//Sofia Rolla
//Section D
var eyeSize = 20;
var pupilSize= 5;
var faceWidth = 150;
var faceHeight = 200;
var noseWidth = 20;
var noseHeight = 30;
var mouthSize = 40;
var faceR = 199
var faceG = 177
var faceB = 140
var pupilR = 112
var pupilG = 166
var pupilB = 233
var noseR = 200
var noseG = 190
var noseB = 170
var mouthR = 0
var mouthG = 0
var mouthB = 0
function setup() {
createCanvas(640, 480);
}
function draw() {
background(170,10,90);
//head
fill(faceR, faceG, faceB)
ellipse(width / 2, height / 2, faceWidth, faceHeight);
//eyes
fill(255)
var eyeLX = width / 2 - faceWidth * 0.25;
var eyeRX = width / 2 + faceWidth * 0.25;
ellipse(eyeLX, height / 2, eyeSize, eyeSize);
ellipse(eyeRX, height / 2, eyeSize, eyeSize);
//pupils
fill(pupilR, pupilG, pupilB)
ellipse(eyeLX, height / 2, pupilSize, pupilSize);
ellipse(eyeRX, height / 2, pupilSize, pupilSize);
//nose
var noseY = height / 2 + faceHeight* 0.15;
fill(noseR, noseG, noseB)
ellipse(width/2, noseY, noseWidth, noseHeight);
//mouth
fill(mouthR, mouthG, mouthB)
ellipse(width / 2, height / 2 + .4 * faceHeight, mouthSize, faceHeight/10)
//hair
arc(width / 2, height / 2-35, faceWidth+10, faceHeight-10, PI,2*PI, PI);
}
function mousePressed() {
faceWidth = random(75, 150);
faceHeight = random(100, 200);
eyeSize = random(20, 40);
pupilSize = random(5,15);
noseWidth = random(5,20)
noseHeight= random (10,30);
mouthX = random (20, 50);
faceR = random (170,230)
faceG = random (50,200)
faceB = random (50,200)
mouthR = random (50,200)
mouthB = random (50,200)
mouthG = random (50,200)
pupilR = random (50,200)
pupilG = random (50,200)
pupilB = random (50,200)
noseR = random (50,200)
noseG = random (50,200)
noseB = random (50,200)
}
This was a difficult process for me. I struggled with finding the right variables and with setting proper variables for positions of certain facial features. I hope that this process will get easier as I keep learning.
Within my project, what I wanted to do was to examine what we call faces. What exactly are the processes by which we determine what is a face or not? In such, I attempted to use the most chaotic combinations by randomizing virtually every color combination on screen possible.
Climate change is a topic that is seriously important, yet often overlooked despite its devastating impact on every single aspect of living, especially for lower income communities who often contribute the least to the destruction of the planet. My Climate 2050, created by Mitchell Whitelaw in 2018 demonstrates the drastic impact of climate change in a way that is both personal and easy to understand. Dr. Whitelaw utilized a unique program that took in all the data about predicted temperature trends in the near future and used color coordination to match a temperature to a color, creating a glance at a year in Brisbane impacted by climate change. Dr. Whitelaw’s understanding of simplicity and color theory allowed him to create a diagram that was very easy to understand, as he used reds to signify hotter temperatures and greens to signify cooler temperatures. He also utilized the impact of the red circle to represent the cycle by which it will only get worse. This allows the viewer to truly understand just how horrendous the impacts of climate change will be.
I wrote about a similar piece of art last week, but seeing that this week’s prompt was generative art, I knew I had to find another piece from this form/coding language. Max/MSP is a graphical language-slash-program primarily meant for creation with signal flow, whether that be control signals, audio, or video/image signals. It’s often used in conjunction with Ableton for live music generation as well. The piece that I found on youtube (linked below) is attempting to emulate a generative ambient patch on a Eurorack synth setup. Something that I find really interesting about a lot of computer-generated music or audio pieces is that so much of the technique is trying to emulate analog systems and pieces of equipment. Humans have been used to analog audio since broadcasting began, and even though digital audio techniques are much more efficient and often cheaper, we keep striving towards that analog quality and technique. Even the physical layout of the Max patch is reminiscent of a modular synth setup, and the program itself is designed with ‘patch cables’ as the method of connection between objects, or actions.
Inspired by the popular Sumikk Gurashi characters from Japanese company San-X, this project explores the variable faces of cute 2D characters in the context of a simple text-based meme format. The occurrence of each feature (ie. body color, lack/ type of ear, mouth, whiskers, arm position, text) are determined by their own unique variables, allowing for a wide scope of character generation.
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