Basic generator script that I use to make the source images for some pattern artwork. I usually run this a few times (sometimes a lot) until an image catches my eye. And of course, I'm constantly fiddling with it.
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// inits | |
size(900,900); | |
background(0); | |
color[] cols = new color[5]; | |
// config vars | |
cols[0] = color(#8E2800); // background | |
cols[1] = color(#B64926); | |
cols[2] = color(#FFB03B); | |
cols[3] = color(#FFF0A5); | |
cols[4] = color(#468966); | |
int s = 120; // cell size | |
int sratio = 4; // foreground ratio | |
PGraphics im = createGraphics(6000, 6000); // width, height | |
int num = 10; // number of images to generate | |
String name = "earthtones"; | |
// begin | |
im.beginDraw(); | |
im.background(cols[0]); | |
im.strokeWeight(s/sratio); | |
im.smooth(); | |
// draw pattern | |
for (int iy = 0; iy < im.height; iy += s) { | |
im.stroke(cols[int(random(1,5))]); | |
for (int ix = 0; ix < im.width; ix += s) { | |
int r = int(random(0,100)); | |
if (r < 35) { | |
im.line(ix,iy+s,ix+s,iy); | |
} else if (r < 70) { | |
im.line(ix,iy,ix+s,iy+s); | |
} else if (r < 85) { | |
im.line(ix,iy+s/2,ix+s,iy+s/2); | |
} else { | |
im.line(ix+s/2,iy,ix+s/2,iy+s); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
// save | |
im.endDraw(); | |
// Display image | |
if (im.width > im.height) { | |
image(im, 0, (height-height*float(im.height)/float(im.width))/2, width, height*(float(im.height)/float(im.width))); | |
} else { | |
image(im, (width-width*float(im.width)/float(im.height))/2, 0, width*(float(im.width)/float(im.height)), height); | |
} | |
im.save(name+"_"+im.width+"x"+im.height+".jpg"); |
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