Drawing with CSS 

By- Deepak Verma

Consultant UI/UX, Equal Experts

Agenda

2. Pure CSS Images

i. Box model

ii. Common CSS Properties

iii. Basic Geomerty

4. Demo 1 

5. Benefits

6. SVG vs CSS

7. References

1. Why this talk?

3. What we need to know before we start.

Why this talk?

What's my motivation for this talk?

7. References

Why this talk?

Made in SCSS as exemplar for OOCSS, SMACSS & BEM. 

Why this talk?

SCSS code for BATMAN

- Learning and showcasing complex things in a fun way.

- Bring out our artistic side and motivates to explore more.

Why this talk?

It helped me in -

Pure CSS examples

Pure CSS examples

A pen by Wontem

Pure CSS examples

A pen by Julia Muzafarova

Pure CSS examples

A pen by Fabrizio Bianchi

Pure CSS examples

What we need to know before starting

i. Box model

ii. Common CSS Properties

iii. Basic Geomerty

CSS Box Model

(Transparent)

Content

Padding

Border

Margin

CSS Box Model


.container{
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  background: red;
  padding: 20px;
  margin: 50px;
  border: 30px solid blue;
}

.container{
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  background: red;
  padding: 20px;
  margin: 50px;
  border: 30px solid blue;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

Box-sizing

With box-sizing: border-box, padding and border widths are taken out of content widths.

Common CSS Properties

Psudo Elements

:before

:after

Border-radius

Box-shadow

Background

linear-gradient

Radial-gradient

Common CSS Properties

Psudo Elements

:before
:after
div
:before
:after

Common CSS Properties

Psudo Elements

:before

:after

.container:before{
    content:"";
    width:300px;
    height:150px;
    position:absolute;    
    display:block;
    top:50px;
    left:20px;
}
.container:after{
    content:"";
    width:200px;
    height:200px;
    position:absolute;    
    display:block;
    top:10px;
    left:20px;
}

Common CSS Properties

Border-radius

Open codepen


.container{
  width:200px;
  height:200px;
  border:10px solid green;
  margin:0 auto;
  background:yellow;
  border-radius:20px;
}

Common CSS Properties

Box-shadow

.container {
    background-color: yellow;
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    border: 10px solid green;
    border-radius: 50%;
    box-shadow: 15px 15px 5px 10px red;
}
.container {
    background-color: yellow;
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    border: 10px solid green;
    border-radius: 50%;
    box-shadow: 150px 150px 0px -10px red;
}
.container {
    background-color: yellow;
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    border: 10px solid green;
    border-radius: 50%;
    box-shadow: 150px 150px 0px -10px red, 
                150px -150px 0px -20px blue, 
                -150px 150px 0px 10px magenta, 
                -150px -150px 0px -30px cyan;
}

This property that can be exploited!!

X co-ordinate
Y co-ordinate
Blur
Spread
Color

Common CSS Properties


.container {
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    background: 
        linear-gradient(red,yellow);
}

.container {
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    background: 
        linear-gradient(
            to right, 
            red, yellow
        );
}

.container {
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    background: 
        linear-gradient(
            45deg, red, yellow);
}

.container {
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    background: 
        linear-gradient(
            45deg, 
            red 25%,
            yellow 50%, 
            blue 75%, 
            green 100%
        );
}

Background -linear gradient

Common CSS Properties


.container{
height: 100px;
border: 5px solid blue;
    background: 
        linear-gradient(
            to right, 
            red 20%,
            transparent 20%, 
            transparent 40%, 
            green 40%, 
            green 60%, 
            transparent 60%, 
            transparent 80%,
            yellow 80%,
            yellow 100%
           );
}

Background -linear gradient


.container {
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    background: 
        radial-gradient(
            red 30%, 
            yellow 60%, 
            green 100%
        );
}

Common CSS Properties

Background -radial gradient

Common CSS Properties

Background -radial gradient

.container{
    width:200px;
    height:200px;
    border:1px solid #000;
    background: 
        radial-gradient(
          circle at 50px 50px, 
          red 20px,
          transparent 20px, 
          transparent 30px,
          green 30px,
          green 50px,
          transparent 50px),
        radial-gradient(
          circle at center center, 
          blue 20px,
          transparent 20px, 
          transparent 40px,
          pink 40px,
          pink 60px,
          transparent 60px);
}

Basic Geometry

Every thing is a rectangle.

