Fundamentals

Building Your Shader Playground: Setting Up the GLSL Canvas and Creating Basic Visuals

Welcome to our technical series on basic shaders! 🌐 If you're eager to learn how to set up a canvas, create mesmerizing gradients, and bring your visuals to life with animations, you're in the right place. In this series, we'll take you step-by-step through the fundamentals of GLSL shaders, laying the groundwork for your creative coding journey. 🛠️

  • 🖥️ Setting up the canvas: We'll start by guiding you through the process of setting up a WebGL context, your digital canvas where all the shader magic will happen. From creating the HTML structure to initializing WebGL, we've got you covered.

  • 🌈 Creating basic gradients: Next, we'll dive into creating beautiful, smooth gradients. You'll learn how to manipulate colors and coordinates to produce stunning visual transitions that can serve as the foundation for more complex effects.

  • 🎢 Basic animations: Finally, we'll explore the exciting world of animations. By introducing time as a variable, you'll discover how to make your shaders move and evolve, creating dynamic visuals that captivate and engage.

Throughout this series, we'll provide detailed code examples and explanations, ensuring you grasp each concept thoroughly. Whether you're a beginner looking to get started or a seasoned coder seeking to refine your skills, this series will equip you with the knowledge to create impressive shaders from scratch. 🚀

Prepare to transform your coding skills and unlock a new realm of artistic expression. In our first post, we'll begin with setting up your WebGL canvas, so get ready to dive in and start creating! Let's embark on this shader journey together. 🖥️✨🚀

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1 - Welcome to shaders

A welcome to GLSL shaders

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3 - Basic gradients

Basic examples of gradients

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4 - Radial gradients

Basic examples of radial gradients

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5 - Angular gradients

Basic examples of angular gradients