101 – [OLD FALL 2020] 15-104 • Introduction to Computing for Creative Practice

Project – 06 – abstract clock

101 — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 03:22:44 +0000

    // Fangzheng Zhu
    // Section D
    // jtimczyk@andrew.cmu.edu
    // Project-06-abstract clock



function setup () {
  createCanvas(480, 480);
    background(0);
}


function draw (){
    angleMode(DEGREES);
    let hr = hour();
    let mn = minute();
    let sc = second();

    push();
    translate(240,240);
    rotate (-90);
    strokeWeight(8);

    // second circle
    stroke(255,100,150);
    noFill();
    var end1 = map(sc, 0, 60, 0, 360);
    arc(0,0,300,300,0,end1);

    //minute circle
    stroke(150,100,255);
    var end2 = map(mn, 0, 60, 0, 360);
    arc(0, 0, 280, 280, 0, end2);

    //hour circle
    stroke(150,255,100);
    let end3 = map(hr%12, 0, 12, 0, 360);
    arc(0, 0, 260, 260, 0, end3);
    pop();

    


    //face
    //black eyebrows 
    stroke(255);
    fill(0);
    rectMode(CENTER);
    rect(170, 170, 25, 5, 15);
    rect(310, 170, 25, 5, 15);
  
    //eyes
    ellipseMode(CENTER);
    ellipse(170, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(310, 200, 20, 20);
  
    //nose
    noStroke();
    strokeWeight(6);
    fill(204, 95, 95);
    rect(240, 230, 15, 30, 20);
  
    //lips
    stroke(250);
    noFill();
    rect(240, 280, 60, 20, 20);
  
    //teeth
    line(240, 270, 240, 290);
    line(240 - 15, 270, 240 - 15, 290);
    line(240 + 15, 270, 240 + 15, 290);

    //face animation
    if (sc % 2 == 0) {
    //eyebrows raise
    //cover old eyebrows w white
    stroke(0);
    strokeWeight(8);
    rectMode(CENTER);
    rect(170, 170, 25, 5, 15);
    rect(310, 170, 25, 5, 15);
    //new raised eyebrows
    strokeWeight(5);
    stroke(255);
    rect(170, 170, 25, 5, 15);
    rect(310, 170, 25, 5, 15);
    
    //mouth becomes smaller
    //cover old mouth
    //lips
    strokeWeight(10);
    stroke(0);
    noFill();
    rect(width/2, 280, 60, 20, 20);
    //teeth
    line(width/2, 270, width/2, 290);
    line(width/2 - 15, 270, width/2 - 15, 290);
    line(width/2 + 15, 270, width/2 + 15, 290);
    //new small mouth
    strokeWeight(6);
    stroke(255);
    ellipse(width/2, 280, 20,20);
  }
  
}

LookingOutwards- 06

101 — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 03:19:19 +0000

This project was created by Raven Work.

I really enjoy this project because it is interactive and the logic is really simple. The user just needs to drag and draw in the interface and the art is created. The artist used the noise function to create this project that the objects wander around but remain smooth and organic. This artwork reminds me of the ancient Chinese legend that the fairy is flying on the colorful clouds but is presented in a modern way. Also, the randomness of the color creates a dreamy feeling.

Project – 05 – Wallpaper

101 — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 19:36:15 +0000

Since the loop is not difficult, I spend a lot of time figuring the individual shape to make them look interesting together. Especially for the polygon shape. I learned the cos() and sin() and vertex() to draw that shape. Also, I consider the color to be consistent with the visual.

sketch Download

    // Fangzheng Zhu
    // Section D
    // jtimczyk@andrew.cmu.edu
    // Project-05-wall paper

var a=20;
var l=50;

function setup() {
    createCanvas(550, 550); 
    noLoop();

}



function draw(){
    
    background(221,209,183);
    
