Surprised to not see Acko.net mentioned in comments already - he uses similar aids in one of his blog posts to break down complex numbers and ultimately fractal

Surprised to not see Acko.net mentioned in comments already - he uses similar aids in one of his blog posts to break down complex numbers and ultimately fractals. Likely right up your street! https://acko.net/blog/how-to-fold-a-julia-fractal/ https://acko.net/blog/how-to-fold-a-julia-fractal/