What is Fractal art and why spend time creating fractals?
SecondLife is such a creative environment - one day I met a fractal artist -
From the Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_art :
Fractal art is a form of algorithmic art created by calculating fractal objects and representing the calculation results as still images, animations, and media. Fractal art developed from the mid-1980s onwards.[1] It is a genre ofcomputer art and digital art which are part of new media art. The Julia set and Mandelbrot sets can be considered as icons of fractal art.[2]Fractal art (especially in the western world) is not drawn or painted by hand. It is usually created indirectly with the assistance of fractal-generating software, iterating through three phases: setting parameters of appropriate fractal software; executing the possibly lengthy calculation; and evaluating the product. In some cases, other graphics programs are used to further modify the images produced. This is called post-processing. Non-fractal imagery may also be integrated into the artwork.[3]It was assumed that Fractal art could not have developed without computers because of the calculative capabilities they provide.[4] Fractals are generated by applying iterative methods to solving non-linear equations orpolynomial equations. Fractals are any of various extremely irregular curves or shapes for which any suitably chosen part is similar in shape to a given larger or smaller part when magnified or reduced to the same size.[5]Fractals are really fun to create, and you can use it in so many ways in SecondLife or any life really :)
In SL you can use them :
- to create funky dance floors,
- special effects in your clubs,
- particle textures to create beautiful arty particle shows,
- you can also use them to add special effects to an SL snapshot
- you can become a fractal artist and show your fractal art work at exhibitions
There is no end to the different ways you can use them.
Fractal software I have been playing with :
So many out there - lots of them free and others you need to pay for - :Give it a go and let me know how it goes!
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