    //background
    var sparkle = {
        locationX: random(width),
        locationY: random(height),
        size: random(1, 5)
    }
    fill (0);
    noStroke();
    ellipse(sparkle.locationX, sparkle.locationY, sparkle.size, sparkle.size);
   
    // flower
    for (var x1=50; x1 < 600; x1+=150) {
      for (var y1=50 ; y1 < 600 ; y1+=150){
        flower(x1,y1);
      }
    }

    // eye
    for (var x2=60; x2 < 250; x2+=75) {
      for (var y2=25 ; y2 < 400 ; y2+=75){
        eye(x2,y2);
      }
    }

    // shape1
    for (var x3=120; x3 < 500; x3+=150) {
        for (var y3=120 ; y3 < 500 ; y3+=150){
        shape1(x3,y3);
      }
    }

}


function flower(x,y){
      push();
      fill(229, 148, 183);
      circle(x-a/2, y-a/2, a);
      circle(x+a/2, y-a/2, a);
      circle(x-a/2, y+a/2, a);
      circle(x+a/2, y+a/2, a);
      fill(27, 85, 155);
      circle(x, y, a);
      pop();
}


function eye(x,y) {
    push();
    translate(x, y);
    fill(255);
    arc(x, y-l/4.5, l, l, 0.5, PI-0.5);
    arc(x, y+l/4.5, l, l, PI+0.5, -0.5);
    //fill(22,125,88);
    fill(random(22),125,random(225));
    ellipse(x, y, l/2, l/2); 
    pop();

}

function shape1(x,y){
    push();
    translate(x, y);
    var spacing = 360 / 7;
    beginShape();
    fill(0);
    for(let i = 0; i <= 7; i++) {
        var angle = i * spacing;
        var b = cos(radians(angle)) * 10;
        var c = sin(radians(angle)) * 10;
        if (i==0) {
            vertex(b,c);
    }
         else {
             var cAngle = angle - spacing/2;
             var cX = cos(radians(cAngle)) * 40;
             var cY = sin(radians(cAngle)) * 40;
             quadraticVertex(cX, cY, b, c)
      }
    }
    endShape();
    pop();
}

Looking Outwards 05: 3D Computer Graphics

101 — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 19:27:10 +0000

Melting memories by Refik Anadol

This project combines data paintings, light projections, and augmented data sculptures to visibly demonstrate how the brain recalls memories.To generate the data, the artist conducted experiments at the Neuroscape Laboratory at the University of California, San Francisco.

“Anadol gathers data on the neural mechanisms of cognitive control from an EEG (electroencephalogram) that measures changes in brain wave activity and provides evidence of how the brain functions over time. These data sets constitute the building blocks for the unique algorithms that the artist needs for the multi-dimensional visual structures on display.”

I really enjoy this art because the artist explores the intersection of physical and digital reality, neuroscience, and art. In the work, the digital data he collects is reflected in different 3D shapes like swirls move across the work’s surface, resembling cresting ocean waves, blossoming flowers, and shifting sand.

Project-04: String Art

101 — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:55:39 +0000

sketch

    // Fangzheng Zhu
    // Section D
    // jtimczyk@andrew.cmu.edu
    // Project-04-string art

var y = 100;
var x = 100;
var m = -1;
var n = -1;

function setup() {
  createCanvas(400, 300); 
  stroke(255); 
  strokeWeight(0.5);    
  frameRate(30);
}

function draw() { 
  background(0 , 5);
  stroke(y,100,x);

// 1st string animation

  y = y + (3*m); 
  if (y < 0) { 
    m = m*(-1); 
  } 
  if (y > height) {
    m = m*(-1);
  }

// 1st strings 
  line(0, y, width/2, height/2); 
  line(width, y, width/2, height/2); 

  line(0, y, width/2, height); 
  line(width, y, width/2, height); 

  line(0, y, width/2, 0); 
  line(width, y, width/2, 0); 

