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Holmes-JA In reply to Sammiie789 [2017-03-04 21:03:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

Fractal art is art made using some sort of program that generates fractals, ie. patterns where there is a repeating pattern at every scale. A famous example is the Mandelbrot set (here's a zoomable version. It's super neat!)

Using various software, it's possible to generate your own fractals at home. This works by witchcraft. Well, it might as well be.

Basically, you have a 'flame', and on this flame there are many variables you can alter. Adding more 'flames' and playing with the parameters there can add complexity to the fractal. The mathematics happens behind the scenes, so to speak. 

There's a few programs out there that can do this. The one I use is Apophysis 7x, which is free. Lots of information on that program can be found on ChaosFissure 's page. There's also Chaotica, which is similar (as far as I can tell from the very little I have tinkered with it), and has more rendering capabilities I think, and Mandelbulb, which seems to be the popular choice for three-dimensional fractals.

If you ever want to have a go, I'd start with the resources linked on ChaosFissure 's page. .  It's quite daunting to get into at first, but with a little perseverance you'll be able to make beautiful designs.

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Sammiie789 In reply to Holmes-JA [2017-03-05 00:07:26 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thank you so much for taking the time to type it all out and explain it to me. I'm really interested in fractal art now, i'll check out the links you sent me, i can already tell that i really like this kind of art, it's extremely detailed and the patterns are mesmerizing. I love detailed stuff, i just quickly checked the first website you sent me and i love how the patterns keep emerging no matter how much you zoom in, it feel's like a galaxy full of patterns and wherever you look there is something to look at or something new to pop up.

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Holmes-JA In reply to Sammiie789 [2017-03-05 00:58:54 +0000 UTC]

Not a problem I didn't even know fractal art was a thing until I joined da, but there's so much potential! Just recently I made one that would make a great background for an art Nouveau style piece, so I think I might get on that once I've completed my current painting. Another thing I like about fractal art is that it's pretty quick to make. Of course you can spend hours tinkering, but sometimes it takes hardly any time at all before you find something worth rendering.

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Sammiie789 In reply to Holmes-JA [2017-03-05 17:00:06 +0000 UTC]

I'm so glad i stumbled upon this because i'm actually considering to learn how to use fractal art as well now. Currently, i'm exploring digital art and i'm trying to learn how to paint with photoshop. I think that making pattern designs with the use of fractal art might make my paintings more interesting and beautiful in the future if i succeed to combine both artforms succesfully.
Oh yeah that is cool, that it can be a fast process. I'll continue making some digital paintings for now and once i'm more comfortable with the digital platform i'll try to shift to fractal art to experiment. First, i have to clean my computer from unnecessary files and programms to create space and then i'll download the software you suggested. I can't wait!  

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Holmes-JA In reply to Sammiie789 [2017-03-05 18:55:13 +0000 UTC]

Come to the dark side...we have pretty patterns.

   

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Holmes-JA In reply to sarararon [2017-02-27 11:33:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Holmes-JA In reply to GIGA-Corp [2017-02-24 23:33:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Holmes-JA In reply to BoxTail [2017-02-24 20:12:43 +0000 UTC]

Ah, the gamma. I didn't think to check that! 

I'll have a little tinker...I'm determined to get this thing to work out! Thank you for your advice

And thanks! 

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Holmes-JA In reply to Vanessafari [2017-02-24 16:47:17 +0000 UTC]

Fractals are so cool, right? 

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Vanessafari In reply to Holmes-JA [2017-02-24 19:54:00 +0000 UTC]

So right!

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