The image I chose in Step 1 is Nagy by László Moholy. It impressed me because of its unique, decadent aesthetic perception and its harmonious combination of darkness and lightness. The upper circle is dark and real, while the lower circle is bright but imaginary, and the middle one connects the two, with both black, white, and grey. The picture also reminds me of the mysterious cosmos and innumerable planets. Also, I chose it as my motif because I thought circles may be the most easy to draw.
I decided to simulate it at first. But the biggest problems came: the transition of colors and the stereo perception. I tried to add small ellipses with similar color on the three main circles, but the effect was terrible. As a result, I decided to change it into a planar picture. Also, I changed the middle circle into a claret and yellow one, which can also combine the upper and lower circle well. And the idea of concentric circles hit me when I was struggling with the design of the middle circle(Before I tried filled arc, but that seemed weird), which turned out to be successful.
This is my final sketch and its code.
size(600,800);
background(0,0,35);
fill(#56121e);
ellipse(150,116,140,140);
fill(0,0,0);
ellipse(150,120,140,140);
fill(255,255,240);
ellipse(150,620,200,200);
fill(255,215,0);
noStroke();
rect(140,475,12,60);
rect(128,495,36,12);
fill(#56121e);
stroke(255,215, 0);
ellipse(520,400,400,400);
fill(#56121e);
stroke(255,215, 0);
ellipse(520,400,350,350);
fill(#56121e);
stroke(255,215, 0);
ellipse(520,400,300,300);
fill(#56121e);
stroke(255,215, 0);
ellipse(520,400,250,250);
fill(#56121e);
stroke(255,215, 0);
ellipse(520,400,200,200);
fill(#56121e);
stroke(255,215, 0);
ellipse(520,400,150,150);
fill(#56121e);
stroke(255,215, 0);
ellipse(520,400,100,100);
fill(#56121e);
stroke(255,215, 0);
ellipse(520,400,50,50);
To be honest, I don’t think that drawing in Processing was a good means of realizing my design, at least for me. Although it can be precise, but compared to hand-drawing, it’s more rigid. Moreover, it needs excellent ability of calculation if we want to it to be precise, which is also difficult for me. But when I draw on paper by hand, I can only use my eyes and intuition of my hand. In conclusion, I think the two methods of drawing is suitable for different kinds of people. It’s also a good idea to combine the two.