function setup() {
createCanvas(600, 600);
background(30);
// Star outline via circles
fill(255);
noStroke();
for(let x = 50; x < 600; x = x + 80){
for(let y = 50; y < 600; y = y + 80){
circle (x, y, 15);
}
}
// Moon in the center
fill(255);
circle(300, 300, 120);
}
Due to barely being familiar with loops within coding, I had to somehow remind myself of what a loop is like via analyzing the reference sheet from the coding website. Once I understood a little bit of what it was like, this is when I explained to myself that perhaps the artwork I should at least try making with this loop knowledge is an artwork that must feel kind of… organized? But in a modern fashion of course. Not just that but also… an artwork that resembles something that is in relation to what I myself tend to adore very much. Eventually, I’ve settled in with the concept of creating this artwork where the main stars are well… literal mini stars, along with the addition of the moon somewhere in the center. The reason is because of how this is based on the fact that as a young adult, I kind of identify as a night-owl, or someone who seems to like the nighttime. Thus, i just wish to pay a mini tribute to this oldie but a goodie trait of mine via this artwork.
What i’ve done is basically sent the background to a low number that has the background be as dark as the night. Then I had to set up the endoskeleton of the circle stars, starting with making sure they are filled through a number that’ll color them white; then this is where the loops come into play. With the loops, this is where I had to look back at the notes from the previous class, in order to get an idea of how they should be set up at least. Remember that this is all for the sake of trying to figure out how to have each circle star lined up in rows that’ll set themselves up to be a modernized version of the night sky. Most importantly, I had to make sure that the parameters for each circle star in a row/column would be centralized in their rightful spots. Lastly, I had to bring the moon to life via simply creating a bigger circle in the middle that, from my head, would make itself look like the big boss of the night alongside his star minions.
One more thing to mention is that before I could see if my code was right, I did have to check in with Ai to see if my code was indeed correct or if changes were necessary to be made. Sure enough, some of my code was on the right track, but some changes were requested to be made to ensure functionality at its finest. Based on these changes that were successfully implemented, it simply convinced me to try familiarizing myself more with the workings of proper repeat methods, such as the loop, so that if I were to ever need acts of repeat shapes/colors within my works, the loop() command would indeed assist me otherwise.