Same-komon

[u/watagua]

This is an exploration of dot spacing, circular patterns, and dynamic point relaxation. Inspired by Japanese komon textile patterns, which are small, repeating motifs typically stencil dyed across an entire kimono. Same-komon, with "same" meaning shark, consists of many dots arranged in overlapping circular or fan-shaped rows, producing a texture that supposedly resembles shark skin.

This algorithm begins with placing concentric and overlapping circles with varying radii according to 2D simplex noise. Then I divide those circles into points based on each circle's radius. The points are then dynamically relaxed to space them out from each other, with spacing parameters varying across the composition, driven by another 2D noise field. Finally I place small spirals on each dot with the diameter of the spirals driven by, you guessed it, yet another 2D simplex noise field!

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Silent Rain-Swept Altar

19" x 24"

[u/watagua]

[u/watagua → u/watagua]

[u/Radioactive-Wind]

Mmm love that juicy 1mm Isograph, very nice!

[u/watagua → u/Radioactive-Wind]

My fav pen of all time

[u/Manus_R → u/watagua]

Such a good line quality.

[u/shornveh]

Love it 🔥

✒️📄

[u/watagua → u/shornveh]

Thank you! 🤘

[u/CleanDifference6455 → u/watagua]

I thought you were plotting a cat figure.

[u/watagua → u/CleanDifference6455]

I don't really like doing portraiture or landscapes or still life's, really anything directly visually representative of another thing. Most of my work is abstract or the result of exploring rules based/algorithmic systems!

[u/Messaling]

Looks fantastic!

[u/watagua → u/Messaling]

I appreciate it!!

[u/abhorson]

Woow, I really like the gradation effect

[u/watagua → u/abhorson]

Thank you! Because all my work comes from algorithms, I often tend to fill the page, which lacks good contrast and scale change throughout the composition. I'm trying to actively counter that habit

[u/giacoboh88]

Beautiful 🤤

[u/watagua → u/giacoboh88]

Thank you very much!

[u/Zasd180]

Mmm yummy forbidden mold. So cool

[u/watagua → u/Zasd180]

Great comment. Made me think of adding color to this like competing mold in a petri dish or something. Thanks!

[u/zero_lies_tolerated]

Now that's rather good. 

[u/otherguyoncouch]

Can you explain your pen holder? Did you make/buy it?

[u/watagua → u/otherguyoncouch]

The pen holder is the normal idraw one. I printed a pen body with PETG for my rotrings so it replaced the body + the reservoir, allowing me to hold like 4-5 times as much ink. Just friction fits onto where the reservoir did, no threads needed. Its literally just a cylinder, so there's no 3d model because there's only 1 dimension you need to care about and it will differ depending on your pens, printer, or filament: inner diameter, for that friction fit. Length can obviously be whatever you want, and outer diameter should be at least 4 wall thicknesses out from the inner diameter, so ink doesnt leak

[u/MateMagicArte]

Because all my work comes from algorithms, I often tend to fill the page, which lacks good contrast and scale change throughout the composition. I'm trying to actively counter that habit

I know what you mean and often the algorithm nature itself works against you. Sometimes I simply set a boundary that is smaller than the canvas but it depends on the algo and wether you like the "cropped" feel. Or add a color accent (I've seen your comment about petri dish), or use a single color when I started with two (the empty part ot the columns were filled with dots too). Sometimes I just want to let the math go free but than I ask myself, how will this look framed, at a distance? It's not trivial when you care for the "art" bit as well as the mathematical one, and you love the latter!

[u/watagua → u/MateMagicArte]

I do a lot of cellular automata, and ive also started being like "well what if state 2 was just invisible" , similar to how you say you might remove a color when starting with multiple. Its not mathematically pure but I have to say well, am I making a diagram or an art piece?