Basic Geometry

Basic Geometry


.container {
    border: 
        100px solid rgba(0, 255, 255, 1);
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    background: red;
}

.container {
    border-top: 
        100px solid rgba(255, 0, 255, 1);
    border-right: 
        100px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);
    border-bottom: 
        100px solid rgba(255, 255, 0, 1);
    border-left: 
        100px solid rgba(0, 255, 255, 1);
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    background: red;
}

.container {
    border-top: 
        100px solid rgba(255, 0, 255, 1);
    border-right: 
        100px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);
    border-bottom: 
        100px solid rgba(255, 255, 0, 1);
    border-left: 
        100px solid rgba(0, 255, 255, 1);
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    background: red;
}

.container {  
    border-top: 
        100px solid rgba(255, 0, 255, 1);
    border-right: 
        100px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
    border-bottom: 
        100px solid rgba(255, 255, 0, 1);
    border-left: 
        100px solid rgba(0, 255, 255, 0);
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    background: transparent;
}

.container {
    border-top: 
        100px solid rgba(255, 0, 255, 1);
    border-right: 
        100px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
    border-bottom: 
        100px solid rgba(255, 255, 0, 0);
    border-left: 
        100px solid rgba(0, 255, 255, 0);
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    background: transparent;
}

Transform

Basic Geometry

View on codepen

Demo 1

Star Wars BB-8

We will make it with one div

Demo1 - BB-8

Demo1 - BB-8


.bb-8{    
    width: 150px;
    height: 100px;
    background: #fff;
    margin: 100px auto;
}

.bb-8{    
    width: 150px;
    height: 100px;
    background: #fff;
    margin: 100px auto;
    background:
        linear-gradient(
            to bottom, 
            white 7px, 
            #ccc 7px, 
            #aaa 15px, 
            white 15px, 
            white 18px, 
            #ffa500 18px, 
            #ffa500 24px,         
            transparent 24px, 
            transparent 80px, 
            #ffa500 80px, 
            #ffa500 93px, 
            #aaa 93px);
}

.bb-8{    
    width: 150px;
    height: 100px;
    background: #fff;
    margin: 100px auto;
    background:
        radial-gradient(
            circle at 105px 60px, 
            #555 5px, 
            trans 6px), 
         radial-gradient(
            circle at 105px 60px, 
            white 7px, 
            trans 8px), 
         radial-gradient(
            circle at 105px 60px, 
            #555 10px, 
            trans 11px),
         radial-gradient(
            circle at 65px 35px, 
            #fff 3px, 
            trans 3px), 
         radial-gradient(
            circle at 60px 40px, 
            #333 12px, 
            trans 13px),
         radial-gradient(
            circle at 60px 40px, 
            #555 16px, 
            trans 17px),
     linear-gradient( to bottom..., 
}

Demo1 - BB-8


.bb-8{    
    width: 150px;
    height: 100px;
    background: #fff;
    margin: 100px auto;
    background:
     linear-gradient(to bottom...,
     radial-gradient(circle at...
     ...
     radial-gradient(circle at...
     border-radius: 50%/60px;   
}

.bb-8{    
    width: 150px;
    height: 100px;
    background: #fff;
    margin: 100px auto;
    background:
     linear-gradient( to bottom...,
     radial-gradient(circle at...
     ...
     radial-gradient(circle at...
     border-radius: 50%/60px;  
     border-bottom-right-radius: 
                            50px 10px;
     border-bottom-left-radius: 
                            50px 10px;
}

.bb-8{    
    width: 150px;
    height: 100px;
    background: #fff;
    margin: 100px auto;
    background:
     linear-gradient( to bottom...,
     radial-gradient(circle at...
     ...
     radial-gradient(circle at...
     border-radius: 50%/60px;  
     border-bottom-right-radius: 
                            50px 10px;
     border-bottom-left-radius: 
                            50px 10px; 
     border-bottom: 8px solid #ccc;
     box-shadow: 
            inset -5px -2px 20px 0px 
                  rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

