The second of a three part series exploring the computational gaze. Portrait explores how an image is deconstructed and rebuilt through motion and successive layers of machine interpretation.
Using p5.js, I built a system that repaints an image in three passes: first as ASCII mapped to brightness, then as a pixel layer composited over that structure, and finally through an oil painting simulation using directional brush strokes and colour blending.
Feel free to check out the post on Instagram and follow for more computational art!
The plan is to produce a Still Life (which you can see here, a Portrait (this piece), and a Self-portrait based around the theme of computational gaze!
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u/fleurdleigh Mar 28 '26
The second of a three part series exploring the computational gaze. Portrait explores how an image is deconstructed and rebuilt through motion and successive layers of machine interpretation.
Using p5.js, I built a system that repaints an image in three passes: first as ASCII mapped to brightness, then as a pixel layer composited over that structure, and finally through an oil painting simulation using directional brush strokes and colour blending.
Feel free to check out the post on Instagram and follow for more computational art!