This example shows how to use the Graphics
to draw the head of a violin.
The comparable uncompressed .jpg photo image of the violin head was 161KB, .png(24-bit) was 359KB. The Graphics code to render this example is 18KB.
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<div id="#outerframe"> <div id="mygraphiccontainer"></div> </div>
#outerframe { display: inline-block; height: 446px; width: 714px; } #mygraphiccontainer { display: inline-block; top: 100px; width: 614px; top: 15px; left: 34px; position: relative; } .woodgrain{ opacity:0.2; filter:alpha(opacity=20); }
<div id="outerframe"> <div id="mygraphiccontainer"></div> </div> <script> YUI().use('graphics', function (Y) { //create a graphic instance var mygraphic = new Y.Graphic(); mygraphic.render("#mygraphiccontainer"); //draw a background var background = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "rect", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#f00", opacity: 0 }, fill: { type: "radial", stops: [ {color: "#001000", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 1} ] }, width: 614, height: 397, x: 0, y: 0 }); //create a path element to use for the strings var strings = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "path", stroke: { weight: 2, color: "#bbb" } }); //draw strings strings.moveTo(614,199); strings.lineTo(536,181); strings.curveTo(532,178,519,181,515,183); strings.lineTo(465,197); strings.lineTo(487,203); strings.lineTo(515,187); strings.curveTo(519,184,529,182,536,184); strings.lineTo(613,202); strings.end(); //create a path element to use for the fingerboard var finger_board = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "path", stroke: { weight: 1, color: "#f00", opacity: 0 }, fill: { type: "linear", rotation: 140, stops: [ {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 0.2}, {color: "#302420", opacity: 1, offset: 0.8} ] } }); //draw the fingerboard finger_board.moveTo(613,231); finger_board.lineTo(507,204); finger_board.curveTo(506,186,527,183,533,186); finger_board.lineTo(613,205); finger_board.end(); //Highlight for the fingerboard var fingerboard_high = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "path", stroke: { weight: 1, color: "#555", //, dashstyle: [3, 4] opacity: 0.5 } }); fingerboard_high.moveTo(512,199); fingerboard_high.curveTo(517,193,527,190,534,191); fingerboard_high.end(); //Create a path to use for the headstock var head = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "path", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#f00", opacity: 1 //, //dashstyle: [3, 4] }, fill: { type: "linear", rotation: 60, stops: [ {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.8} ] } }); //Draw the headstock head.moveTo(614,278); head.lineTo(553,263); head.curveTo(516,255,503,283,500,300); head.lineTo(496,318); head.curveTo(496,323,488,323,486,318); head.curveTo(405,233,310,332,218,321); head.curveTo(149,320,101,270,99,217); head.curveTo(96,182,120,143,141,132); head.curveTo(162,116,199,116,223,131); head.curveTo(242,140,260,170,253,202); head.curveTo(249,228,230,242,213,246); head.curveTo(214,249,218,257,235,246); head.curveTo(254,233,299,209,324,199); head.curveTo(369,182,428,185,470,195); head.lineTo(505,204); head.lineTo(506,203); head.lineTo(614,231); head.end(); //Outer portion of the spiral on top of the head var outerTopScroll = mygraphic.addShape({ //outter top scroll type: "path", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#00dd00", // , dashstyle: [3, 4] opacity: 1 }, fill: { type: "linear", // rotation: 90, stops: [ {color: "#562A0D", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#68340F", opacity: 1, offset: 1} ] } }); outerTopScroll.moveTo(106,229); outerTopScroll.curveTo(104,190,116,154,144,137); outerTopScroll.curveTo(169,121,214,121,237,150); outerTopScroll.curveTo(251,173,258,209,229,230); outerTopScroll.lineTo(219,227); outerTopScroll.curveTo(219,212,237,170,210,157); outerTopScroll.curveTo(175,134,132,167,146,216); outerTopScroll.curveTo(147,220,152,232,156,234); outerTopScroll.lineTo(105,229); outerTopScroll.end(); //Inner portion of the spiral on top of the head var innerTopScroll = mygraphic.addShape({ // inner top scroll type: "path", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#00dd00", // , dashstyle: [3, 4] opacity: 1 }, fill: { type: "linear", // rotation: 90, stops: [ {color: "#562A0D", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#68340F", opacity: 1, offset: 