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Layers upon layers upon layers.

I still like the basic idea here, but I couldn't make it work on multiple levels (how ironic).

I spent several hours trying to understand how color compositing works in general and in #qt in particular. I kind of got something fragile sort-of working.

When I gave up on Making It Perfect, I realized that looping a blizzard is unlikely to work.

Welp. This is a #learning #python #pyqtgraph project anyway and that goal was accomplished.

#genuary2025 #genuary2

2/2
It's a bit much to draw all 1,000,000 cubes in each frame, especially with a color calculated and assigned to each one, so I set it to draw one layer at a time, which fits with the #Genuary2 prompt, too. I enjoyed watching it draw up gradually, and wished there was a way to view the internal layers. So I set it to draw sets of layers to a set of buffers, which can be split apart in different groups via some interaction design that I am rather proud of.

#CreativeCoding #Genuary

Here the cube from the previous post is split in half and separated, showing a view of the inside. This can be done quickly and smoothly even on a phone because it's not redrawing the cubes, it's only drawing the image buffers to the screen.

this is the same set of image buffers as before, but they have been separated into four groups and spaced a bit wider to fill the frame.

Eight groups! Of course, 100 doesn't evenly divide into 8, so some will have 12 layers of cubes, and some will have 13.

And even sixteen! That's the total number that I drew to. There could be more, but you can see that with just a handful of layers of cubes per buffer, they appear much less opaque. a single layer is just too transparent, so the opacity would need to be set higher, and then it wouldn't look as cool overall.

Submitted my tax return! So here's a quick Genuary sketch to celebrate. This is today (isometric) plus a catch-up on day 4 (black-on-black) and day 2 (layers).

It's thousands of partially transparent, shiny black cubes drawn (or not) according to a 4D noise function, in an isometric projection and surrounded by 10 rotating point lights in different colours that produce the specular reflections.

Code:

https://github.com/jonathanhogg/flitter-examples/blob/main/genuary2025/day06_isometric.fl

#FlitterLang #CreativeCoding #Genuary #Genuary2 #Genuary4 #Genuary5

'Layers upon layers upon layers.'

#genuary #genuary2025 #genuary2

Genuary 2025 // Day 2
"Layers upon layers upon layers."

(Made with MATE for Illustrator: https://www.omata.io/mate/illustrator)

#genuary2025 #genuary2

https://openprocessing.org/sketch/2500225

"Layers upon layers upon layers."
#genuary2

Genuary days 2 & 4:
"Layers upon layers upon layers" + "Black on black"
pencil on black paper
(finished plot posted in the comments)

#genuary2025 #genuary2 #genuary4

#genuary #genuary2

Layers upon layers upon layers.

https://hydra.ojack.xyz/?sketch_id=h4P7189rHw012XUj

#genuary #genuary2025 #genuary2

#genuary2

https://openprocessing.org/sketch/2499359

#genuary

sketch of sinuously folded forms like fine cloth in a ruffle

translucent purple on grey

The prompt for day two of Genuary is "layers upon layers upon layers." #genuary2025 #genuary2

#Genuary2,
Prompt: Layers upon layers upon layers
https://openprocessing.org/sketch/2499475

My initial idea turned out to be too complex to execute properly in the timeframe I'm working with, so I kept it simpler. But the generative system still ended up creating pleasing and unexpected results, so I'm fine with that. It still vaguely evokes geological layers and painted hills. I can always try to incorporate some of the ideas in other sketches.

#Genuary2025 #CreativeCoding #GenerativeArt #AlgorithmicArt

Rectangles are formed by lines being dragged down the screen. The lines grow smaller and move upwards, and are shifted left and right by the smooth noise function and/or random noise. When the lines reach 0 length they go negative and start overlapping previously formed rectangles. The color of the lines shifts through a custom palette I created using a smooth noise function.

Layers upon layers upon layers.
#GENUARY #genuary2 #genuary2025

JAN. 2: Layers upon layers upon layers.
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https://genuary.art - GENUARY is an artificially generated month of time where we build code that makes beautiful things.

#genuary2025 #genuary #genuary2 #generativeart #computerart #abstractart #digitalart #geometricart #geometricalart #generativedesign #psychedelicart #creativecoding #madewithcode #p5 #p5js