[HN Gopher] Pixpaint
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Pixpaint
Author : luu
Score : 622 points
Date : 2023-05-15 05:23 UTC (1 days ago)
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| JellyBeanThief wrote:
| https://archive.org/details/rainbox
| aaroninsf wrote:
| Reminded how stunning it is that the JSMESS is blithely
| emulating such things so well for us now and everyone is like,
| oh yeah, three decades of software development that now is a
| click away and lives forever to play with? cool but lunch?
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| Had forgotten this gem thanks.
| thih9 wrote:
| Fun! I enjoyed experimenting with different kinds of squiggles.
|
| I wish there was a reset button, then again page refresh works
| too.
| forbiddenvoid wrote:
| Brilliant. I love that the cycle tracks time between pixel draws
| too, so you can add in different delayed effects.
| TheMode wrote:
| With collisions and perhaps a few other things, couldn't it be
| used in a game to design machines? Seems fun.
| goertzen wrote:
| Beautiful. Simple. fun.
| totetsu wrote:
| Now I want to try and ad webRTC to it and make it miltiplayer.
| HeckFeck wrote:
| Fun in-browser toys like these never fail to draw a smile.
| Agraillo wrote:
| Very impressive, actually it's a step in a direction of
| visualizing music, i.e visual means to create a repetitive
| patterns in the brain similar to those created when we listen to
| musical pieces. Some constraints (like measures) or quantizing
| might help to improve this effect
| Aaron2222 wrote:
| Reminds me of Blek[0], which is the same concept but as a puzzle
| game.
|
| [0]: http://blekgame.com/
| Jupe wrote:
| Very much reminds me of Deluxe Paint on the Amiga from 25+ years
| ago. Set the number of animation frames, press the Alt key (?)
| and start drawing with the mouse. Every 1/2 second or so the page
| would flip automatically, but your drawing would continue. You
| could easily create animated squiggles very similar to this.
| marcodiego wrote:
| Suggestion: add the possibility of creating "static" forms, then
| the user could move these forms and these moves could turn into
| an animation for the movement of that form.
| gnramires wrote:
| You can create a near-static shape by drawing a shape that ends
| where it begins :)
| doubleorseven wrote:
| The fact that the information icon at the bottom is also hand
| drawn, makes me understand how much taught was put into this.
| Amazing work
| woolion wrote:
| Interesting concept! I thought it would be possible to draw
| something by sticking to looping curves, but their velocity
| depend on their size, and the different parts diverge as if part
| of a cellular automaton. There must be a way to exploit this
| interestingly but it would require some planning. (The velocity
| depends on the drawing speed, so it is even trickier)
|
| For other alternative fun drawing tools, I legally have to
| mention wobblepaint [0], and shake art [1], please suggest any
| others!
|
| The feature that could really be cool would be one to
| record/share the drawings (wobblepaint's approach to that is
| absolutely fantastic, it records everything as a string with
| infinite undo and lets you record gif).
|
| [0] https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=40058
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| [1] https://studionokoi.itch.io/shake-art
| [deleted]
| g4d wrote:
| I completely agree with you! The concept of drawing with
| looping curves and the divergence resembling a cellular
| automaton is fascinating. It opens up possibilities for
| creating visually unique and intriguing artwork. While it may
| require careful planning due to the relationship between curve
| size and velocity, the potential for exploiting this
| characteristic creatively is exciting.
|
| Thank you for mentioning wobblepaint and shake art as
| alternative fun drawing tools. Wobblepaint's approach to
| recording and sharing drawings with infinite undo sounds
| fantastic. The ability to save and share the creative process
| can be incredibly inspiring and educational for others. Shake
| art also seems intriguing with its emphasis on adding an
| element of randomness to the artistic process.
|
| In addition to the tools you mentioned, I would suggest
| checking out Harmony by Mr.doob [2]. It offers a collaborative
| drawing experience where multiple users can create art together
| in real-time. The interactive aspect and the ability to see
| others' contributions can lead to some truly unique and
| collaborative creations.
|
| Exploring different drawing tools and techniques can unlock new
| avenues for artistic expression. It's wonderful to see the
| growing variety of tools available that cater to different
| creative preferences and approaches. Happy drawing!
