sophiaq – Project2-VariableFace

sketch

//Sophia Qin
//15-104 Section B
//sophiaq@andrew.cmu.edu
//Project-02
var eyeSize = 20;
var faceWidth = 200;
var faceHeight = 250;
var eyeBrowHeight = 50;
var color = 50;
var hair = 30;

function setup() {
    createCanvas(640, 480);
}

function draw() {
    //structure of the face
    background(255,color,0);
    //face is mid of canvas
    fill(0,0,color);
    strokeWeight(5);
    fill(color,200,20);
    ellipse(width/2,height/2,faceWidth,faceHeight);
    //eye position
    var eyeLX = width/2-faceWidth*0.25;
    var eyeRX = width/2+faceWidth*0.25;
    //drawing eye
    fill(50);
    ellipse(eyeLX, height / 2, eyeSize, eyeSize);
    ellipse(eyeRX, height / 2, eyeSize, eyeSize);
    //minieye
    fill(255);
    ellipse(eyeLX,height/2,eyeSize*0.5,eyeSize*0.5);
    ellipse(eyeRX,height/2,eyeSize*0.5,eyeSize*0.5);
    //eyebrow
    noFill();
    arc(eyeLX,height / 2,50,eyeBrowHeight, PI, 7/4*PI);
    arc(eyeRX,height / 2,50,eyeBrowHeight,PI+QUARTER_PI,0);
    //white mouth
    fill(255);
    ellipse(width/2, (height/2)+40,faceWidth/3,faceHeight/4);
    //mouth inside
    fill(color,0,10);
    ellipse(width/2, (height/2)+40+(faceHeight/8),faceWidth/4,faceHeight/6);
    //cheeks
    fill(250,192,255)
    ellipse(eyeLX,height/2+30,faceWidth/5,faceHeight/9);
    ellipse(eyeRX,height/2+30,faceWidth/5,faceHeight/9);
    //hair
    fill(20,39,hair);
    quad(width/2,height/2-(faceHeight/2)+30,(width/2)+faceWidth/2,height/2-(faceHeight/8),
        eyeRX,faceHeight/2,eyeLX,faceHeight/2);
    quad(width/2,height/2-(faceHeight/1.3),(width/2)+faceWidth/2,height/2-(faceHeight/1.3),
        eyeRX,faceHeight/2,eyeLX,faceHeight/2);
    quad(width/2+3,height/2-(faceHeight/1.3),(width/3)+faceWidth/3,height/2-(faceHeight/1.3),
        eyeRX,faceHeight/2+3,eyeLX+30,faceHeight/2);
}
    

function mousePressed() {
    //when the user clicks, the variables are reassigned
    //to random values within specified ranges. For example,
    //'face width' gets a random value between 75 and 150
    faceWidth = random(230, 300);
    faceHeight = random(220, 300);
    eyeSize = random(10, 40);
    eyeBrowHeight = random(30,80);
    color = random(100,255);
    hair = random(0,190);
}

I wanted the face shaped to be relatively similar and I wanted to look cartoony. I didn’t sketch out beforehand, and I figured out my plan of changing colors, sizes, hair, etc along the way

sophiaq-LookingOutwards-02

  1. Turbulence: Watercolor + Magic

http://blog.drwoohoo.com/turbulence-watercolor-magic/

Explain, inspires, critique, research their inspiration

Dr. Woohoo created a series which explores the dynamic between automated robots and the natural movement of humans in order to combine the strengths of each and create exciting art. He codes a robot to paint with watercolor designs, and you can see the how the pattern fluctuates because of the natural elements of watercolor. Some of his other work in the series include robots carving mandalas on wood and the use of leap frog technology to copy his human movement onto robots. His work inspires me because of the finished product of the human+robot arts – the art strokes are surprisingly inconsistent even though they were created by robots. I’m interested in the fluctuations of automatization which will inspire my art later on. As a critique, Dr.Woohoo could create more mixed media art with robots and human rather than just one-on-one robot with the material. What is working is that all his artwork looks beautiful and he should continue that. Dr. Woohoo specializes in algorithmic art, generative patterns, and design.

sophiaq-Project-01-Face

sketch

function setup() {
    createCanvas(600, 600);
    background(250,140,171);
    //text("p5.js vers 0.5.2 test.", 10, 15);
}

function draw() {
    //hair
    noStroke();
    fill(0);
    ellipse(300,280,300,400);
    //head
    strokeWeight(0);
    fill(255,232,212);
    ellipse(300,250,250,300);
    //body
    fill(140,217,250);
    ellipse(320,450,140,90);
    //neck
    fill(255,232,212);
    rect(300,380,40,30);
    //eyes
    fill(255,255,255);
    ellipse(250,250,30,30);
    ellipse(350,250,30,30);
    //pupil
    fill(0,0,0);
    ellipse(250,250,10,10);
    ellipse(350,250,10,10);
    //nose
    noFill();
    stroke(255,209,168);
    strokeWeight(2);
    arc(300,290,25,10,0,180)
    //smile
    noFill();
    stroke(255,158,206);
    strokeWeight(2);
    arc(300,330,30,50,290,90);
    //lips
    fill(255,158,206);
    ellipse();
    //cheek
    noStroke();
    fill(0);
    noFill();
    stroke(255,158,206);
    strokeWeight(2);
    ellipse(200,300,40,40);
    ellipse(400,300,40,40);
    //eyebrows
    noFill();
    stroke(0);
    arc(250,250,100,100, PI, 3/2*PI);
    arc(350,250,100,100,PI+QUARTER_PI,0);

}

It was a bit difficult figuring out the geometry of the face, so I tried my best! I think sketching it on photoshop would have been easier for me to code and to create a better looking face

sophiaq – LookingOutwards – 1

Soft Sound is using textiles as transducers. The cloth is woven with shapes of flat copper and silver coils and there is running and alternating currents that run through it, which creates soft speakers. They are connected to an amplifier and there is a magnet in close proximity to the coils, in order to force coils to go back and forth to induce sound waves. This inspires me because I love to sew and create soft sculpture, but I never imagined putting sounds or technology into the fabric. The project is effective in integrating the coils into the fabric- the coils are nicely designed into patterns rather than just put on, however, I’d like to see it to be more elaborate and create songs and clothing out of this innovative technology. EJ tech, made by Esteban de la Torre and Judit Eszter Karpati, wanted to innovate for contemporary interior design.