Alexandra Kaplan – Project 11 – Composition

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/*
Alexandra Kaplan
aekaplan@andrew.cmu.edu
Section C
Project - 11
*/

function setup() {
    createCanvas(480, 480);
    background(250, 90, 15);
    
}

function draw() {

    var ttl1 = makeTurtle(240,240);
    var ttl2 = makeTurtle(240,240);
    var ttl3 = makeTurtle(width + width / 2, 240);
    var ttl4 = makeTurtle(width, 245);
    var ttl5 = makeTurtle(width * 2, 240);
    var tt2ColR = map(mouseY, 0, height / 2, 200, 50);
    

    // sand 1
    ttl1.penDown();
    ttl1.setWeight(10)
    col1 = color(250, 220, 200);
    ttl1.setColor(col1);
    for(var i = 0; i < 10; i++){
        ttl1.forward(-mouseY / 4);
        ttl1.right(-mouseX /50); 
        ttl1.left(mouseX/100)  
    }
    
    //sky
    ttl2.penDown();
    ttl2.setWeight(20);
    col2 = color(tt2ColR, 150, 225);
    ttl2.setColor(col2);
    for(var j = 0; j < 200; j++){
        ttl2.forward(mouseY / 4);
        ttl2.right(-mouseX / 50);
    }

     //sand 3
    ttl3.penDown();
    ttl3.setWeight(10);
    col3 = color(250, 230, 190);
    ttl3.setColor(col3);
    for(var i = 0; i < 10; i++){
        ttl3.forward(-mouseY / 4);
        ttl3.right(-mouseX / 50); 
        ttl3.left(mouseX / 100)  
    }
    //sand 2
    ttl4.penDown();
    ttl4.setWeight(10);
    col4 = color(250, 230, 200);
    ttl4.setColor(col4);
    for(var i = 0; i < 10; i++){
        ttl4.forward(-mouseY / 5);
        ttl4.right(-mouseX / 50); 
        ttl4.left(mouseX / 100);  
    }

    ttl5.penDown();
    ttl5.setWeight(10);
    col5 = color(250, 220, 200);
    ttl5.setColor(col5);
    for(var i = 0; i < 10; i++){
        ttl5.forward(-mouseY / 4);
        ttl5.right(-mouseX / 50); 
        ttl5.left(mouseX / 100);
    }

}

function keyPressed(){
    background(240, 90, 15);

}

function turtleLeft(d){this.angle-=d;}function turtleRight(d){this.angle+=d;}
function turtleForward(p){var rad=radians(this.angle);var newx=this.x+cos(rad)*p;
var newy=this.y+sin(rad)*p;this.goto(newx,newy);}function turtleBack(p){
this.forward(-p);}function turtlePenDown(){this.penIsDown=true;}
function turtlePenUp(){this.penIsDown = false;}function turtleGoTo(x,y){
if(this.penIsDown){stroke(this.color);strokeWeight(this.weight);
line(this.x,this.y,x,y);}this.x = x;this.y = y;}function turtleDistTo(x,y){
return sqrt(sq(this.x-x)+sq(this.y-y));}function turtleAngleTo(x,y){
var absAngle=degrees(atan2(y-this.y,x-this.x));
var angle=((absAngle-this.angle)+360)%360.0;return angle;}
function turtleTurnToward(x,y,d){var angle = this.angleTo(x,y);if(angle< 180){
this.angle+=d;}else{this.angle-=d;}}function turtleSetColor(c){this.color=c;}
function turtleSetWeight(w){this.weight=w;}function turtleFace(angle){
this.angle = angle;}function makeTurtle(tx,ty){var turtle={x:tx,y:ty,
angle:0.0,penIsDown:true,color:color(128),weight:1,left:turtleLeft,
right:turtleRight,forward:turtleForward, back:turtleBack,penDown:turtlePenDown,
penUp:turtlePenUp,goto:turtleGoTo, angleto:turtleAngleTo,
turnToward:turtleTurnToward,distanceTo:turtleDistTo, angleTo:turtleAngleTo,
setColor:turtleSetColor, setWeight:turtleSetWeight,face:turtleFace};
return turtle;}

For this project, I wanted to focus on mouse interactivity and how turtles could be used to create an overall picture. Using a few different turtles, I was able to make a desert landscape with different colors of sand and a sun that can be included depending on the person using it.

earlier iteration
final iteration with crescent sun
Final iteration

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