// 2st string animation
  x = x + (3*n); 
  if (x < 0) { 
    n = n*(-1);
  } 
  if (x>width) {
    n = n*(-1);
  }

// 2st strings

  line(0, height/2, x, 0);
  line(0, height/2, x, height);

  line(width/2, height/2, x, 0);
  line(width/2, height/2, x, height);

  line(width, height/2, x, 0);
  line(width, height/2, x, height);

  

}

Project-03: Dynamic Drawing

101 — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 16:55:59 +0000

sketch

    let greenVal = 0;
    function setup() {
    createCanvas(600, 600);
    background(255);
}

    function draw() {
    background(255);
    // Draw the ground
    noStroke();
    fill(170,150,146);
    rect(0, 530, 600, 70);
    // Draw flower 1
    push();
    fill(230, 190, 230, 240);
    translate(400, 400);
    rect(0,0,4,200);
    noStroke();
    for (var r1 = 0; r1 < 10; r1++) {
    if (mouseX <= 600) {
      ellipse(0, 10 + mouseX / 20, 10 + mouseX / 40, 20 + mouseX/ 20);
    }
    if (frameCount > 600) {
      ellipse(0, 40, 25, 50);
    }
    rotate(mouseX / 5);
    }
    pop();

    // Draw flower 2

    push();
    fill(235, 194, 204, 240);
    translate(300, 430);
    noStroke();
    rect(0,0,3,200);

    for (var r2 = 0; r2 < 10; r2++) {
    if (mouseY <= 600) {
      ellipse(0, 10 + mouseY / 20, 10 + mouseY / 40, 20 + mouseY / 20);
    }
    if (mouseY > 600) {
      ellipse(0, 40, 25, 50)
    }
    rotate(mouseY / 5);
    }
    pop();
  
    //Draw flower 3
    push();
    fill(245, 204, 174, 240);
    translate(180, 385);
    noStroke();
    for (var r3 = 0; r3 < 10; r3++) {
    if (mouseX <= 600) {
      ellipse(0, 10 + mouseX / 20, 10 + mouseX / 40, 20 + mouseX / 20);
    }
    if (mouseX > 600) {
      ellipse(0, 40, 25, 50)
    }
    rotate(mouseX / 5);
    }
    pop();

    //Draw flower 4
    push();
    fill(245, 174, 154, 240);
    translate(510, 425);
    noStroke();
    rect(0,0,3,300);
    rect(0,0,3,300);
    for (var r4 = 0; r4 < 10; r4++) {
    if (mouseY <= 600) {
      ellipse(0, 10 + mouseY / 20, 10 + mouseY / 40, 20 + mouseY / 20);
    }
    if (mouseY > 600) {
      ellipse(0, 40, 25, 50)
    }
    rotate(mouseY / 5);
    }
    pop();
  
    //Draw flower 5
    push();
    fill(245, 174, 184, 240);
    translate(70, 450);
    noStroke();
    rect(0,0,3,200);
    for (var r5 = 0; r5 < 10; r5++) {
    if (mouseX <= 600) {
      ellipse(0, 10 + mouseX / 20, 10 + mouseX / 40, 20 + mouseX / 20);
    }
    if (mouseX > 600) {
      ellipse(0, 40, 25, 50)
    }
    rotate(mouseX / 5);
    }
    pop();
    

    fill(120, sin(greenVal)*255, 120);
    greenVal += 0.05;
    scale(mouseX/400, mouseY/400);
    beginShape();
    vertex(285, 235);
    vertex(295, 229);
    vertex(300, 215);
    vertex(305, 229);
    vertex(315, 235);
    vertex(305, 242);
    vertex(300, 255);
    vertex(295, 242);
    endShape(CLOSE);
  }

Looking Outwards – 03

101 — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 16:52:46 +0000

Porous Manifold Japanese Tearoom by fujiki studio

I like this project because it is not only an art installation but it can interact with people. The architects wanted to create a feeling of breathing when guests entered the space. the many holes or ‘breathing pleats’ open and close according to the movement of people in the hut. this geometry references the creation of a more heterogeneous space. by employing the geometry of a vornoi division, the initially homogenous space gets distorted by the different irregularities creating the bubble-like pattern.

