Project-04-StringArt-sjahania

sketch

var density; //changes how thick the arcs are

//changes the colors
var col1; 
var col2;


function setup() {
    createCanvas(400, 300);
    background(240);
}

function draw() {
	//redraws a new canvas every time the mouse is pressed
	fill(240);
	rect(0,0,400,300);

	//sets the colors based on the x coordinate of the mouse
	col1 = mouseX/(400/255);
	col2 = mouseX/(400/255);

	for (var a = 0; a < 400; a += density) {
		//draws the top left arc
		stroke(180,255 - col2,180);
		line(a, 0, 0, 400-a);

		//draws bottom left arc
		stroke(255 - col1,180,180);
		line(400 - a, 300, 0, 300 - a);

		//draws bottom right arc
		stroke(180,col2,180);
		line(a, 300, 400, 300 - a);


		//draws top right arc
		stroke(col1,180,180);
		line(a, 0, 400, a);
	}

}
//changes the thickness of the arcs by drawing a different # of lines
function mousePressed() {
	density = random(5,12);
}

Using the for loop took me a while because it is different enough from python to really throw me off. Once I figured it out, I had fun making different shapes, but I settled for something symmetrical because the other shapes I made weren’t very aesthetically pleasing. Then I played with colors.