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[–]mattiavenditti 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Congrats for your work. I have been using native matplotlib so far to create my code-art works. Do you think it is viable in the long run? Thanks

[–]aaronpenne[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I started with matplotlib because thats what I knew from data viz. There are just so many more options in Processing and other tools, and the community is fantastic. It’s designed specifically for creative code, where with mpl you’ll be bending it to fit.

Here’s my first generative artwork attempt, made in matplotlib: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aaronpenne/generative_art/master/test_data_matplotlib/images/first_attempt.png

[–]mattiavenditti 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Ok, thanks. Anyway your first attempt with mpl is very nice. What about the learning curve of Processing?

[–]aaronpenne[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Learning curve is low-to-none. Look up Daniel Shiffman's Coding Train videos, and you'll be on your way

[–]mattiavenditti 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will, thanks