1} ] } }); innerTopScroll.moveTo(200,200); innerTopScroll.moveTo(160,227); innerTopScroll.curveTo(143,206,142,156,190,156); innerTopScroll.curveTo(236,164,226,215,198,219); innerTopScroll.curveTo(185,220,165,211,178,190); innerTopScroll.curveTo(182,216,210,205,204,188); //Highlight line along the top of the head var base_high = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "path", stroke: { weight: 2, color: "#fff", opacity: 0.1//, dashstyle: [3, 4] } }); base_high.moveTo(503,207); base_high.curveTo(428,188,354,182,292,221); base_high.curveTo(270,233,242,252,217,258); base_high.lineTo(209,254); base_high.end(); //Highlight along the spiral and lower edge of the violin head and neck var headLine = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "path", stroke: { weight: 4, color: "#fff", opacity: 0.1 } }); headLine.moveTo(614,278); headLine.lineTo(553,263); headLine.curveTo(516,255,503,283,500,300); headLine.lineTo(496,318); headLine.curveTo(496,323,488,323,486,318); headLine.curveTo(405,233,310,332,218,321); headLine.curveTo(149,320,101,270,99,217); headLine.curveTo(96,182,120,143,141,132); headLine.curveTo(162,116,199,116,223,131); headLine.curveTo(242,140,260,170,253,202); headLine.curveTo(249,228,230,240,213,244); headLine.moveTo(216,244); headLine.curveTo(180,248,154,236,148,204); headLine.curveTo(143,185,153,157,184,154); headLine.curveTo(209,152,227,171,222,197); headLine.curveTo(219,224,180,229,172,205); headLine.curveTo(167,201,174,186,181,187); headLine.end(); //create an ellipse for the fiddle head dot var fiddleHeadDot = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "ellipse", fill: { color: "#fff", opacity: 0.1 }, stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#000" }, width: 25, height: 25, x: 178, y: 178 }); //shared properties for the shadows var shadowConfig = { type: "path", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#000", opacity: 1 }, fill: { type: "linear", rotation: 60, stops: [ {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#241105", opacity: 1, offset: 0.8} ] } } //Shadow for inner spiral on the top of the head var innerSpiralFiddleHeadShadow = mygraphic.addShape(shadowConfig); // at center of fiddle head innerSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.moveTo(204,188); innerSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.curveTo(207,211,179,206,178,194); innerSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.curveTo(166,215,219,229,204,190); innerSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.end(); //Shadow for middle spiral on the top of the head var middleSpiralFiddleHeadShadow = mygraphic.addShape(shadowConfig); middleSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.moveTo(223,172); middleSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.curveTo(239,224,186,233,173,213); middleSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.curveTo(174,266,257,223,222,171); middleSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.end(); //Shadow for outer spiral on the top of the head var outerSpiralFiddleHeadShadow = mygraphic.addShape(shadowConfig); outerSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.moveTo(148,214); outerSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.curveTo(158,242,186,250,218,246); outerSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.lineTo(221,253); outerSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.curveTo(178,258,154,241,147,214); outerSpiralFiddleHeadShadow.end(); //Shadow beneath the left tuning key var leftTuningKeyShadow = mygraphic.addShape(shadowConfig); leftTuningKeyShadow.moveTo(293,286); leftTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(323,277); leftTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(337,289); leftTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(336,293); leftTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(292,307); leftTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(288,294); leftTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(292,285); leftTuningKeyShadow.end(); //Shadow beneath the right tuning key var rightTuningKeyShadow = mygraphic.addShape(shadowConfig); rightTuningKeyShadow.moveTo(441,260); rightTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(440,276); rightTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(436,283); rightTuningKeyShadow.curveTo(453,286,474,299,492,319); rightTuningKeyShadow.curveTo(497,308,497,299,498,297); rightTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(492,278); rightTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(483,267); rightTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(468,254); rightTuningKeyShadow.lineTo(440,260); rightTuningKeyShadow.end(); //Shadow