jdbrown – Project 4: String Theo– I mean “Art”

Jdbrown-StringArt

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

function draw () {
        background (0);
        strokeWeight (1);
        fill (255);
        rect (10, 10, 580, 380);
        for (var i = 0; i < 60; i++) {
            drawMarker (i);
        }

}

function drawMarker (i) {

        push ();                    // Exterior wheel
        translate (200, 200);
        rotate (radians (i * 4));
        rotate (radians (i));
        line (150, 0, -200, -400);
        pop ();

        push ();                    // Exterior wheel (circle outline)
        translate (200, 200);
        rotate (radians (i * 1));
        fill (0);
        ellipse (150, 3, 5, 5);
        pop ();

        push ();
        translate (50, 200);       // weird mountain thing (main)
        rotate (radians (i /2));
        line (300, 0, 600, 400);
        pop ();

        push ();
        translate (50, 200);       // weird mountainthing (darker)
        rotate (radians (i /3));
        line (300, 0, 600, 400);
        pop ();

        push ();
        translate (50, 200);       // weird mountain thing (darkest)
        rotate (radians (i /5));
        line (300, 0, 600, 400);
        pop ();

        push ();                   // Inner wheel
        translate (200, 200);
        rotate (radians (i * 5));
        line (75, 0, 100, 400);
        pop ();

        push ();                    // Inner wheel (circle outline)
        translate (200, 200);
        rotate (radians (i * 3));
        fill (0);
        ellipse (75, 3, 5, 5);
        pop ();

        push ();
        translate (50, 200);       // weird mountain thing (small, main)
        rotate (radians (i));
        line (225, 0, 300, 200);
        pop ();

        push ();
        translate (50, 200);       // weird mountain thing (darker, main)
        rotate (radians (i / 2));
        line (225, 0, 300, 200);
        pop ();

        push ();
        translate (50, 200);       // weird mountain thing (darkest, main)
        rotate (radians (i / 4));
        line (225, 0, 300, 200);
        pop ();

        push ();                    // vision lines
        var c = 1;
        translate (200, 200);
        rotate (radians (i * 6));
        line (0, 0, mouseX / 2, mouseY);
        line (0, 0, mouseY / 10, mouseX / 4);
        stroke (255);
        line (0, 0, mouseY / 2, mouseX);
        pop ();

        var R = mouseX;
        var G = mouseY;
        var B = mouseX;

        fill (R, G, B);        // mountain eye (iris)
        ellipse (200, 200, 30, 30);
        fill (0);                  // mountain eye (pupil)
        ellipse (200, 200, 15, 15);
        fill (255);                // mountain eye (pupil)
        ellipse (195, 195, 5, 5);
}

For my String Art project, I was really inspired by the lecture this morning  (Friday, Sept. 22). I ended up making this weird all-seeing eye, spreading its illuminati dogma throughout the land. I like it, and you should to.

Josh