A Box of Chaos: The Generative Artist's Toolkit
summary
Generative art uses explicit methods not promises: code is Haskell calling Cairo bindings for Haskell, seeded pseudo‑randomness produces reproducible iterations, and 10,000 sampled points or weighted 16‑cell grids change texture dramatically. Techniques include Gaussian and Poisson sampling, Perlin/simplex noise (including 3D simplex noise slices for smooth animation), quadrilateral subdivision and Chaikin‑style curve subdivision, HSV color spaces instead of RGB, and textured fills built from many overlapping circles; some pieces are printed and sold.
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chapters (27)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:57During the day
- 1:10At night
- 1:29Screenshot
- 2:17Generative Art
- 4:13Domain of Art
- 7:47Elements
- 8:49Canvas
- 9:36Linear Algebra
- 10:23Line Segments
- 10:53Paths
- 11:24Shapes
- 11:54Randomness
- 13:07PseudoRandom Numbers
- 15:39Simplex Noise
- 17:58Algorithms
- 18:24Quadrilaterals
- 21:04Color
- 22:11HSV
- 22:46Saturation
- 23:10Value
- 23:57Colour
- 24:32Texture
- 27:02Emergence
- 28:18Chikan Curve
- 30:41Questions
- 34:32Example
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