Is it possible to draw a transparent canvas over WebGL content?

Question

I am used to Flash where I can combine the old 2D API over Stage3D (OpenGL).

Now I would like to use EaselJS which is very similar to the Flash 2D A

Answer 1

A WebGL canvas is just a canvas which is like any other HTML element. You can stack as many as you like (up to browser set limits or memory)

Here's 5 layers.

1. A bottom div
2. A webgl canvas
3. A middle div
4. A 2d canvas
5. A top div

var gl = document.querySelector("#l1").getContext("webgl");
gl.enable(gl.SCISSOR_TEST);
gl.scissor(100, 50, 100, 90);
gl.clearColor(0, 0.25, 0, 0.25);
gl.clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);

var ctx = document.querySelector("#l3").getContext("2d");
ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(255,0,255,0.25)";
ctx.font = "55px san-serif";
ctx.textAlign = "center";
ctx.fillText("layer 3", 150, 50);

#l0, #l1, #l2, #l3, #l4 {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  width: 300px;
  height: 150px;
  border: 1px solid black;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: bold;
}

#l0 {
  color: rgba(255,0,0,0.25);  
  font-size: 70px;
}

#l2 {
  color: rgba(0,255,0,0.25);
  font-size: 60px;
}

#l4 {
  color: rgba(0,0,255,0.25);
  font-size: 50px;
}

<div id="l0">layer 0</div>
<canvas id="l1"></canvas>
<div id="l2">layer 2</div>
<canvas id="l3"></canvas>
<div id="l4">layer 4</div>

Here's an article that draws text into a 2d canvas layered on top of a webgl canvas.