Chapter 2. Drawing on the Canvas
Using HTML5 Canvas effectively requires a strong foundation in drawing, coloring, and transforming basic two-dimensional shapes. While the selection of built-in shapes is relatively limited, we can draw any shape we desire by using a series of line segments called paths, which we will discuss in the upcoming section Using Paths to Create Lines.
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The HTML5 Canvas API is well covered in many online forms. The W3C site has an exhaustive and constantly updated reference that details the features of the Canvas 2D Drawing API.
However, this online reference lacks concrete examples on using the API. Rather than simply reprinting this entire specification, we will spend our time creating examples to explain and explore as many features as we have space to cover.
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