Demo1 - BB-8


.bb-8{
    ...
}
.bb8:before, .bb8:after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    width: 280px;
    height: 280px;
    margin-top: 101px;
    z-index: -1;
    margin-left: -65px;
}
&:before{
    background-color: #fff;
}
.bb-8{
    ...
}
.bb8:before, .bb8:after {
    ...
}
&:before{
    background-color: #fff;
    background:
      linear-gradient(
        45deg, 
        transparent 190px,
        #ffa500 190px, 
        #ffa500 210px,
        transparent 210px),
      linear-gradient(
        -45deg, 
        transparent 190px, 
        #ffa500 190px, 
        #ffa500 210px,
        transparent 210px);
}
.bb-8{
    ...
}
.bb8:before, .bb8:after {
    ...
}
&:before{
    background-color: #fff;
    background:
      radial-gradient(
          circle at center center,
          transparent 60px, 
          #ffa500 60px, 
          #ffa500 80px, 
          #fff 80px, 
          #fff 100px),
      radial-gradient(circle...);
      linear-gradient(45deg...),
      linear-gradient(-45deg...),
      
}

Demo1 - BB-8

.bb8:before, .bb8:after {
    ...
}
&:before{
    background-color: #fff;
    background:
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse at top right, 
        #ffa500 85px, 
        transparent 85px), 
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse at bottom right, 
        #ffa500 85px, 
        transparent 85px), 
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse at top left, 
        #ffa500 85px, 
        transparent 85px),
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse at bottom left, 
        #ffa500 85px, 
        transparent 85px), 
      radial-gradient(circle...), 
      radial-gradient(circle...),
      linear-gradient(45deg...),
      linear-gradient(-45deg...),
      
}
.bb8:before, .bb8:after {
    ...
}
&:before{
    background-color: #fff;
    background:
      radial-gradient(
        circle at center center, 
        #aaa 40px, 
        transparent 40px),
      radial-gradient(circle...);
      linear-gradient(45deg...),
      linear-gradient(-45deg...),
      
}
.bb8:before, .bb8:after {
    ...
}
&:before{
    background-color: #fff;
    background:
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse at top right, 
        #fff 65px, 
        transparent 65px), 
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse at bottom right, 
        #fff 65px, 
        transparent 65px), 
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse at top left, 
        #fff 65px, 
        transparent 65px), 
      radial-gradient(
        ellipse at bottom left, 
        #fff 65px, 
        transparent 65px),
      radial-gradient(ellipse...), 
      radial-gradient(ellipse...),
      radial-gradient(ellipse...),
      radial-gradient(ellipse...),
      radial-gradient(circle...), 
      radial-gradient(circle...),
      linear-gradient(45deg...),
      linear-gradient(-45deg...),
      
}

Demo1 - BB-8

.bb8:before, .bb8:after {
    ...
    border-radius: 50%;
}
&:before{
    background-color: #fff;
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse...), 
      radial-gradient(ellipse...),
      radial-gradient(ellipse...),
      radial-gradient(ellipse...),
      radial-gradient(ellipse...), 
      radial-gradient(ellipse...),
      radial-gradient(ellipse...),
      radial-gradient(ellipse...),
      radial-gradient(circle...), 
      radial-gradient(circle...),
      linear-gradient(45deg...),
      linear-gradient(-45deg...);
      
}
.bb8:before, .bb8:after {
    ...
    border-radius: 50%;
}
&:before{
    ...
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse...), 
      ...
      linear-gradient(-45deg...);     
}
&:after{
    background-image: 
      linear-gradient(
      to bottom, 
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) 15px,
      transparent 20px
    );
    box-shadow: 
          inset 0 -20px 
          30px 30px
          rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

Demo1 - BB-8

Open CodePen

.bb8:before, .bb8:after {
    ...
    border-radius: 50%;
}
&:before{
    background
      ...
      linear-gradient(-45deg...);
     
    animation: spin 2s infinite linear;
}
@keyframes spin {
    0% {
        transform: rotate(0)
    }
    100% {
        transform: rotate(-360deg)
    }
}
&:after{
    background-image: 
        linear-gradient(...);
    box-shadow: 
        inset 0 -20px 
        30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

Benefits

Exploration

High fidelity prototypes

Makes learning fun

SVG vs CSS

Use SVG for web graphics and icons

References

https://codepen.io/deepakverma05/pen/ERQqbe

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/border-radius

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/box-shadow

https://www.w3.org/TR/css3-images/

https://a.singlediv.com/

https://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/15-inspiring-examples-of-css-animation-on-codepen--cms-23937

https://codepen.io/tag/pure-css/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo69d609fnk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7VUhEdM2aY

Thank You!

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