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pseudo-code for perlin-noise based generative impressionist paintings
render
for each particle
x, y = particle.position
color = sample( colorMap, x, y )
noise = sample( noiseMap, x, y )
angle = noise * PI * 2
particle.velocity.add( cos(angle), sin(angle) )
particle.velocity.normalize()
drawParticle( particle, color )
#a crude way of killing off particles ...
particle.life -= drain
if (particle.life < 0)
particle.life = 1
particle.resetPosition()
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