2D Graphics Programming API

Is there a standard 2D graphics API that is standard for a 2D game engine?

Like this:
http://www.createjs.com/Docs/EaselJS/classes/Graphics.html

I want to be able to draw textures using this style of 2D graphics programming and use them textures in 3D and/or 2D games made in Unity.

What should I look out to go about doing this?

I need functions like:
DrawRect
DrawLine
ForeColor

The standard stuff.

Thanks

 

This is probably the closest thing to what you want: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/82

 

Thanks. It seems to be what I am looking for. If the API is in the ActionScript style I described it does not matter as long as it is effective with doing what I am trying to achieve.

But I am sorry but I am looking for something free.

Thanks and good suggestion

 

I maybe should have mentioned that I am trying to use these functions to draw a texture.

 

Are you a beginner? Because there isn't anything beginner friendly for free as far as I'm aware. you can create texture's at runtime and assign them to sprites etc but it requires knowledge of the Unity API's etc

 

Yes, I am a beginner to Unity (sort of). I am certainty not an advanced Unity user, lets put it that way. What bits of the Unity API should I learn? I have recently been learning some OpenGL but I thought that somebody will have already created a free and simple API that handles the low-level OpenGL for you.

Thanks

 

I have been programming for at least two years. I used to program when I was younger also but I was pretty bad back then (as far as I can remember). Thanks

 

http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/GL.html
http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Texture2D.html
http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Graphics.html

learning those would be a good start. But it all depends on your need? drawing a rectangle, you could just procedurally create a mesh? or for lines unity has a built in LineRenderer component etc

 

Thanks

 

I managed to find this: https://github.com/ProtoTurtle/UnityBitmapDrawing should be a easier way for you to draw stuff.

 

Thanks a ton. Looks exactly like what I was looking for.

It kind of sucks that Unity does not have this built-in but then again it awesome what the community does.

 

How do I access the alpha mask? Thanks