Jamie Park – Project 09

sketch

// Jamie Park (jiminp)            Project 9
// Section E

var myPic;

function preload(){
    //preload image from imgur
    var meURL = "https://i.imgur.com/XmiI0Iq.jpg";
    myPic = loadImage(meURL);
}

function setup(){
    //createCanvas and fill in the background
    createCanvas(400, 300);
    background(0);
    //load the pixels of the image
    myPic.loadPixels();
    frameRate(60);
}

function draw(){

    //draw rectangles at random points
    var px = random(width);
    var py = random(height);

    //crate variables that would fit into acquiring the colors of the image
    var cx = constrain(floor(px), 0, width);
    var cy = constrain(floor(py), 0, height);
    var colorLocation = myPic.get(cx, cy);

    //generate rectangular color blocks
    noStroke();
    fill(colorLocation);
    var ran = random(20);
    rect(px, py, ran, ran, random(10));
}

I created a computational portrait of a picture of me. In addition to randomizing the size of the squares, I randomized the degrees of angle in the edges, layering soft and hard rectangles on top of each other.

I really enjoyed this coding process and it was nice to see the final product come together and create a picture of me.

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Process (left) and final product (right)

The photo I used to code my project