MSG Vector Effects

I was asked if i could add some new MSG features that better emulated some modern Japanese abstract art styles that utilizes simple vector shapes. So i've been playing around with that a little recently, here's one experiment.

Directed Evolution Experiments 3

Not my normal kind of thing, but could be really interesting as a self animating video effect. Generated during a directed evolution run while working with MSG processors in Studio Artist 4.

Directed Evolution Experiments 2

Another procedural art image generated with directed evolution in the Studio Artist 4 Evolution Editor. Part of the key to success when working with directed evolution is to develop the ability to follow the flow of ideas that appear during evolution. As opposed to having a rigid idea of what you are setting out to create.

Directed Evolution Experiments

I usually end up diving into the Studio Artist 4 Evolution Editor at some point when testing out new MSG processors or features. Directed evolution is a great way to create abstract imagery. I can't begin to even imagine how one would approach creating some of these effects by explicit design. Not to say that there's no control in directed evolution, there is indeed a knack and a sense of design you need to follow to get good consistent good results i think. But it's a very different approach.

Simple Frame Effect

The new MSG frame processor is pretty simple, but sometimes effective in it's blind simplicity.

Recent MSG Explorations 3

Another procedural art image generated while testing some new MSG processor features for Studio Artist 4.03.

Recent MSG Explorations 2

More examples using some new MSG processors in Studio Artist 4. I've been working with a lot of clean vector shape processors recently.

Recent MSG Explorations

I've recently been working on some new MSG processors. This was generated after some directed evolution in the Studio Artist 4 Evolution Editor working off of some initial preset experiments using some of the new MSG processors.

Simplicity

Thought i'd post something visually simple as opposed to my normal chaos. Generated using MSG processors in Studio Artist 4.

New Grid Approach

With all of the recent truchet patterning experiments i took another look at approaches to generating grid patterning using MSG. Here's an abstract example using a new MSG grid generating processor.

Truchet Experiments 3

Another abstract imaging experiment with truchet patterning. Generated via directed evolution of MSG processors in Studio Artist 4.

Hilbert Curve 3

Combination of some hilbert space filling curved and truchet patterning. Generated procedurally with MSG processors in Studio Artist 4.

Hilbert Curve 2

Another abstract MSG procedural image generated using hilbert space filling curves.

Hilbert Curve

The hilbert curve is another space filling curve i've been playing around with recently in Studio Artist 4.

Truchet Experiments 2

Another experiment using truchet patterning in Studio Artist 4. I've recently been beefing up the pattern variations available with the MSG truchet processors.

Sierpinski Space Filling Curve

I've been adding some new MSG features to Studio Artist 4 that generate various kinds of space filling curves. This image shows off a sierpinski curve.

Space Filling Curve Halftone

Experiment building a halftone screen from a space filling curve. Generated in Studio Artist 4 using the new Hilbert MSG processors. There are 3 different screens derived from space filling curves for the color image, 1 for each color plane.

Truchet Experiments

More experiments with truchet curves in Studio Artist 4. Generated with MSG processors.

MSG SpiralLateral 2

Another MSG procedural image generated while testing some new features in Studio Artist 4.

MSG SpiralLateral

Working on enhancing some MSG SpiralLateral processors for Studio Artist 4 that are useful for generating procedural images like this one.

Vector Brush Nibs 2

Still more experiments working with adaptive vector brush nibs in the paint synthesizer.

Vector Brush Nibs

More experiments with adaptive vector brush nibs in the paint synthesizer.

Making Vector Brush Nibs Smarter

I've been doing some work recently on adding some features to the paint synthesizer to make vector brush nibs smarter. By smart i mean adding additional modulation controls for the vector brush nib shape to allow for better feature representation in vector paintings.

Cheers

This fell out of some experiments with automatic segmentation.

The real trick with sketches made by people as opposed to machines is that people can directly sketch the objects in a scene as opposed to sketching the pixels (which might be subjectively very different). While machine artists tend to fixate on representing the pixels. It's amazing how bad most segmentation algorithms are when you really stress test them.

Smooth Warp Experiment 3

Morph example generated with some additional effect processing for the morph's warp mapping function.

Smooth Warp Experiment 2

Another experiment with effect processing an adaptive warp map.

Adaptive Screen Ideas 2

Another test of some new ideas for generating adaptive halftone screen effects.

Adaptive Screen Ideas

Trying out some new approaches to generating adaptive halftoning screen effects.

Skeleton Fill

Working on some new region fill pattern generation algorithms.

Smooth Warp Experiment

Trying out some ideas of additional effect processing for spatial warp maps.