Document your work on the blog. Start by uploading the image you chose in Step 1, and add a description of why you chose this image. Then, discuss what you wanted to draw in Processing and your method of achieving that goal. Consider how your final creation is linked to the motif, and in what ways it is similar and different. Do you think that drawing in Processing was a good means of realizing your design? Please make sure to post your code and a screenshot of your final sketch in addition to the information above.
Josef Albers: Homage to the Square: Apparition
I chose this image because I like the contrast between the colors and the symmetry and visual effect that the squares create to make it seem infinite. I really like the visual effect to make it seem like as the squares get smaller, they are positioned further away.
I wanted to draw something with really precise symmetry like squares, and I also wanted to play with colors while using Processing. In order to achieve that goal, I had to code the size of the canvas (I, and make smaller squares with a different filling to create visually pleasing symmetrical art.
My code was the following:
size(600,600);
fill(0,100,0);
rect(0,0,600,600);
fill(0,150,0);
rect(50,50,500,500);
fill(0,200,0);
rect(100,100,400,400);
fill(255,255,0);
rect(150,150,300,300);
strokeWeight(3);
Of course, my drawing was inspired by the motif of Josef Albers. The shapes that I used, the squares, the number of squares, the fact that that squares get smaller inwards and the green and yellow colors that were incorporated drew from Albers. Nevertheless, some of the colors do change and the position is different. For instance, my squares keep getting smaller on a ratio (a pattern), and that pattern is followed throughout. I played with a scale of greens as the squares got smaller, to later get to the yellow in the center. The color scheme differs from that of Albers. I find the symmetry and color scheme of my drawing much more representative of my expression.
I had never used Processing as a means of drawing, however, from my first experience creating something with it, I did not enjoy it thoroughly and I did not think it was the most efficient way for me to draw. Maybe I did not think it was an effective means of drawing because I barely have any practice and everything took too long, or also maybe because I am used to seeing the result of my action right away as I draw instead of having to wait until I run a code. I hope my opinion changes in the future.
PDF with the drawing attached bellow: