#genuary2026 — Public Fediverse posts

While working on the physics engine mentioned in my last post I needed a visualization of the path they moved on to verify that the collision works right.

And this is a moment of such a path visualization.
I also thought about an interesting image by using some blur on the path or the whole image, or making the path more broken and interesting.

Thank you for following and liking my work. And a welcome to the new followers of the last days.

Created by me. No AI.

#path #walk #movement #bluesky #showtime #waved #genuary #genart #art #mastoart #fediart #p5js #noai #genuary2026 #code #math #programming #artwork #minimalism #coding #generativeart #generative #artforsale #simplify #creativecoding #random

After working with many different game and physics engines I decided to work on my own physics engine and maybe extend it later for games.

During experiments and debugging, I get interesting forms and patterns, that I want to share.

Here you see circles with the connection to the closest point on the wall/line in the middle.
And I really like this pattern reminding me of a mindmap-like construct.

Did you work on something and the result was totally different or for another purpose?

Created my me. No AI.

#circle #mindmap #connections #gamedev #game #godot #phaser #pygame #unity #lines #graphics #office #waved #genuary #genart #art #mastoart #fediart #p5js #noai #genuary2026 #code #math #programming #artwork #minimalism #coding #generativeart #generative #artforsale #simplify #creativecoding #random

For this creation I worked on a brush-like dot that I used for the rows.

For me it looks a little retro and like a carpet. But overall I just decided to share it here.

This and the next renders will have some colors because it's spring and the sun is shining, so I am influenced by the beautiful colors around me.

[ The artwork displayed here was created by me. Without AI. Use fairly. ]

#waved #dot #brush #carpet #retro #house #handmade #genuary #genart #art #mastoart #fediart #p5js #noai #genuary2026 #code #math #programming #artwork #minimalism #coding #generativeart #generative #artforsale #simplify #creativecoding #random

Back to generative art I created a line grid looking like a street map. I tried curves but I wanted to stick to a contrast to the other smooth creations.

For inspiration of what to try I often look into nature with these awesome structures. Plants, water forming sand but also the macro view of landscapes, mountains and clouds.

What is your favorite source of forms?

#lines #street #maps #nature #smooth #genuary #genart #art #mastoart #fediart #p5js #noai #genuary2026 #code #math #programming #artwork #minimalism #coding #generativeart #generative #artforsale #simplify #creativecoding #random #map #grid

Here's a hair like structure made with a vector-flow-field added variables for example for the transparency and a circular constraint.

In the last Genuary I made this looking more like fur and I wanted to come back to it.
Also, my hair looks a little like this. ;)

In the last days I think of combining these artistic structures with a game. So maybe a character running with such a flow field behind him or transitions made with the dithering I made some time ago.

Would you play and look into such a game?

#hair #vector #flow #field #bw #nature #human #haircut #hairstyles #worm #genuary #genart #art #mastoart #fediart #p5js #noai #genuary2026 #code #math #programming #artwork #minimalism #coding #generativeart #generative #artforsale #simplify #creativecoding #random

The last post is the minimalistic creation of the same code of this one.

Here I overstretched every variable but for me it is special because it shows the similarity of circle and star and waves.

What do you see? Star, circle or space?

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Now the music is in its flow, so I have time to come back to drawing and generative arts.

Today, I picked sine and cosine and combined them with some alpha values. I have many results and I will post some others of this session, too.

But here's a circle with a sine wave as the radius and this looped while changing radius and phase.

It's all coded by myself. I used mathematical functions to create this piece of art. And no AI.

#generativeart #trigonometry #flowers #wind #nature #genuary #genart #art #mastoart #fediart #p5js #noai #genuary2026 #code #math #programming #artwork #minimalism #coding #generative #artforsale #simplify #creativecoding #random

2026 Genuary Wrap

This was my first time participating in Genuary. Here are some reflections about the experience.

Scheduled Work Means Work Gets Done

My long-standing journal practice has taught me about the out-sized power of small, incremental work completed on a schedule. And the Genuary work provided similar benefits. The main benefit, of course, is simply finishing thi

https://hollandhopson.com/2026-genuary-wrap/

#Artwork #GenerativeArt #genuary #genuary2026 #Processing

#genuary2026 day 12: "Crazy automaton. Cellular automata with crazy rules."

Very late #genuary30: Its not a bug, its a feature.

This "flower" pattern happened by accident when I was tuning the red circle positioning in my P2 Penrose tiling implementation in GLSL (the blue ones are correct) 🙂

#genuary2026 #genuary #ProceduralArt

#genuary2026 day 8: "A City. Create a generative metropolis."

#genuary2026 Day 7: "Boolean algebra. Get inspired by Boolean algebra, in any way."

Have added all my #genuary2026 animations to my blog:

https://12345pnp.github.io/comp-play/generative/art/2026/02/07/genuary_2026.html

I'm going to complete #Genuary2026 throughout the year instead of in #Genuary, because I can.

#Genuary24 "perfectionist's nightmare"

Adapted from John Maeda's “Dots” (1996)

Aside from a 1% chance for each shape to be different, there are some imperfections that become apparent when it's shifted to color mode and the row count is decreased. I made it interactive, and it works on mobile. View the code and try it out here:
https://openprocessing.org/sketch/2865400

#ProceduralArt
#CreativeCoding
#RecodeRethink

Chromatic cubes

#Genuary12 Boxes only

#Genuary #Genuary2026 #AlgorithmicArt #CreativeCoding #Processing #glsl #shaders #voxels #voxel

#genuary2026, day 31:
GLSL day. Create an artwork using only shaders.

made with #p5js
#genuary #genuary31 #creativecoding #glsl #mastoart

Genuary 2026 recap 🗓️

#genuary #genuary2026
#generativeart #p5js #creativecoding

#genuary2026, day 28:
No libraries, no canvas, only HTML elements.

Playing with flex-box and modulation.

#creativecoding #genuary28 #genuary #html #mastoart

Genuary 25

Organic geometry.

https://hollandhopson.com/genuary-25/

#Artwork #GenerativeArt #genuary #genuary2026 #genuary25 #Processing

#31 GLSL Shader. Alternative creation.

This is another output during the play with values of the GLSL prompt for Genuary. Just posting those alternative renders I also liked.
It could have been also a post for "It's not a bug, it's a feature".

Do you like the other creation more than this one?

#genuary #grid #noise #genart #art #mastoart #fediart #p5js #noai #genuary2026 #code #math #programming #artwork #minimalism #coding #generativeart #generative #artforsale #simplify #creativecoding #random #noisy #blackandwhite #blur #arte

#27 Lifeform.

Here's an alternative crreation for the prompt of the 27th where I made the flying bee.

It's a stochastic L-system which I overlayed multiple times to get this kind-of-realistic look. L-systems are so awesome. I will create some with 3 dimensions and leaves and blossoms. Maybe I try to implement them in Blender for a generative grass, wood or something else in nature.

Now the Genuary is over and I plan to develop a challenge for March. If you want to brainstorm about such a challenge just write me.

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Thanks EVERYBODY for making such an amazing GENUARY 2026!!

If you did all or most of the prompts, you should be very proud -- that is a significant achievement :)

And if you did a couple of them, most importantly I hope you were inspired and had fun!!

#genuary #genuary2026

#31 GLSL Shader.

It's already #Gebruary but this prompt is one from #Genuary I post afterwards. But included in my overview from yesterday: https://tilde.zone/@w4v3/115990466470840614

For GLSL there is no ready-to-go noise function, so I adapted the one from the well-known "Book of Shaders" and combined it with the rectangle grid but for each rectangle a seperate mapping. And it is definitely a base I will work on. Improving GLSL Shader language is also important for game development, for water shaders, sky. But you know all that already.

Have a wonderful and creative February!

#genuary #noise #grid #rectangle #genart #art #mastoart #fediart #p5js #noai #genuary2026 #code #math #programming #artwork #minimalism #coding #generativeart #generative #artforsale #simplify #creativecoding #random #illustration #table #data #database

most of the work on this one was an experimental WebGL renderer backend, demonstrated w/ a return to one shape one color

#genuary #genuary2026 #genuary31

It's been fun sharing these & seeing everyone else's all month! (and my HTML-only post will be coming at some point...)

Genuary 2026 Day 31: "GLSL day. Create an artwork using only shaders."

I know it's suggested that we play with Shaders. But I'm in a creative zone and not wanting to switch tools right now. So, I'm going back to an old project and play with it a bit more.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/149070265

And that's it for #Genuary, until next year.

#Genuary2026 #Genuary31 #CreativeCoding #art #GenerativeArt #ProceduralArt

Genuary 2026, day 31: GLSL day. 🦨

#genuary #genuary2026 #genuary31
#generativeart #p5js #creativecoding

#Genuary Day 31: "GLSL day. Create an artwork using only shaders."

I recently learned about circle inversions, so here's one! I especially love the mysterious sparkling in the center.

Fun fact: This compresses extremely badly. My first recording of 1 minute of this was half a GB. 😬

#genuary2026 #genuary31 #glsl

One of the principles of animation is "slow in, slow out". I would use one of 2 different functions in processing to do this. Top row is using a cosine function. Bottom row is using bezierPoint()
https://processing.org/reference/bezierPoint_.html
but one bug I've frequently committed with that function is letting the t parameter rise above 1. Cosine doesn't have that problem.

#genuary #genuary2 #genuary30 #genuary2026

#28 No libraries, no canvas, only HTML elements.

There are many elements but because I was late with this prompt I already saw buttons and checkboxes, so I picked the slider and experimented.

And yes, I'm curious what I could do with sliders in the future - beside a slide puzzle. ;)

#genuary #html #css #slider #genart #art #mastoart #fediart #p5js #noai #genuary2026 #code #math #programming #artwork #minimalism #coding #generativeart #generative #artforsale #simplify #creativecoding #random #web #dev #frontend #website #apache #ajax #js #nodejs

Genuary 23

Transparency.

https://hollandhopson.com/genuary-23/

#Artwork #GenerativeArt #genuary #genuary2026 #genuary23 #Processing

#genuary31 - Shaders. Here's a fractal animated using shaders. There is a single orbit trap along the imaginary axis, which swings left and right to make the animation. For the original WebGL-rendered version, go to https://codeismycanvas.art/posts/genuary26/shader.html.

And that wraps up another Genuary!

#genuary #genuary2026 #fractal #webgl

Done. Finished.

Genuary was again a lot of fun and it expanded my knowledge. But the most impotant fact is that is was a kind community with many comments and likes and folowing each other. So, we made it!

Thank you very much for every like, every repost and the new follower I deeply appreciate!

What is the next challenge?
Something in February? Generative Plant-uary? Or Art-ch? Let me know.

Me, I will post the alternative creations over the next days and it would be nice to stay in contact.
Have a happy coding, drawing and living in 2026.

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