Reply With QuoteHere is a quick demo (6 minutes) showing how you can play with the parameters of the nodes to come put with a completely different rose (you will have to watch full screen on youtube to see any details):
And the rose:
rose2.png
-RobA>
NodeBox (beta)
I was slaloming the byways of the intertubes and for some reason came across something called NodeBox, which lead me to their current beta release of NodeBox2
From the site:
It seems to be able to produce similar results to other software like Processing and Context Free or even an l-system generator, but node based.NODEBOX CREATES GENERATIVE ART USING PROCEDURAL GRAPHICS. IT'S A NEW WAY TO APPROACH GRAPHIC DESIGN.
Check out the gallery from the original version of NodeBox (mac only)
I downloaded it and played through the documented examples and in a couple hours was able to come up with this version of Schwarzkreuz's compass rose(s):
rose1.png
The beauty of this software for things like this is that:
1) It creates vectors (in pdf format, but inkscape can read them in and render a png quite nicely)
2) Everything in the nodes remains parametric, so you can scale, translate, change multiples of things, etc. and you end up with a "new" image with just a few small changes
3) The "source" file (node tree) is insanely small - so incredibly complicated images can be rendered.
4) It is java with a python code interpreter, so if you can program, you can custom code pretty much anything.
Not to scare anyone, but here is a screen-grab of the node tree I created to make this rose:
2012-10-25_010441.jpg
Also, for fun, here is the pdf I exported (free to use for any purpose):
rose1.pdf
And lastly, I have attached a zip of the nodebox source file.
-Rob A>
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Here is a quick demo (6 minutes) showing how you can play with the parameters of the nodes to come put with a completely different rose (you will have to watch full screen on youtube to see any details):
And the rose:
rose2.png
-RobA>
My GIMP Scripts: Rotating Brush ~ Gradient from Image ~ Mosaic Tile Helper ~ Random Density Map ~ Subterranean Map Prettier ~ Tapered Stroke Path ~ Random Rotate Floating Layer ~ Batch Image to Pattern ~ Better Seamless Tiles ~ Tile Shuffle ~ Scale Pattern ~ Grid of Guides ~ Fractalize path ~ Label Points
My Maps: Finished Maps ~ Challenge Entries ~ My Portfolio: www.cartocopia.com
I saw this type of video once but couldn't find it again!!! I found the similar here thanks!!!Originally Posted by RobA
yeah thanks, looks great, gonne give that a testdrive! cheers, DJ
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