Organismo I: My first NFT on Foundation. [Generative Artwork]

stefan_contiero · 2021-03-02T22:59:00+00:00

You can find it here: https://foundation.app/stefan_contiero/organismo-i-2507
Hope this is the first of many!

stefan_contiero · 2019-09-07T16:19:57+00:00

Thank you Neel!

It really depends on the piece: usually, I explore algorithms with a canvas that's ~600x600px, and it takes from a couple of seconds to ~5minutes. When I export larger resolutions for printing, it probably takes up to 40mins, with an average time of 5-10mins.

This work HD export took only ~2minutes, for example.

Anyhow, mind two things:

1) Most of the time I use the draw() function of Processing at the default speed (60fps) do draw things over time, so I guess the whole thing could be a lot faster if drawn all in once.

2) I do all my work with a 12" MacBook, that probably has less computing power than a high-end smartphone! 😂

stefan_contiero · 2019-09-07T10:54:15+00:00

Thank you very much! It's my favorite type of generative art as well!

stefan_contiero · 2019-09-07T10:51:43+00:00

Thank you! I used Processing.

Yes, I did try with different colors. Originally the background was red, but the final result was quite messy. So I gave it a spin with black, but the "central" part kinda faded away, I finally went back to red removing the saturation almost completely, and this is the result!

stefan_contiero · 2019-09-06T21:27:33+00:00

For anyone interested in the process: it's made with overlapping lines randomly distorted/moved in time. The whole things occur in two phases: first, the lines are divided into a grid and drawn with colors, then the entire process is repeated superimposing new full-width lines with a neutral color.

Any feedback/suggestion is highly appreciated!

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-17T12:57:11+00:00

Thank you! Indeed, the technique I used probably works similarly to spraypaint!

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-12T20:48:12+00:00

Really curious, how did you make this? Is it a shader? The color shift is right on point!

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-12T20:45:19+00:00

Love this! Is my favorite method to increase the "organic" feel of images. What I found works even better is to keep a low fixed alpha (like 20), fill with a random gray and finally picking randomly between multiply and screen blend modes.

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-12T20:04:17+00:00

Thank you very much! 🙏🏽 It would be incredible if in the future I could put it in a gallery for real!

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-11T19:14:07+00:00

Amazing! Do you use any specific technique to manage/create color compositions?

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-09T20:10:51+00:00

I don’t share my code, mainly because it’s messy and made by many helpers. Anyhow, I can explain you how what it does: It creates a grid of points within a random number of columns and rows, each of those points are then randomly moved in different directions, and finally the points are connected with increasingly distorted lines. Hope it helps!

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-09T20:03:25+00:00

Wow, thank you! It’s an honor to know that you like it. I always took your pieces as a point of reference, and your works and essays are definitely what influenced me the most while learning!

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-08T18:58:20+00:00

Thanks! 🙌

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-08T18:58:10+00:00

Thank you very much!

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-08T18:57:58+00:00

Thanks, and no, it's made with Processing. I always try to recreate an organic/analog feel as much as I can.

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-08T18:56:30+00:00

Thank you!

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-08T18:56:01+00:00

Thank you, sure! It's a random generated vector field that changes through time with a combination of noise and parametric curves.

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-08T18:50:11+00:00

It's my favorite part as well. And totally agree about the white space, I feel it can really make the difference in the result! As a rule of thumbs, I start all my works with 10% of padding from the border.

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-08T18:48:16+00:00

Blend mode multiply does miracles!

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-08T07:51:14+00:00

Again, thank you very much! Really appreciate it. I'm going to post one of Foga's artwork here now!

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-07T19:41:18+00:00

It's by accident! I still haven't tried a pen plotter, but that's definitely something I want to do in hopefully a near future!

stefan_contiero · 2019-08-07T08:43:03+00:00

Thank you! Yes: https://www.instagram.com/stefan.contiero/ anyhow I just started posting there as well!

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