For the Generative Design project, I wanted to create different shapes of teeth, specifically molars. Conceptually, I was thinking about my personal relationship to the teeth in my mouth. I have a lot of deep cavities, and it is something that has become a large part of my life. I was interested in representing the way my teeth were transforming over time. When cavities are filled the dentist will drill into your tooth, and I wanted to showcase literal pieces of the teeth missing. In its inception, I wanted to have cavities be shown on the teeth and change shape each time the mouse was pressed. Unfortunately, I could not find a way to change the custom cavity shapes in a way that looked natural. The top image is a digital sketch I made in Procreate and the bottom image is the P5Js rendition. I find that I struggle with adding as much detail as I would like in P5Js, especially because I can see it in my head and draw it very clearly. However, I enjoyed learning how to work with variables for this project. https://editor.p5js.org/ri0la/sketches/jmcuWw-2d
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