A Programmable 8-Bit Computer Created Using Traditional Embroidery Techniques and Materials. Chromata: A Generative Art Tool. Chromata is a generative digital art tool. Chromata is a small tool written in JavaScript which can turn any image into a unique, animated artwork. Path finders are seeded on a canvas and independently trace their own path through the image, reading the colour data of each pixel and altering their course based on a set of configurable rules. Quick Start 1. Download chromata.min.js 2. 3. Var imageElement = document.querySelector('.my-image'); var chromata = new Chromata(imageElement); 3. Chromata.start(); Compatibility Chromata makes use of canvas blend modes, which are available in all major browsers except Internet Explorer. New Chromata(imageElement, [options]) Create a new Chromata instance. imageElement must be a reference to an <img> element. options is an object containing configuration settings for the instance.
Chromata.start() Start the animation, hiding the source image element and replacing it with a canvas element. Chromata.stop() Stop the animation. Chromata.toggle() Chromata.reset() 3D Printing > Chinese Puzzle Ball. Attempt to Make A Personal Shot Glass This week I decided to be like Dan Novy and make my personal shot glass that will fit only me! Phase 01 > Covering The Glass with Plasticine Phase 02 > Embedding My Finger Prints on The Plasticine Phase 03 > 3D Scanning The 3D scanning on the plate was pretty strait forward. Eventually the software crashed, maybe because I increased the scanning resolution to high. On the other hand the attempt to scan the glass as a free object didn’t go very well at all.
Phase 04 > Cleaning Up I imported the STL file to Autodesk MAYA. Phase 04 > Patching Patching the holes with MAYA took a little more time. The result for the scanning came out full with bumps and not as smooth as I wanted. But I couldn’t combine the geometries with Boolean manipulations and I didn’t want to take the risk and send to print a model which its geometries are not attached. 3D Printing > Chinese Puzzle Ball. Computer paints 'new Rembrandt' Image copyright The Next Rembrandt A team of technologists working with Microsoft and others have produced a 3D-printed painting in the style of Dutch master Rembrandt. The portrait was created after existing works by the artist were analysed by a computer. A new work was then designed to look as much like a Rembrandt as possible - while remaining an original portrait. It was then 3D-printed to give it the same texture as an oil painting. "We really wanted to understand what makes a face look like a Rembrandt," Emmanuel Flores, director of technology for the project, told the BBC.
After they had been digitally tagged by humans, data on Rembrandt's paintings was gathered by computers which discovered patterns in how the Dutch master would, for example, characteristically shape a subject's eyes in his portraits. Then, machine-learning algorithms were developed which could output a new portrait mirroring Rembrandt's style. What to do with old CDs? New algorithm gives photos Picasso-style makeovers. Google has already shown us the weird possibilities when images are processed through a neural network. But a new experiment takes this dynamic to a new level by transforming any photo into an image that mimics the painting style of one of the old masters. The details of the project are revealed in a research paper titled "A Neural Algorithm of Artistic Style.
" "Here we introduce an artificial system based on a Deep Neural Network that creates artistic images of high perceptual quality," reads the paper, penned by a group of researchers from the University of Tubingen in Germany. "The system uses neural representations to separate and recombine content and style of arbitrary images, providing a neural algorithm for the creation of artistic images. " Image: Gatys, Ecker, Bethge Using an image of a street in Germany (above), the team demonstrated the ability to recreate the photo using the visual styles of Vincent van Gogh, Edvard Munch and Pablo Picasso. Have something to add to this story? Robots and Avatars - Our Colleagues and Playmates of the Future. TINY MUSIC MAKERS: Pt 2: The Microsoft Sound.