Canvases, Scenes & Layers

In this section we're taking a closer look at canvases, and how they act as containers for scenes and layers.

Relationship Between Canvases, Scenes & Layers

The way canvases, scenes and layers fit together can be summarized as follows:

Canvases are containers for Scenes which are containers for Layers.

The Essential Process

With that relationship summary in mind, we can see how the process of creating animations with Scrolly Telling is essentially:

1. Create a canvas.
2. Add scenes to that canvas.
3. Add layers to those scenes.