by Celia Wood | Apr 25, 2020 | Independent Study
In Drawing & Design, Ms. Gibson had us do a project where we made a zine that showcased a collection of some kind. I chose to do a collection of mollusks. I have been spending time looking at marine animals and plants for this independent study, so I decided to...
by Celia Wood | Apr 21, 2020 | Independent Study
I wanted to understand more about fractals and nature, so I bought the book Fractals: The Patterns of Chaos by John Briggs. While reading it, I came across this quote from landscape photographer Lawrence Hudetz, “Nature’s order is to be continually rediscovered....
by Celia Wood | Apr 17, 2020 | Independent Study
After working on these simulations, I started thinking back to Danielle Feinberg talking about the lighting of the jellyfish scene in Finding Nemo. She mentioned that her boss was particularly impressed and silent when viewing that scene in their review...
by Celia Wood | Apr 15, 2020 | Independent Study
Continuing to work with Houdini, I have begun to work with L systems in modeling plant structures. Below are simulations of different branching techniques I have explored. These simulations have helped me familiarize myself with the rules of L systems and how to...
by Celia Wood | Apr 11, 2020 | Independent Study
An important aspect in modeling natural forms is an element of chaos. This is relatively hard to achieve when working with computers. This problem is remedied by the concept of gradient noise, or specifically Perlin noise. Perlin noise is a set of x, y, and z values...
by Celia Wood | Apr 7, 2020 | Independent Study
In my research, I have found that the fractals used most for plant growth are L systems. L systems use an alphabet and a set of rules to determine how the tree should grow. For example, a simple L system could be constructed by using an alphabet of A and B. The...
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