Pixel Process Poster #274

I think today is the beginning​ of a new poster mini-series. I was looking for something new to learn, and I found this article named Pixel sorting is the coolest thing you’ve never tried wrote by Alex Manthei in 2016. It is maybe not the coolest things I tried — so, what it is? — But it was pretty fun to create stuff with code, and I finally figured out how some creatives made this style. I like to code HTML​ and CSS​, but the rest is not my cup of tea. I spend some years learning PHP and finally asked me the question “what do I want to do?”, the answer was not coding all day.​ I realized today’s poster with the Open Source Software Processing 3, and a code wrote by Kim Asendorf.

The Design

Firstly, I created an image with Apollo and two large gradient from black to black transparent. I put the file in the folder I need to process the code of Kim Asendorf, open the file and add the parameters I want inside its code.

Then, I wait for Processing process these lines of code and generate a ​beautiful effect on the image’s pixel. I tried some times to generate different​ types​ of deformations, but there are more variables to play. I didn’t test a lot; I only wanted this crazy stretched pixel effect.

Secondly, I noticed the image I create with Photoshop didn’t help the lines of code to generates that beautiful extended pixel I wanted. I go back to Photoshop and apply a colorful background and add the Filter Wave on the image. Then, I test it again with Processing, and the result was better.​ I tried to change some times different variables. The result satisfy me and I polish the whole design in Photoshop.