Link:https://www.archdaily.com/909484/porous-manifold-as-a-japanese-tearoom-fads-plus-ryumei-fujiki-plus-kou-arc

Project2 – Variable Faces

101 — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 21:47:25 +0000

Pikachu is too cute so I make him uglier.

pikachu

/*
 * Fangzheng Zhu
 * fangzhez@andrew.cmu.edu
 * Section D
 *
 * This program draws variable faces.
 */

var eyeSize = 40;
var faceWidth = 100;
var faceHeight = 150;
var cheekSize = 40;
var TopHeadWidth = 210;
var TopHeadHeight = 180;
var BottomHeadWidth = 230;
var BottomHeadHeight = 170;
var x=40;
var y=10;
var r=35;
var z=20;
var ballSize=40;
var a=100;
var b=100;

function setup() {
    createCanvas(640, 480);
    angleMode(DEGREES);
}

function draw() {
    background(180);
    //Ball
    stroke(0);
    strokeWeight(4);
    fill(255,0,0);
    arc(a,b,ballSize,ballSize,180,360);
    fill(255,255,255);
    arc(a,b,ballSize,ballSize,0,180);
    line(a-ballSize/2,b,a+ballSize/2,b);
    ellipse(a,b,ballSize/4,ballSize/4);

    //TopFace
    noStroke();
    fill(255, 218, 36);
    ellipse(width / 2, height / 2, TopHeadWidth, TopHeadHeight);
    //BottomFace
    ellipse(width / 2, height / 2 + 50, BottomHeadWidth, BottomHeadHeight);

    //Eye black
    fill(0);
    noStroke();
    ellipse(width/2 - 45, height/2 - 10, eyeSize, eyeSize);
    ellipse(width/2 + 45, height/2 - 10, eyeSize, eyeSize);

    //Eye white
    fill(255);
    noStroke();
    ellipse(width/2 - x, height/2 -y, eyeSize - 20, eyeSize - 20);
    ellipse(width/2 + x, height/2 -y, eyeSize - 20, eyeSize - 20);

    //Nose
    fill(0);
    ellipse(width / 2, height / 2 + 20, 10, 5);

    //LeftCheek
    fill(255, 0 , 0);
    noStroke();
    ellipse(width / 2 - BottomHeadWidth/3, height / 2 + 50, cheekSize, cheekSize +10);
    //RightCheek
    ellipse(width / 2 + BottomHeadWidth/3, height / 2 + 50, cheekSize, cheekSize +10);



    //right mouth
    strokeWeight(3);
    stroke(0,0,0);
    fill(255, 218, 36);
    arc(width/2+ 17, height/2 + 30, 45, 45, z, 140);
    arc(width/2- 17, height/2 + 30, 45, 45, 40, 180-z);

    //Left Ear
    fill(255, 218, 36);
    noStroke();
    translate(width/2, height/2);
    rotate(-r);
    ellipse(-30, -150, 50, 150);
    //Right Ear
    rotate(2*r);
    ellipse(30, -150, 50, 150);
}

function mousePressed() {
    eyeSize = random(30, 50);
    BottomHeadWidth = random(210,240);
    BottomHeadHeight = random(150,180);
    TopHeadHeight = random(170, 190);
    TopHeadWidth = random(180,200);
    cheekSize = random(30, 60);
    x = random(30,40);
    y = random (8,12);
    r = random (30,45);
    z = random (10,45);
    ballSize = random (40,100);
    a = random (0,width);
    b = random (0, height);
}

Looking Outwards 02: Generative Art

101 — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 21:39:37 +0000

The project Autotroph.OBJ was created by Raven Kwok in 2020.