beneath the left dowel var leftDowelShadow = mygraphic.addShape(shadowConfig); leftDowelShadow.moveTo(230,284); leftDowelShadow.lineTo(251,280); leftDowelShadow.curveTo(257,308,230,301,229,283); leftDowelShadow.end(); //Shadow beneath the right dowel var rightDowelShadow = mygraphic.addShape(shadowConfig); rightDowelShadow.moveTo(377,246); rightDowelShadow.lineTo(399,242); rightDowelShadow.curveTo(402,261,383,263,376,246); rightDowelShadow.end(); //Add transparent gradients for the woodgrain if the browser supports gradient transparency var DOCUMENT = Y.config.doc, canvas = DOCUMENT && DOCUMENT.createElement("canvas"); if(DOCUMENT && (DOCUMENT.implementation.hasFeature("http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/feature#BasicStructure", "1.1") || (canvas && canvas.getContext && canvas.getContext("2d")))) { var headWoodgrain = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "path", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#f00", opacity: 1 }, fill: { type: "linear", rotation: 5, stops: [ {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.03}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.06}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.09}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.12}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.18}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.20}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.23}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.29}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.34}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.36}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.38}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.40}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.45}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.48}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.50}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.52}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.55}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.62}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.68}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.73}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.76}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.78}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.82}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.86}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.90}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 0.94}, {color: "#3B1E09", opacity: 1, offset: 0.96}, {color: "#9B4D17", opacity: 1, offset: 1} ] } }); //Draw the woodgrain headWoodgrain.moveTo(614,278); headWoodgrain.lineTo(553,263); headWoodgrain.curveTo(516,255,503,283,500,300); headWoodgrain.lineTo(496,318); headWoodgrain.curveTo(496,323,488,323,486,318); headWoodgrain.curveTo(405,233,310,332,218,321); headWoodgrain.curveTo(149,320,101,270,99,217); headWoodgrain.curveTo(96,182,120,143,141,132); headWoodgrain.curveTo(162,116,199,116,223,131); headWoodgrain.curveTo(242,140,260,170,253,202); headWoodgrain.curveTo(249,228,230,242,213,246); headWoodgrain.curveTo(214,249,218,257,235,246); headWoodgrain.curveTo(254,233,299,209,324,199); headWoodgrain.curveTo(369,182,428,185,470,195); headWoodgrain.lineTo(505,204); headWoodgrain.lineTo(506,203); headWoodgrain.lineTo(614,231); headWoodgrain.end(); //handle for adding opacity to the whole object. headWoodgrain.addClass('woodgrain'); } //The bushing for the left tuning key var nob_bushing_left = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "ellipse", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#00dd00", opacity: 1 }, fill: { type: "radial", stops: [ {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 0.7}, {color: "#282622", opacity: 1, offset: 0.8}, {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 0.9} ], cx: 0.45, cy: 0.45, fx: 0.9, fy: 0.9, r: 0.6 }, width: 52, height: 52, x: 277, y: 240 }); //The bushing for the right tuning key var nob_bushing_right = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "ellipse", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#00dd00", opacity: 1 }, fill: { type: "radial", stops: [ {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 