Nine-tailed fox.pde

PImage img1;

int number=1;
int count = 9;
float inc = 1;
int rotation_counter = 0;
float circle_increment = 0;

Tentacle[] tentacles; 

//MAIN METHODS------------------------------------------------------
void setup() {
  size(1000, 1000, P2D);
  imageMode(CENTER);
  smooth();
  noFill();
  img1 = loadImage("foxy2.png");
  img1.resize(width, height);
  //  fill(random(255),random(50, 100),random(255));

  begin();
}

void draw() {

//  background(186, 143, 149);
//  background(130, 112, 129);
//background(211, 171, 158);
background(184,196,187);

  inc -= 0.06; // SPEED
  for (int i=0; i<count; i++) {
    tentacles[i].drawTentacle();
  }
  image(img1, width/2, height/2);
//  saveFrame("Fox " + number + ".png");
  number++;
}

/*
void keyPressed() {
  while (key == 's') {
    println("Saving...");
    save("Fox " + number + ".png");
    number++;
  }
      println("Done saving.");
 
}
 */

//METHODS------------------------------------------------------------
void begin() {
  tentacles = new Tentacle[count];
  for (int i=0; i<count; i++) {
    tentacles[i] = new Tentacle();
  }
}

void mousePressed() {
  if (mouseButton==RIGHT) {
    begin();
  }
}

//OBJECTS------------------------------------------------------------
class Tentacle {
  float[] a = new float[3];
  float[] b = new float[3];
  float[] c = new float[3];
  float tLength;
  float stepSize;
  float tRotate;
  int   alpha;

  Tentacle() {
    for (int i=0; i<3; i++) {
/*      a[i] = random(0.005, 0.03);
      b[i] = random(0, TWO_PI);
      c[i] = random(2, 50); */
      
     a[i] = 0.014;
     b[i] = random(HALF_PI, PI+PI/2);
     c[i] = 25; 
    }

    tRotate = random(PI+(PI/5), (TWO_PI)-(PI/5));
    float scale = cos(random(radians(50))+HALF_PI)+6; // last number here can change general length
    tLength = height*0.1*scale; //and this one somehow too
    stepSize = 1;
  }

  void drawTentacle() {
    float x, y;
    
    x = 0;
//    rotation_counter = 1;
    
    pushMatrix();
    translate(width/2, height/2+250);
    
    circle_increment = (((TWO_PI)-(PI/5))-(PI+(PI/5)))/9;
    
    rotate((PI+(PI/5))-(circle_increment/2)+(circle_increment*rotation_counter)); // get rid of this if you want them pointing in one general direction
//    rotate(tRotate);
    rotation_counter++;
    
    if (rotation_counter == 10){
    rotation_counter = 1; 
    }
    
    noStroke();

    while (x<tLength) {
      float r = map(x, 0, tLength, 200, 1); //second to last number - makes base of tentacles thicker, changing the last number here makes tentacles less pointy 
      float A = map(x, 0, tLength, 0, 1); //changing the last number here makes tentacles much floppier but might become just circles
      y = (sin(a[0]*x+b[0]+inc)*c[0] + sin(a[1]*x+b[1]+inc)*c[1] + sin(a[2]*x+b[2]+inc)*c[2]); //adding to this makes them longer and straighter and more circley
      y = y*A;

      if (r < 45){
      fill(232, 215, 183);
      } else {
      fill(243, 236, 221);
      }
      ellipse(x, y, r, r);
      
      stepSize = r/9; //circleness
      x += stepSize;
    }
    popMatrix();
  }
}