the Learning Canvas series. As such, the material skews towards those of you us who are familiar with how the canvas element works. If you are not familiar with the canvas element, I encourage you to read the prior articles or read the more introductory Creating a Simple Animation on a Canvas.