Random Art

With all the various technology being developed today there is a lot of art turning up online that has been created using computer programs, whether directly created BY the programs, or just designed USING the programs. I thought i'd share two of my favourite digital art sites with the blog. The first is a more conventional art site created by Ryan Bliss, who started making pictures with a PC using Aldus Photostyler and Kai Power Tools in 1994. His first wallpapers were created because of his frustration at the boring default wallpapers of windows 3.1. His computer didn't come with a modem and the only way for him to change that wallpaper was to create his own pictures. He is entirely self taught, and now uses many different programs such as Lightwave 3d, Vue d'Esprit Infinite, Apophysis, World Builder, Poser 6, and Adobe Photoshop to create visually stunning wallpapers which he markets on his site, Digital Blasphemy. Below is a thumb of one of his wallpapers:

They are full size wallpapers and are very visually stunning. I reccomend you check out his site, http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/

Secondly, something that really interested me was art that is created solely using computer programs. These programs use formulas to determine the color information of each pixel in a picture. The operator enters in a minimal amount of information, and the program will take that information, and randomly generate a picture. The site that originally introduced me to this method of creating pictures is a site called Random Art. On this site, you can suggest a title for a picture, and then the program will use the letters in that title to generate a picture to match it. That picture is then uploaded into the visitors gallery for people to view and vote on it. The pictures that get the most votes are added into the permanent gallery. For example, here is a picture that i generated using my name as the title:

Brook Lyons

And one of my favourite pictures from the permanent gallery:

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These pictures are all randomly generated from the names suggested. I suggest anyone who is interested should visit this site and try suggesting a few names for pictures. Start with your own name, and see what picture matches it. The formula is capital sensitive, so try writing it in several different ways. You may not get a masterpiece first try, but it's a lot of fun suggesting names until you find one that creates something really cool. And who knows, if you suggest a REALLY good picture, they may include it in the permanent gallery.

The address of the site is http://www.random-art.org/

Check it out - Brook .L