Jai Sawkar Project 07 – Composition with Curves

Sketch

//Jai Sawkar
//Section C
//jsawkar@andrew.cmu.edu
//Project 07: Abstract Clock

function setup() {
    createCanvas(480, 480);
    frameRate(60);
}

var pts = 200; 

function draw(){
    background(0);

    // using push & pull to orient the Bicorn 
    push()
    translate(width/2, height/2) //center focused
    drawCurve();
    pop();

    push();
    rotate(PI);  //upside down
    translate(-width/2, -height/2); 
    drawCurve();
    pop();

    push();
        rotate(PI/2); // clokcwise 
        translate(width/2, -height/2)
    drawCurve();
    pop();

    push();
    rotate(-PI/2); //counter clockwise
        translate(-width/2, height/2)
    drawCurve();
    pop();

}

function drawCurve(){

    //fill(255)
    noFill();
    stroke(255)
    //noStroke();
    var g = map(mouseX, 0, width, 0, width/2); //moving the parameters of mouse x
    var g = map(sq(mouseY), 0, height, 0, 1); //moving parameters of mouse y

    beginShape();
        for (i = 0; i < pts; i++){
            var j = map(i, 0, pts, 0, radians(360));
            x = g * sin(j); //forumla
            y = (g * cos(j) * cos(j) * (2+ cos(j))) / (3 + sin(j) * sin(j)); //formula
            var w = map(mouseX, 0, height, 1, 70) //remapping width
            var h = map(mouseY, 0, width, 1, 60) //remapping heigth
            ellipse(x, y, w, h); //ellipse
        }
        endShape(CLOSE);
}

For this project, I found the Bicornal Curve interesting, so I decided to explore its possibilities. Once I drew it using the math equation provided, I found it a tad dull. I then decided to create 3 more, creating 4 bicornal curves