Greetings Fan! I finally managed to get a decent render to show off. Well, I think it’s decent, anyway. Your opinion may differ.
Tag: Apophysis
Only another artist will likely understand this. And maybe programmers. Possibly engineers. And research scientists. And anyone else who has to experiment to get final results.
I have been thinking a lot lately about how much I want to get back to making art again. I’ve made lots of excuses of the past several months (ok, the past year), most of which revolved around my intention to get fit and healthier. Life just gets in the way of what we want to do sometimes, right? So, today, I sat down at my computer, fired up Apophysis 7, and made this:
I seriously cannot believe it is December already! Where did the year go? Only 30 days left in my project…
Happy Black Friday, all! I hope nobody got trampled or otherwise injured in the frenzied shopping last night or today. I elected to stay home and keep me and my money safe while I recover from too much yummy dinner yesterday. Of course, I also decided to make art to show you all.
I must admit: I LOVE my computer! In fact, I love having access to lots of electronic gadgets. When I think back to the past, and the hardware and physical space needed to store and listen to/create with/watch/read various media, I am so thankful to be living in the 21st century. And having all this media streaming through my desktop can be so inspiring!
Welcome back, my fans!
Today, I have a special treat for both of you! I was digging through my old files, to make sure that all my “important” files are backed up properly, and I found some old-ish (last year or the year before) art that I had made. I had downloaded a wonderful program called Apophysis (only available for Windows, alas), which creates fractals. I had also found a cool tutorial on how to create a specific type of fractal called a “Grand Julian”. I think it has a fab Steampunk look to it, between the “gears” and the “flowers”. Here’s a sampling of what I made…