Android Custom Drawing & Canvas ✏️🎨

Advanced strategies for high-performance, pixel-level custom UI components, data visualization, and creative graphics in Jetpack Compose.

⚡ When to Use

• Custom Charts: Drawing pie, bar, or line charts with precise control.
• Complex UI Elements: Building circular progress bars or custom sliders.
• Graphic Effects: Applying shaders (AGSL), gradients, or masks.
• Dynamic Graphics: Hand-drawn signatures or interactive shapes.
• Particle Systems: Drawing lightweight, dynamic visual effects.

🏗️ Drawing with Canvas

• Rule: Use Modifier.drawBehind { ... } or Canvas(modifier = ...) { ... }.
• Coordinate System: (0,0) is TOP-LEFT.
• Draw Scope: Access built-in methods like drawRect, drawCircle, drawPath.