0.7}, {color: "#282622", opacity: 1, offset: 0.8}, {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 0.9} ], cx: 0.45, cy: 0.45, fx: 0.9, fy: 0.9, r: 0.6 }, width: 52, height: 52, x: 429, y: 217 }); var leftTuningKeySides = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "path", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#00dd00", opacity: 1 }, fill: { type: "radial", stops: [ {color: "#73371F", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#35211B", opacity: 1, offset: 1} ] } }); leftTuningKeySides.moveTo(318,231); leftTuningKeySides.curveTo(333,227,344,237,336,252); leftTuningKeySides.lineTo(335,253); leftTuningKeySides.curveTo(326,267,297,294,286,300); leftTuningKeySides.curveTo(281,305,262,295,266,283); leftTuningKeySides.curveTo(278,266,306,245,313,234); leftTuningKeySides.end(); var rightTuningKeySides = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "path", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#00dd00", opacity: 1 }, fill: { type: "radial", stops: [ {color: "#73371F", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#35211B", opacity: 1, offset: 1} ] } }); rightTuningKeySides.moveTo(476,214); rightTuningKeySides.curveTo(492,206,504,229,494,238); rightTuningKeySides.curveTo(482,247,455,265,432,271); rightTuningKeySides.curveTo(422,275,403,262,420,244); rightTuningKeySides.curveTo(430,235,463,224,476,214); rightTuningKeySides.end(); //Shared attributes for tuning key edges var tuningKeyBevelStyle = { type: "path", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#00dd00", opacity: 1 }, fill: { type: "radial", stops: [ {color: "#DB8C64", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#593123", opacity: 1, offset: 0.5}, {color: "#231610", opacity: 1, offset: 1} ], cx: 0.5, cy: 0.5, fx: 0.3, fy: 0.2, r: 0.5 } }; //bevel for the right side tuning key var leftTuningKeyBevel = mygraphic.addShape(tuningKeyBevelStyle); leftTuningKeyBevel.moveTo(318,236); leftTuningKeyBevel.curveTo(324,219,345,249,336,249); leftTuningKeyBevel.curveTo(316,263,292,286,282,301); leftTuningKeyBevel.curveTo(282,304,264,295,266,285); leftTuningKeyBevel.curveTo(273,279,313,247,317,237); leftTuningKeyBevel.end(); //bevel for the right side tuning key var rightTuningKeyBevel = mygraphic.addShape(tuningKeyBevelStyle); rightTuningKeyBevel.moveTo(477,215); rightTuningKeyBevel.curveTo(495,205,506,240,494,238); rightTuningKeyBevel.curveTo(481,246,443,268,428,272); rightTuningKeyBevel.curveTo(421,274,407,256,417,248); rightTuningKeyBevel.curveTo(413,253,466,234,477,215); rightTuningKeyBevel.end(); //Add an ellipse for the dowel of the left (opposite side) tuning key var nobdowel_left = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "ellipse", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#00dd00", opacity: 1 }, fill: { type: "radial", stops: [ {color: "#8E5B40", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#593123", opacity: 1, offset: 0.3}, {color: "#231610", opacity: 1, offset: 1} ], cx: 0.5, cy: 0.5, fx: 0.3, fy: 0.2, r: 0.5 }, width: 24, height: 24, x: 228, y: 268 }); //Add an ellipse for the dowel of the right (opposite side) tuning key var nobdowel_right = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "ellipse", stroke: { weight: 0, color: "#00dd00", opacity: 1 }, fill: { type: "radial", stops: [ {color: "#8E5B40", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#593123", opacity: 1, offset: 0.3}, {color: "#231610", opacity: 1, offset: 1} ], cx: 0.5, cy: 0.5, fx: 0.3, fy: 0.2, r: 0.5 }, width: 24, height: 24, x: 374, y: 227 }); //Add an ellipse for the black tip of the left tuning key var nob_tip_left = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "ellipse", stroke: { weight: 2, color: "#332017", opacity: 0.8 }, fill: { type: "radial", stops: [ {color: "#808080", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 0.3}, {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 1} ], cx: 0.5, cy: 0.5, fx: 0.3, fy: 0.2, r: 0.5 }, width: 12, height: 12, x: 297, y: 261 }); //Add an ellipse for the black tip of the right tuning key var nob_tip_right = mygraphic.addShape({ type: "ellipse", stroke: { weight: 2, color: "#332017", opacity: 0.8 }, fill: { type: "radial", stops: [ {color: "#808080", opacity: 1, offset: 0}, {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 0.5}, {color: "#000", opacity: 1, offset: 1} ], cx: 0.5, cy: 0.5, fx: 0.3, fy: 0.2, r: 0.5 }, width: 12, height: 12, x: 450, y: 238 }); }); </script>