Reverse Scan Tracker Magik

This was generated from a Flip video camera shot out a car window and then processed with the Studio Artist 4 temporal scan tracker to generate the panorama. The direction of the scan is the reverse of the motion in the video which is what generates the weird stutter effect.

Directed Evolution MSG Experiments 5

More experiments using directed evolution of MSG processors.

Photo Mosaic Serendipity

I generated this by accident while fixing a selection bug and kind of liked it. The serendipity of the photo mosaic movie brush image placement sometimes is amazing, like in this particular case.

HV Partition

Added a new path start regionize generator to the paint synthesizer that is generating the block layout in this Studio Artist photo mosaic. Used a graffiti movie brush for the preset.

DualMode Paint Animation Experiments

This is a frame capture from a short animation i was playing around with the other day. I modified one of Dennis Miller's dualmode paint presets in Studio Artist 4 and used an open movie stream to spool out an animation running the dualmode paint preset while capturing live video every dualmode cycle. DualMode Paint is a new operation mode in Studio Artist 4.

Directed Evolution MSG Experiments 4

Abstract imagery created using the MSG evolution editor in Studio Artist 4.

Directed Evolution MSG Experiments 3

More abstract imagery created in Studio Artist 4 by directed evolution of MSG processors in the evolution editor.

Directed Evolution MSG Experiments 2

More experiments with directed evolution of MSG processors in Studio Artist 4 to create abstract imagery. There's actually apollonian packing going on for the sampling points for the paths but it's not obvious since it hasn't been distance sorted. I added that feature after i generated these.

Directed Evolution MSG Experiments

Some examples of abstract imagery created by directed evolution of MSG processors in Studio Artist 4.

Apollonian Packing Abstractions 4

These started with MSG apollonian packing presets followed by some swap and add evolution to generate some additional complexity.

Apollonian Packing Abstractions 3

More abstract procedural imagery generated using apollonian packing generated by MSG processors in Studio Artist 4.

Apollonian Packing Abstractions 2

Apollonian packing used as a sampling pattern is actually pretty cool. Some more examples generated with MSG processors in Studio Artist 4.

Apollonian Packing Abstractions

Some more abstract procedural art created in Studio Artist using MSG processor that is exploring apollonian packing.

TSP Sketch with Apollonian Packing

I've been playing around with apollonian packing and tried some experiments combining it with TSP (traveling salesman problem) sketch effects. This example was generated with a Studio Artist paint action sequence (PASeq) that has 2 different MSG presets in it.

Here's an example below of apollonian packing using a single MSG preset.

Hybrid TSP Sketch Experiment

A hybrid black and white sketch experiment. Created with TSP MSG processor and a new apollonian packing MSG processor.

TSP Symmetry Sketches

Symmetry sketch effects created with a TSP MSG processor.

More TSP Sketch Experiments 2

More examples of playing around with the new TSP MSG processor options for creating black and white sketch effects.

More TSP Sketch Experiments

More experiments with using a solution to the traveling salesman problem to build black and white sketch effects. I added a new option to the MSG processor that lets you generate the initial sampling points from the input I/O stream.

BW Sketch Experiments

Some experiments with black and white sketch effects in the Studio Artist paint synthesizer. These are using vector paint presets modulated with some visual error parameter options to constrain the hatching patterning to represent source luminance.

More Experiments with Lorenz Attractors 2

Still more experiments with Lorenz attractor MSG processors. These are frame captures from an animation made using the Studio Artist paint synthesizer. The painting in the animation is driven by the MSG processor that generates the lorenz attractor.

More Experiments with Lorenz Attractors

Some more experiments with using a Lorenz attractor MSG processor to drive the Studio Artist paint synthesizer.

New Uses for Bus Modulation

Playing around with some new bus modulation features in the Studio Artist paint synthesizer. Bus modulation is a way to modulate some paint synth parameter spatially based on another layer's luminance values.

Aporkalypse Now

Inspired by swine flu mania, which the local newspaper here on Oahu is heavily promoting this week. Created in the Studio Artist 4 paint synthesizer.

Abstract Parrot (not really)

Procedural image created from MSG preset. This one reminded me of an abstract parrot for some reason.

MSG Mod Art

These remind me of 50's mod art images. They were created via directed evolution of MSG processors in Studio Artist 4.

Lorenz Attractor

Using the Studio Artist paint synthesizer to paint lorenz chaotic attractors. I'm using a MSG path start generator and the new spline from last path start path shape option. I added some support for z axis rotation of the lorenz attractor MSG processors. the second image is a 3D rotation along with some brush size modulation as the painting progresses.

More Traveling Salesman Problem Abstractions

You can use this new MSG processor to generate really abstract imagery, or to get more representation. It's all based on solving the traveling salesman problem.

Traveling Salesman Problem Abstractions

Some facial abstraction ideas based on solving the traveling salesman problem. These were all done using the new MSG processor.

Sketches via solving the Traveling Salesman Problem

Some sketch effects that were generated by solving the traveling salesman problem. I've got it running in a MSG processor. In many ways the non optimal solutions are more interesting to my eyes (or work better as sketches).