#genuary18 — Public Fediverse posts

Hexagonal DVD logo bouncing around inside an expanding equilateral triangle yields a path that is unexpected to ever hit any of the corners.

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Unexpected paths and unpredictable color areas. Created using random rules rendered as context free Lindenmayer-System.

From a human perspective, these are NOT simple rules. From the perspective of the random generator, they are not particularly complicated.

The rules generated by a random generator can be partially seen in the editor. Their effect is not comprehensible to humans.

Kandid Image Breeder
https://metagrowing.org/kandid/

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This was an interesting problem to work on (back in 2017): A visualization of a path planner for 3D printing (FDM) a single layer/mesh structure of a multi-layer textile. Two setups of the same path strategy which optimized for longest continuous sub-paths and minimum rapids (distance without filament extrusion) between sub-paths. The planner supported six strategies in total, incl. optimizing for straight sub-paths and minimum amounts of "recent" crossings (to allow filament to cool down prior to crossing existing sub-paths)...

Submitted here for #genuary18: Unexpected path. Draw a route that changes direction based on one very simple rule.

#genuary2026 #PathPlanning #ThingUmbrella #Geometry #Mesh #3DP #Textile

#genuary2026 day 18:
Unexpected path. Draw a route that changes direction based on one very simple rule.

made with #p5js

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#genuary #genuary2026 #genuary18 unexpected path
two paths determined by digits of e and pi

https://h9.bees.free/genuary26/18-unexpected-path/

Genuary 2026, day 18: Unexpected path. 👣

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#GenerativeArt interlude

#genuary18: Unexpected path

A luminance gradient stagger

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Genuary Day 18: Unexpected Path

Okay, this is my very simple rule:

Make n = 1, 2, 3, ... steps, but never more than 13, then make n mod 13 steps. After the last step, turn around, if n is a multiple of 3; if not, turn left, if n is odd, else turn right.

The tiles' minimum brightness is increased with every visit. If n is prime, the tile where the move ends, is colourised red.

Funny: These tiles concentrate in two rows. I feel, I'm on track of a great mathematical secret here but I have no proof yet.

#processing #animation #mathart #genart #creativeCoding #genuary2026 #genuary18

10000 steps of walker that turns 30° one way if the step is prime and 30° the other way if it is not. #genuary #genuary18 #genuary2026
Find the sketch-a-day archives and tip jar at: https://abav.lugaralgum.com/sketch-a-day
Code for this sketch at: https://github.com/villares/sketch-a-day/tree/main/2026/sketch_2026_01_18 #Processing #Python #py5 #CreativeCoding

For #genuary18, the prompt is an unexpected path that follows a very simple rule. My "simple" rule returns to the concept of "odious numbers": if ⌈x⋅y⌉ is odious, turn 60 degrees counterclockwise. Otherwise, turn 60 degrees clockwise. Here, three paths with different initial points are traced for 1000 iterations of this rule.

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#genuary Day 18: "Unexpected path. Draw a route that changes direction based on one very simple rule."

Here's a particle that's attracted by other particles, following Coulomb's law.

Based on the trouble I had implementing this I'd say that this is maybe not a *very* simple rule. :P

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Also: Voronoi

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#genuary18 Prompt: unexpected path

My mind did an unexpected path from this prompt to ellipses in the knight's metric. 😇

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#Genuary18 What does the wind look like? Like this, maybe if you were using ink wash and a pretty chunky brush. Or you were programming and did not want to do too much math. Code: https://davebauer.art/web-and-python-programming/genuary-18-what-does-the-wind-look-like/

#genuary18 prompt: What does wind look like?
#genuary22 prompt: Gradients only.

Looks more like a plant or urchin than wind, but this is where I ended up 🤷🏻‍♂️

This is a breakneck pace. I'm falling behind the submissions, but hopefully things will get smoother from now on.

Made with #PyScript:
https://ambv.pyscriptapps.com/genuary-prompt-18-22/latest/

#genuary2025 #genuary #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #WebGL #Python

Full animation at https://www.dwitter.net/d/33101 Prompt: What does wind look like? #genuary #genuary2025 #genuary18 Dwitter/javascript.

What does wind look like?
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function g(x,y,a,b,d,p,q)p=x+d*cos(a-b)q=y+d*sin(a-b)for i=-d,d,16do
line(x+i/24,y,p+i/32,q)if(rnd()<d/16)g(p,q,a+i/rnd{-1,1}*.004,b*(1.2+d/64),d*.7)end
m+=3poke4(m,$m%256+rnd(6)+2)?".",$m,m/3%99
end::_::m=0?"\^1\^c0"
srand()g(50,99,.2,sin(t()/2)*(1+sin(.1-t()/3)/2)/64,30)goto _

Desenho de 2025-01-18: "What does wind look like?"
#desenhandocomcodigo #arte #processing #Sketch #py5 #CreativeCoding #genuary #genuary2025 #genuary18
https://ericof.com/en/sketches/2025-01-18?mtm_campaign=SN&mtm_kwd=pynews

"What does wind look like?"

Probably my favorite piece of generative art by anybody anywhere is "Winds" by Thomas Lin Pedersen. Last year I managed to replicate it somewhat, to my satisfaction at least. This is still my proudest technical accomplishment to date, even if the artistry is entirely derivative. Call it a humble homage. Here is an updated version for Genuary 2025.

Reference: https://thomaslinpedersen.art/work/winds/

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"What does wind look like?" #genuary #genuary18 #CreativeCoding #p5js

A lazy rehash of a PyMunk sketch. #genuary2025 #genuary18
Code at: https://github.com/villares/sketch-a-day/tree/main/2025/sketch_2025_01_18
More sketch-a-day: https://abav.lugaralgum.com/sketch-a-day
If you like this, support my work: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5B4MZ78C9J724 #PyMunk #Processing #Python #py5 #CreativeCoding

Genuary 2025 Day 18: "What does Wind look like?"

Better quality on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/mr0w9_eMfck

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Genuary 2025 Day 18: "What does Wind look like?"

A cool breeze is flowing into my window
Brings blue air from the moon outside
Seeking warmth from the fire
Dissolving in the heat

A deceivingly simple animation in Tooll3 for this nice prompt... :-)

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"What does wind look like?"

This is how wind looks like in my part of the planet ^_^

https://makertube.net/w/r9W1zGsbr5JjNatr7dNmEt

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Genuary day 18: "What does wind look like?"

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Made a few tweaks to how erratic the wind was and also the wind blowing the paint as it is laid down from the pendulum, which I think looks a bit nicer than the original.

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