Flow-field.js – A library for generating flow fields
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Re: Flow-field.js – A library for generating flow fields
#2Looks neat! I'm wondering why/how the first two results pictures (under "Values For num_steps") in https://tylerxhobbs.com/essays/2020/flow-fields have flow lines that are crossing each other. The paths follow a direction field, so that shouldn't happen except where the gradient vector vanishes, which doesn't seem to be the case there.
Re: Flow-field.js – A library for generating flow fields
#3Looks neat! I'm wondering why/how the first two results pictures (under "Values For num_steps") in https://tylerxhobbs.com/essays/2020/flow-fields have flow lines that are crossing each other. The paths follow a direction field, so that shouldn't happen except where the gradient vector vanishes, which doesn't seem to be the case there.
There are many different ways to move objects through a flow field. Some people use the vectors to accelerate particles, others as instructions for instantaneous rotation, etc. The crossing lines aren't necessarily following the flow field in those images, but likely are just using vectors as an input to another set of instructions.
Re: Flow-field.js – A library for generating flow fields
#4Nice, I've been looking for something like this, will play around with it.
Re: Flow-field.js – A library for generating flow fields
#5I have recently gotten into pen plotters (like the axi-draw) and needed some tools for generative code for art! This looks like an interesting base for a variety of styles
Re: Flow-field.js – A library for generating flow fields
#6Looks neat! I'm wondering why/how the first two results pictures (under "Values For num_steps") in https://tylerxhobbs.com/essays/2020/flow-fields have flow lines that are crossing each other. The paths follow a direction field, so that shouldn't happen except where the gradient vector vanishes, which doesn't seem to be the case there.
There are many different ways to move objects through a flow field. Some people use the vectors to accelerate particles, others as instructions for instantaneous rotation, etc. The crossing lines aren't necessarily following the flow field in those images, but likely are just using vectors as an input to another set of instructions.
Yes, okay, but the algorithm described just before that treats the vectors as tangents to the path. The pseudocode does a complicated-seeming grid lookup instead of just evaluating the function, but apart from that it's just following the vectors as tangents.
Re: Flow-field.js – A library for generating flow fields
#7Looks neat! I'm wondering why/how the first two results pictures (under "Values For num_steps") in https://tylerxhobbs.com/essays/2020/flow-fields have flow lines that are crossing each other. The paths follow a direction field, so that shouldn't happen except where the gradient vector vanishes, which doesn't seem to be the case there.
Tyler Hobbs usually keeps a large distance between the exposition of the algorithm and the actual artistic example for the sake of maintaining artistic technique secrecy.
Re: Flow-field.js – A library for generating flow fields
#8very cool! would love to try to play around with this within a web page's design. kind of like how one might use gradients but on a whole new level ...
Re: Flow-field.js – A library for generating flow fields
#9This is freaking awesome! 2 questions:
- Can I set the result as the background of a element? Or does it have to be on a canvas? Either way, an actual usage example in the README would do wonders.
- Does anyone know of anything similar like this but in Python?
Re: Flow-field.js – A library for generating flow fields
#10A demo would be great for those with more curiosity than time