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Silk — Interactive generative art
- likeclockwork 14y agoPretty cool, reminds me of this: http://al.chemy.org/ http://al.chemy.org/
- twodayslate 14y agoThis is pretty old but still pretty fun. http://new.weavesilk.com/?cz33 http://new.weavesilk.com/?cz33
- SenorWilson 14y agohttp://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hSbE0.gif http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hSbE0...
- hcarvalhoalves 14y agoVery interesting. It's random, but not enough to keep you from controlling the brush to create natural images. Trunk on fire: http://new.weavesilk.com/?cz63 http://new.weavesilk.com/?cz63 Flower: http://new.weavesilk.com/?cz7z http://new.weavesilk.com/?cz7z
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- jQueryIsAwesome 14y agoThis app is consuming my soul: http://new.weavesilk.com/?czkk http://new.weavesilk.com/?czkk And Ctrl+Z would be nice.
- ygra 14y agoI guess Undo would go a little against the spirit of this which includes a little randomness :-)
- jQueryIsAwesome 14y agoWell God dammit! I want to control everything, even randomness!
- fidz 14y agoCould someone list another apps that can make "beautiful" graphic like this app? (Or at least, something that could be done by non-artist, no photoshop / pattern / texture needed to generate the graphic).
- pnewman2 14y agoMy attempt at Ringo: http://new.weavesilk.com/?czix http://new.weavesilk.com/?czix
- hendi_ 14y agoFrightening. http://new.weavesilk.com/?czjy http://new.weavesilk.com/?czjy
- hankScorpi0 14y agoInteresting idea - I had implemented a similar symmetry concept in one of my ios apps (http://gravitypaint.com http://gravitypaint.com - if you want to check it out). Why not extend it to also cover radial symmetry - should be easy to add and you can let the user set the angle etc...
- karolist 14y agoAll I get is a parked domain on gravitypaint.com
- vog 14y agoAll okay here. I can access the website without any trouble. However, a website with some picture of an iOS app is much less interesting than an interactive web application, at least for me.
- PaintWithCode 14y agoMy intention was never to try and impress anyone. That "app" was actually born from a mistake. I was messing with some particle generation in ogl for iOS, forgot a clear and found myself very amused with the results. From there, I used it as an excuse to explore PS and UI design, and the addiction fed itself until I got overwhelmed doing other projects. I have long since realized that getting noticed in an app marketplace requires some serious time, PR and effort - none of which I am fond of parting with at the moment.
- ChuckMcM 14y agoOk this was mine : http://new.weavesilk.com/?czgl http://new.weavesilk.com/?czgl Would love to see a retina iPad version of this.
- ecubed 14y agoIf you took this graphical art concept and combined it with the generative music concept of apps like Brian Eno's bloom, you'd have an absolutely amazing app
- jQueryIsAwesome 14y agoJust for fun here are yours and mine combined: http://i.imgur.com/vpB4i.jpg http://i.imgur.com/vpB4i.jpg (Michael Angelo have nothing on us!)
- Alex3917 14y ago"Would love to see a retina iPad version of this." There are several other iPad generative art apps. Check out Art of Glow.
- spyder 14y agomine: http://new.weavesilk.com/?d640 http://new.weavesilk.com/?d640 http://new.weavesilk.com/?d6bb http://new.weavesilk.com/?d6bb
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- Void_ 14y agoThis is implemented with canvas. Cleaned source: http://pastie.org/5391134 http://pastie.org/5391134
- pavlov 14y agoFYI: that's a copyright violation because the original source doesn't carry a license that would allow it to be modified and reproduced.
- jrajav 14y agoThat may be a matter of debate: http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/26548/what-is-the-default-software-license http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/26548/what-is...
- anigbrowl 14y agoQuite impressed with this; only thing 'wrong' with it is that the gray/black color should erase rather than add. Thanks for the source link Void_. I do a fair bit of generative music stuff, so I'm impressed with that part as much as the pretty colors: http://new.weavesilk.com/?czw6 http://new.weavesilk.com/?czw6
- Dilan 14y agoIt would be great if you could easily set the picture as your desktop background.
- Kiro 14y agoWorks really good on the Android browser where things like this usually lag out (Galaxy S3). Smooth.
- riffraff 14y agopreviously on HN, the non-new url http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2089615 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2089615 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2101422 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2101422
- Zolomon 14y agoI am sorry, but what am I missing - where is the interaction? I can't interact with the art I create. What is the difference between this and Photoshop (or any other image editor for example) except for it being browser based and playing some sounds in the background? It is very well done, and what you can make with it is very impressive. Good work!
