Lucid Dream  –  a world of illusions

In recent weeks, I’ve been completely engrossed in the realm of illustrations and visual designs. I couldn’t resist delving deeper into this world of boundless possibilities. I embarked on a creative streak, aiming to produce as many distinct visual effects as I could. With each creation, I learnt something new. My goal is to establish a platform that showcases these diverse illustrations in a unique and aesthetic way. The journey has been quite lengthy, so allow me to share it with you.

To kick things off, I took more time studying the patterns I could generate, particularly by integrating sine and cosine functions to craft these visual effects. Below, you’ll find a selection of the artistic pieces I’ve crafted. Please note that these are experimental representations of different potential patterns and not the final designs.

Yeah and this one too (EXTRA COLORS!)…

(you can see the version as the title of each artwork) 😉

Then i started to look at different approaches to create the background of the main page. I wanted it to look something close to the night sky with stars, so this is one of my draft ideas.

But…. This isn’t doing justice to the other art piece, it may look simple which might compliment the “complexity” of the other pieces, But thats not what I’m looking for. I started to look at different functions in p5, until is stumbled upon orbitControl. ummm… this is too interesting to be left alone. I started looking at the different possibilities with it, i started watching videos explaining how to create a 3D object using x,y, and z axis, along with sin, cos, phi, and theta. It was time to Create a new fresh file, and put all the stuff i learnt from the previous projects as well as video tutorials.

and this is how it went..

Initially, the 3D design was static, requiring user agency to click and interact with it ( go ahead and try 😛 ). However, I aimed to make it dynamic, allowing it to move and rotate like my other projects. The challenge lay in achieving a linear movement for every point, and I didn’t have a clear solution for that at the time. Instead, I devised an alternative approach: I manipulated the “camera” using rotateX and rotateY to create the illusion of a linear visual rotation.

But…. I still haven’t figured out the initial star background. but this design has the potential to look like a night sky.

lets do this..

and here we GO!

Reflection and future plans

These were my initial concepts for the upcoming project, but I have numerous additional features in the pipeline. These include the ability to download the final static art piece, granting users more agency and a personalized experience. Additionally, there will be a main page that will serve as the home for all these art pieces.