Jess Medenbach – Curves

playing with curves and minimalist shapes and colors

jmmedenb-07c

var points = 600;

function setup() {
  createCanvas(600, 400);
  frameRate(30);
  
}

function draw() {
    background(250);

    push();
    translate(width/2, 0);
    drawCurve();
    pop();
}

function drawCurve(){
  //http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Bicorn.html
    var g = map(mouseX, 0, width, 0, width/2);
    var y;
    var a = map(sq(mouseY), 0, height, 0, 1);

    beginShape();
    for (var i = 0; i < points; i++) {
        var t = map(i, 0, points, 0, radians(360))
        x = g * sin(t);
        y = (a * cos(t) * cos(t) * (5 + cos(t))) / (5 + sin(t) * sin(t));

        fill(255);
        ellipse(x,y,mouseY, mouseY);

        fill(255,0,0);
        triangle(x,y,x/300,mouseY,x/2,mouseY*2);

    }
    endShape(CLOSE);
}