A Box of Chaos
The Generative Artist's Toolkit
kovach.me // @bendotk
Freckle
Good Night
One Thousand Suns
Generative Art
"art programmed using a computer that intentionally introduces randomness as part of its creation process"
full control
total chaos
- Jason Bailey
the sweet spot
- color
- form
- line
- shape
- space
- texture
- value
+ randomness
Elements
Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow
Piet Mondrian
- balance
- emphasis
- movement
- proportion
- rhythm
- unity
- variety
+ emergence
Principles
Composition VIII
Wasily Kandinsky
Elements: Provided by a tool (library)
Principles: Produced by you (human)
The Generative Artist's Canvas
(0,0)
(4,5)
Vectors & Linear Algebra
v
u
v + u
Lines
a
b
Paths
Shapes
The Element of Randomness
Wire T
Wire S
(Pseudo) Random Number Generation
(Perlin/Simplex) Noise
Common Algorithm Class: Subdivision
Acid City
Subdivision of Quadrilaterals
Chaikin Curve Subdivision
25%
75%
Chaikin Curve Subdivision
Chaikin Curve Subdivision
Value & Color
Blotch
The HSV (or HSB) Color Space
0 - 360°
Hue
The HSV (or HSB) Color Space
0 - 360°
0 - 1
Hue
saturation
The HSV (or HSB) Color Space
0 - 360°
0 - 1
0 - 1
saturation
Value
Hue
Texture
Tile
Black Square
Kazimir Malevich
Texture
Texture
The Principle of Emergence
Pane II
What Now?
Find a library...
Find a community...
(we go by "generative")
and make art!
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By Ben Kovach
