Java 2D tutorial

This is Java 2D tutorial. The Java 2D tutorial is suitable for beginners and intermediate Java programmers.

Table of contents

• Introduction
• Basic drawing
• Shapes and fills
• Transparency
• Composition
• Clipping
• Transformations
• Effects
• Images
• Texts and Fonts
• Hit testing, moving objects
• Tetris

Java 2D

Java 2D is an API for drawing two-dimensional graphics using the Java programming language. Java 2D is a powerful technology. It can be used to create rich user interfaces, games, animations, multimedia applications or various special effects.

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To create GUI applications in Swing, you cab have a look at the Java Swing tutorial. To create Java 2D games, you can have a look at the Java 2D games tutorial.