Circle tiling

There's really not much I can say about this. I like tiling, I like art, I like coding. Wouldn't you say?

I take pride in creating and sharing useless (but quite good looking, if I do say so myself) over-engineered pieces of code that make less for more and make absolutely no sense from a technical standpoint.

If I were an artist, I would call this Study on circular plane tiling. Too bad I'm not, so I called it circle tiling. Way less pretentious, too (or at least I hope).

Try it here lorenzoros.si/circle-tiling

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Some background

So, basically, you can fill ANY surface with a square. Neat! You can also fit quarter of a circle inside a square, leaving only some border to be seen. So this script basically generates a lot of square and fills them with arches.

The colors are picked from a 9 palettes, and to each palette is associated a different font that, in my opinion, best represented the palette itself. Additionally, after everything is rendered, a huge amount of particles are added to the main canvas, giving it a little "old and precious" feel, to texturize a little bit and give some depth to the final product.

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Output images

Below each image you will find a small description of it and How the colors are picked.

Bauhaus 1/9:

• Bauhaus, mimicking the colors most commonly used in the Bauhaus school of design. I sourced the colors from the official Bauhaus website.

Impressionism 2/9:

• Impressionism, with the color sampled from Manet's lilypads. It's one of the most beautiful paintings ever, I felt like I was missing something by not including it.

Miami 1976 3/9:

• Miami 1976, this is a bit far fetched. I picked some colors that looked like a picture from a sunny day in Miami, 1976. Drugs not included, of course. Keep it family friendly.

Outrun 4/9:

• Outrun, because how could I miss this? Futuristic palms and cars, in a more concise and abstract way of course. This canvas also runs better (and it's less bugged) than that overhyped game.

Pastel dusk 5/9:

• Pastel dusk, because... why not. There's not always a because, right? I like pastel colors and I picked this palette from a photo of the dusk. I think it's pretty cute, but maybe a little bit too faded. All considered, it's very relaxing.

Pop art 6/9:

• Pop art. I can't deny that Andy Warhol has impacted me and shaped my imagination. This is a tribute for all the art from the Pop art movement.

Roaring twenties 7/9:

• Roaring twenties, a monochrome palette chosen to imitate the feel and looks of the 20s classic films. You'll have to bring the swing, it's not included. Don't forget to take some lindy-hop lessons beforehand.

Soft shades 7/9:

• Soft shades. Even for this, I just liked the color. I sourced them from day 23 of Genuary and tweaked them a little bit.

Starry nights 8/9:

• Van Gogh, one of my favourite painters. I have always loved his unique style, I got impressed when I saw his museum. How could I not include him in my small project? The colors are sampled from one of his most known paintings, Starry Night.

Credits

This project is distributed under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.