I admire this project because it combines digital art with a real 3D space. The algorithm of this project is simply polygon drawing method. The artist applies the work onto different layers of the acrylic glass sheet and customized lighting travels back and forth between those layers, which creates a subtle animation of cell division. The biggest inspiration from this project is although we can create 3D dimensions in digital art, it is still a 2D platform, on a screen, or canvas. If we can think of the project in a real 3D space, the boundaries are broken and we can generate more interring artworks.

Project 1 – Self Portrait

101 — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 23:35:44 +0000

This is what I look like when I am sad…

sad-portrait

let r;
    g;
    b;

function setup() {
    createCanvas(600, 600);
     background(255,245,200);
     //pixelDensity(5);
 }

function draw() {
 background(100,245,150);
   

    //face
    noStroke();
    fill(255);
    ellipse(288,225,130,140);
   
    //hat
    strokeWeight(0);
    fill(0);
    rectMode(CENTER);
    rect(270,185,150,30,209,144,144,144);
    arc(290, 185, 100, 100,-PI, 0);

    // left eye
    strokeWeight(2);
    stroke(0);
    fill(255);
    ellipse(250, 235, 30, 40);
    
    noStroke();
    r = random(111, 218);
    g = random(72, 47);
    b = random(209, 67);
    fill(r, g, b);
    beginShape();
    vertex(235, 235);
    vertex(245, 229);
    vertex(250, 215);
    vertex(255, 229);
    vertex(265, 235);
    vertex(255, 242);
    vertex(250, 255);
    vertex(245, 242);


    endShape(CLOSE);   

    // right eye
    strokeWeight(2);
    stroke(0);
    fill(255);
    ellipse(300, 235, 30, 40);
    noStroke();
    r = random(111, 218);
    g = random(72, 47);
    b = random(209, 67);
    fill(r, g, b);
    
    beginShape();
    vertex(285, 235);
    vertex(295, 229);
    vertex(300, 215);
    vertex(305, 229);
    vertex(315, 235);
    vertex(305, 242);
    vertex(300, 255);
    vertex(295, 242);
    endShape(CLOSE);

  

    //left wing

    stroke(0);
    strokeWeight(2);
    noFill();
    beginShape();
    curveVertex(250, 290);
    curveVertex(250, 290);
    curveVertex(190,250);
    curveVertex(130,235);
    curveVertex(90, 255);
    curveVertex(80,290);
    curveVertex(120, 320);
    curveVertex(160, 340);
    curveVertex(120, 380);
    curveVertex(115, 455);
    curveVertex(195, 410);
    curveVertex(235, 370);
    endShape();

   //right wing

    stroke(2);
    strokeWeight(2);
    noFill();
    beginShape();
    curveVertex(355, 292);
    curveVertex(355,292);
    curveVertex(395,225);
    curveVertex(455,190);
    curveVertex(530,197);
    curveVertex(555,250);
    curveVertex(545,292);
    curveVertex(520,325);
    curveVertex(475,342);
    curveVertex(427,350);
    curveVertex(385,345);
    curveVertex(438,372);
    curveVertex(457,407);
    curveVertex(400,413);
    curveVertex(385,390);
    curveVertex(385,390);

    
    endShape();


    //mouth
    //ellipse(280,275,10,7);
    arc(280, 275, 10, 10, PI, 0);


    //body
    fill(255);
    noStroke();
    ellipse(300, 600, 100, 600);

    //tear
    fill(0,0,230);
    ellipse(310, 265, 8, 10);
    ellipse(315, 285, 11, 13);
    ellipse(247,260, 8,10);
    ellipse(245, 277, 11, 13);
  
//background
    fill(255);
 beginShape();
    vertex(85, 235);
    vertex(95, 229);
    vertex(100, 215);
    vertex(105, 229);
    vertex(115, 235);
    vertex(105, 242);
    vertex(100, 255);
    vertex(95, 242);
    endShape(CLOSE);

  
    

}