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Creating Motion Trails

Explore how to implement motion trails in HTML5 Canvas to enhance animation realism. This lesson teaches you to use JavaScript techniques that leave fading trails behind moving objects, mimicking natural motion effects like comet tails, to create dynamic and lively visuals.

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Have you ever seen a comet or a meteor streaking across the sky? It looks something like this:

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From looking at this picture (of the Hyakutake Comet) can you tell what direction the comet is moving ...