Art From Code [2008-2024]

Prints

Sep 9, 2008
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I plan to start doing prints of some of the images here and offering them for sale. This involves making higher resolution versions. With Flash 10 I am able to do over 4000×4000 pixel bitmaps natively, and a lot bigger if I start tiling, not to mention save them natively. I’ve got some test prints going now and should have them in hand in the next day or two. At 300 dpi, 4000 pixels should be good for 13-14 inches. I’m pushing it up to 24 inches – still over 150 dpi, which is what people say is minimum for print. If that looks like crap, I’ll have to tile.

Inverted Blend Balls

Sep 9, 2008
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What if…

…we inverted the gradient and used a “darken” blend mode instead?

(see yesterday’s image for reference)

Blend Balls

Sep 8, 2008
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Not sure what else to call them. It’s the old trick of layering a black/white radial gradient with “lighten” blend mode. Some color thrown in for fun.

Spirals

Sep 7, 2008
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Could have milked 10 days of content out of this, but I’ll dump it on you all at once. 🙂

Computers and the Imagination

Sep 6, 2008
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Get this book:

Computers and the Imagination: Visual Adventures Beyond the Edge

by Clifford Pickover

It’s a tough book to describe. All kinds of math, physics, fractal, science, computer related stuff in there. Pretty stream of consciousness. Some sample BASIC programs for some of the images. Discussions of off the wall topics. Some chapters consist of a single page presenting an odd idea. Others get into really complex formulas. But flip through it and you’re sure to have something click in your head. Several of the pieces here are based on, or inspired by stuff from this book. And a lot more in store.