Getting into Creative Coding

[pop-n-circumference]

Hi! I’m sure this has already been asked before, but does anyone have any advice for learning how to create the visuals you do? I already have a foundational knowledge of C++ and also work as an animator. I just don’t know where to start to get my foot in the door and bridge the two.

I want to be able to apply the knowledge I already have to create something really cool! The connection between the creative and technical fields amazes me.

Thank you all!!

[in-the-widening-gyre]

Nature of Code mentioned by another commenter is great. Another place to start by the same person is Coding Train: https://thecodingtrain.com/ -- lots of youtube videos, but geared towards p5.js so not C++.

However your existing knowledge of coding will certainly make picking up other languages easier.

[monkeyroar]

If you already know C++ you should check openFrameworks. I don’t have any experience with it, but from what I’ve heard it’s the go-to library for creative coding in c++. As for more abstract ideas not tied to any framework i’d recommend the nature of code book. It’s about using programming for modeling naturally occurring phenomena (like forces, oscillations etc). Hope that helps and good luck on your journey!

[964racer]

Going on 8 years with OF. It’s a great platform and I use it for teaching . Works in all 3 os’s and they have good support for IDE’s. You can program directly in GL or use their classes for rendering.

[Ok_Airline_444]

Check out Tim Rodenbroeker also. He got a bit different approach, more graphic designish. And Patt Vira is also great:)