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| [2] https://mrdoob.com/projects/harmony
| samwillis wrote:
| Love it, my kids are going to adore this. Brilliant that it works
| well on touch screens, perfect for smaller kids.
| nuraxy wrote:
| How does it decide the direction of movement? I'm unable to
| figure out
| SamBam wrote:
| It simply redraws the shape from the last point.
| minsc_and_boo wrote:
| I think it's a combined vector of the drawing action - i.e. a
| true circle stays in place.
| [deleted]
| cfinnberg wrote:
| You paint a figure from point A to point B. Then It just starts
| from point B to paint the same figure you painted (same speed
| and all). At same time it removes from A side what is
| repainting at B side.
|
| If you manage to paint a figure that starts and ends at the
| same point, then it stays in place and seems to be a static
| draw.
|
| If you just draw a straight line, it just starts "to move"
| forward.
| efields wrote:
| I love this a lot.
| chankstein38 wrote:
| I opened this like "Ok.. why was a simple paint app on hacker
| news?" then I drew something and have been fiddling with it ever
| since. What a cool concept!
| ikesau wrote:
| i love this. you can make a pretty cool thunderstorm vignette
| with by drawing lots of rapid blue lines downwards and then a
| couple of zigzag lightning bolts : )
| NathanielBaking wrote:
| Try writing something on this without knowing cursive! I rest my
| case.
| xahrepap wrote:
| I had one teacher tell me cursive would come in handy. I'm glad
| I lived to finally see that day!
| blt wrote:
| This is great. Mesmerizing!
| vrglvrglvrgl wrote:
| [dead]
| keyle wrote:
| Totally useless and fun, that's my favourite corner of the web!
| onemoresoop wrote:
| This is great. And while here I realized how cool Replit has
| become. Anyone here has any experience using replit
| professionally?
| Minor49er wrote:
| It has been fun drawing shapes that connect end to end and
| watching to see them slowly morph and move
|
| It would be fun to have other brush types that have their own
| unique timing properties as well. Really fun project!
| pokpokpok wrote:
| I also have a buggy version that preserves angle:
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| https://warms2.maxbittker.repl.co/
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| (it only works if you draw slowly right now, not sure why)
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| This whole tool was directly inspired by "grubs" here
| https://whichlight.github.io/draw-play/
| Kiro wrote:
| What is the difference in this version? I don't fully
| understand what "preserve angles" means.
| yorwba wrote:
| Try drawing e.g. a quarter circle. The non-angle-preserving
| version will add a corner at the end to get back to the
| starting angle, the angle-preserving version continues along
| the circle.
| almostdigital wrote:
| Haha! This is great! Maybe it could be less jarring if you put
| a low pass filter on the angle changes
| dahart wrote:
| This one is super cool because your shapes stay more in place
| and just orbit the starting point! Makes it easier to draw
| something with multiple strokes that's wiggly but doesn't
| scatter away.
| aeno wrote:
| Was totally underwhelmed an wondered why everyone seems to like
| this. Then I noticed that it doesn't work well on Firefox and is
| performing better on Chrome. Well done!
| darkwater wrote:
| Seems to work OK here with FF 112 on Linux
| Jorengarenar wrote:
| Really? I don't notice difference
| jslakro wrote:
| It feels like building a farm of scribbles. Combining this
| concept with some generative music/sound would be interesting.
| stronglikedan wrote:
| Fun challenge: Draw a perfect circle or square that doesn't
| (appear to) move.
| mfragin wrote:
| This immediately reminded me of the Processing sketch called
| yellowtail:
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjIYJnc3vLQ
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| Processing: https://processing.org/
|
| This was a popular built-in example in the Processing development
| environment. I used to put it up on a smartboard during parent-
| teacher conferences to entertain the younger siblings of my
| students while I met with their parents. Code is available on
| Github and also withing Processing, of course.
|
| EDIT: I see Yellowtail was the inspiration for Grubs, which
| inspired this!
| silveira wrote:
| https://editor.p5js.org/golan/sketches/3_V73feC_
| poulpy123 wrote:
| at first I was meh, then I was blown away. It's a pity I don't
| have any artistic abilities
| CrociDB wrote:
| wow that's fantastic! i spent a good time playing with it. so
| simple yet so satisfying!
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