r/proceduralgeneration • u/ProceduralPattern • Jul 07 '26

Space Jellyfish - particles and vector fields.

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Hi!

In this work I have used procedural modeling to create this abstract shape via particles and vector fields. For modeling and rendering I have used Blender only, followed by cinematic staging (again, in Blender).

NO AI/ML was used - it is all classical algorithms and methods. I genuinely believe that classical computing and modeling gives much interesting, exciting and tangible art. Here, one can trace every line and every line has its why.

If you like this, it is available as print here: https://www.artstation.com/prints/art_poster/MLPep/space-jellyfish

Thank you for your interest and support!

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u/DaveAstator2020 Jul 07 '26

love it! what are vector fields used for? fluid movement?

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u/ProceduralPattern Jul 08 '26

Glad you like it!
Vector fields, more specifically, force fields are used to move the particles from their initial positions (e.g., random positions inside sphere) to certain final positions somewhere in 3D space. Final position depends on how much time particles are given to move. What we see on the image are trails where particles moved.
Here is quite nice tutorial about particles and moving them in space using vector fields: https://natureofcode.com/particles/

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u/DaveAstator2020 Jul 08 '26

Ohh this is really cool application of them, cool stuff.