Vicky Zhou – Project 5 – Wallpaper

sketch

/*Vicky Zhou
Section E
vzhou@andrew.cmu.edu
Project-05-Wallpaper*/

var x1 = 50; 
var y1 = 50; 

function setup() {
    createCanvas(480, 480);
    background(250, 240, 220);
    noLoop();
}

//creating own function to draw one houndstooth 
function houndstooth(x1, y1) {
	print(x1,y1);
	//draw one houndstooth
	var sqsize = 50; 
	// for (var i = 0; i <= 100; i += 10);
		fill(177, 92, 62); //brown
		noStroke();
		rect(x1, y1, sqsize, sqsize); //rectangle center
		triangle(x1, y1, //first triangle pointy part 
				x1 - (sqsize/2), y1,
				x1, y1 + (sqsize/2));
		triangle(x1, y1, //second triangle pointy part
				x1 + (sqsize/2), y1,
				x1, y1 - (sqsize/2));
		triangle(x1, y1 + (sqsize), //left top 
				x1 + (sqsize/2), y1 + (3 * sqsize/2), 
				x1 + (sqsize/2), y1 + (sqsize));
		triangle(x1 + (sqsize/2), y1 + (3 * sqsize/2), //left bottom
				x1 + (sqsize), y1 + (3 * sqsize/2),
				x1 + (sqsize), y1 + (2 * sqsize));
		triangle(x1 + (sqsize), y1, //right top 
				x1 + (sqsize), y1 + (sqsize/2),
				x1 + (3 * sqsize /2), y1 + (sqsize/2));
		triangle(x1 + (3 * sqsize/2), y1 + (sqsize/2), //right bottom
				x1 + (3 * sqsize/2), y1 + (sqsize),
				x1 + (2 * sqsize), y1 + (sqsize));
		triangle(x1 + (sqsize/2), y1 + (sqsize), //left connecting triangle
				x1 + (sqsize/2), y1 + (3 * sqsize/2),
				x1 + (sqsize), y1 + (3 * sqsize/2));
		triangle(x1 + (sqsize), y1 + (sqsize/2), //right connecting triangle
				x1 + (3 * sqsize /2), y1 + (sqsize/2),
				x1 + (3 * sqsize/2), y1 + (sqsize));
				
				
}

function draw() {
	for (var y = 0; y <= height; y+= 100){
		for (var x = 0; x <= width; x += 100){
			houndstooth(x + 30, y + 30); //draws houndstooth

			//first stitch mark
			fill(40, 32, 24, 150); //black
			ellipse(x, y + 50, 3, 60);
			ellipse(x, y + 50, 60, 3);

			//second stitch mark
			fill(250, 240, 220, 100); //cream 
			ellipse(x + 50, y + 50, 3, 60);
			ellipse(x + 50, y + 50, 60, 3);

		}
	}
}

In this project prompt, the idea of a “wear-able” pattern immediately made me think of houndstooth, plaid, and Patagonia’s fleeces. In the end, I decided to draw my main inspiration from an urban outfitter’s houndstooth dress. I constructed it using squares and triangles, and also wanted to add an element of a “stitch” to create the texture of fabric. The concept that I struggled the most with during this pattern was constructing my own function (houndstooth), because it was difficult to reposition it in the draw function.