- zalew 14y ago> I am sorry, but what am I missing - where is the interaction? you can paint on creations while they play. try it http://new.weavesilk.com/?d07e http://new.weavesilk.com/?d07e
- forgotmyuser 14y agoWow, its so addicting. I could sit and draw on it for hours.
- jff 14y agohttp://new.weavesilk.com/?d07y http://new.weavesilk.com/?d07y Simply doodling, when out pops the angel of death. Lovely :)
- jQueryIsAwesome 14y agoIts not an angel... is actually the Devil! http://new.weavesilk.com/?d2du http://new.weavesilk.com/?d2du
- lywald 14y agoMade an angel too (tried to do Tyrael but can't pull it off) http://new.weavesilk.com/?d9he http://new.weavesilk.com/?d9he
- Techasura 14y agoi would keep this background music running during my work.. makes me refreshed.
- nmb 14y agohi yuri! :)
- SenorWilson 14y agoLook, I made a cat http://i.imgur.com/KK9fk.png http://i.imgur.com/KK9fk.png
- cwilson 14y agoI've literally had this on repeat for almost 3 hours now: http://new.weavesilk.com/?d06a http://new.weavesilk.com/?d06a So cool.
- merlincorey 14y agoEven cooler is that you can select another color and DRAW ALONG WITH IT!!!
- apha 14y agoI think I made a demonic, dual-wielding Samurai: http://new.weavesilk.com/?d119 http://new.weavesilk.com/?d119 Or it may just be a mess.
- alan-saul 14y agoThis is superb, thanks for posting I must have missed it the previous times. What is the ambiant music playing in the background?
- aMoniker 14y agohttp://new.weavesilk.com/?d1i0 http://new.weavesilk.com/?d1i0
- pirateking 14y agohttp://new.weavesilk.com/?d1q4 http://new.weavesilk.com/?d1q4 Very awesome. Needs undo!
- casinaroyale 14y agoHa, here is mine. Fire and ice. http://new.weavesilk.com/?d1q5 http://new.weavesilk.com/?d1q5
- ohashi 14y agoEverytime I play with Silk it feels wildly beautiful. I don't know what it is about it, but I love it.
- ofca 14y agoSuper! I'd love the option to change the color of the background. Any way to do that?
- kettlelakes 14y agoYeah, you can edit CSS with Inspector, change background-color for <body>.
- fumar 14y agomine...sadness. http://new.weavesilk.com/?d323 http://new.weavesilk.com/?d323
- pwenzel 14y agoPAUL http://new.weavesilk.com/?d36f http://new.weavesilk.com/?d36f
- rumberg 14y agoFrightening chicken cat: http://new.weavesilk.com/?d376 http://new.weavesilk.com/?d376 ;)
- zoba 14y agoThese make a good 'just because' mini gift :) Here is a heart: http://new.weavesilk.com/?d38q http://new.weavesilk.com/?d38q
- jQueryIsAwesome 14y agoYou have to think a little different to create smooth curves. http://new.weavesilk.com/?d3hr http://new.weavesilk.com/?d3hr
- jamesbritt 14y agoSome amazing generative art, done with Processing, here: http://complexification.net/gallery/ http://complexification.net/gallery/ You can grab the source for these and play around with them, tweaking values to see how things work. One of my favorites is Sand Traveler. The underlying algorithm is relatively simple, but the results are stunning. These are presented as Java applets, but Processing 2.0 now lets you export code to JavaScript (processing.js). It also exports to Android apk files, so you can build Android apps with Processing.
- earroway 14y agoSuperb.
- ghostblog 14y agoThis is so dumb. Why is this art, because it's pretty? God listen to the music. So cheesy. It's the "Alienware" aesthetic. Nerd
- yonilevy 14y agoWith the symmetry setting disabled, this is an interesting way of freestyle sketching (more so with a Wacom) http://new.weavesilk.com/?d4e6 http://new.weavesilk.com/?d4e6
- spyder 14y agoone more: http://new.weavesilk.com/?d6v4 http://new.weavesilk.com/?d6v4 (needs 1920x1200 or above)
- geuis 14y agoWorks great on the iPhone five. The ad is a bit annoying in that it covers the entire interface.
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- phate 14y agoMine: http://new.weavesilk.com/?dao2 http://new.weavesilk.com/?dao2
- gpmcadam 14y agoProbably obvious. A nuclear explosion: http://new.weavesilk.com/?dayj http://new.weavesilk.com/?dayj
- wavesounds 14y agoWow, just wow, amazing!
- pseut 14y ago-> "Note, Silk has sound, Mute?" That was considerate and awesome. Thanks.
- contravert 14y agoCan someone explain the technical details on how this program works?
- mkelley 14y agoGenisis - http://new.weavesilk.com/?e4xj http://new.weavesilk.com/?e4xj