Create code art, visualizations, and interactive applications with computer language and a powerful yet simple programming environment Learn how to code 2D and 3D animation, pixel-level imaging, motion effects, and physics simulations Get creative and fun approach to learning creative computer programming If you are interested in. to create cutting-edge art and code-based animation, you've come to the right place! Processing (available at www.processing.org) is a revolutionary open source programming language and environment designed to bridge the gap between programming and art, which enables non-programmers to learn the fundamentals of programming as easy as possible, and empowering anyone to produce beautiful creations with using math patterns. You will learn: The fundamentals of creative computer programming from procedural programming to object-oriented programming, to pure Java programming mode virtually draw, paint, and sculpt using computer code and clearly explained mathematical concepts of 2D and 3D programming techniques, motion? design, and cool graphics effects How to code your own pixel effect level imagery, such as image contrast, color saturation, custom gradients and more advanced animation techniques, including realistic physics and artificial life simulation Summary of Contents PART ONE: THEORY OF PROCESSING AND COMPUTATIONAL ART Chapter 1: Art Code Chapter 2: Creative Coding Chapter 3: Code Grammar 101 Chapter 4: Computer Graphics, the Fun, Easy Way Chapter 5: Processing Environment PART TWO: PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE Chapter 6: Lines Chapter 7: Curves Chapter 8: Chapter Programming Object-Oriented 9: Forms Chapter 10: Color and Imaging Chapter 11: Motion Chapter 12: Interactivity Chapter 13: 3D Chapter 14: 3D Rendering in Java Mode PART THREE: REFERENCE Appendix A: Appendix B Processing Language API: Mathematics Reference Appendix C: Integrating Processing in Java