This was my first image in Processing. BeginShape and vertex were used to make and fill unusual shapes such as the pheonix’s body. For loops were used to create the shape of the wizard’s staff, the alternating squares on the shield, and the magic orb.The orb was created by making a set of ellipses decreasing in size and red value. No stroke was included so it would look like a spherical gradient. I chose this image due to my interest in the fantasy, mythology, and the middle ages. I also liked how the center of the shield looked almost like it could be a glass ornament.

Here’s my original static design. I tried to play with pattern and color to create something interesting.

For this assignment I started over, but tried a similar approach. I tried to create something in which interesting patterns and shapes would emerge by just clicking and moving the mouse.

Added a function that makes each planet 1.5x bigger when you mouse over it,
and only lets the orbit of each planet appear when you mouse over it.

Here is my second homework assignment, aka the four challenges. The first one came out rather… odd when you look at the code, but I really enjoyed the other three.

Homework 1 was a silly drawing, I decided to code the one drawing that everyone does as a kid.

For homework 2, I wanted to do something dynamic. My first drawing didn’t lend itself very well to being dynamic, so I made somethind different.

I changed my first creation that I had dubbed Winter’s Outlook.
Winter’s Outlook Version 2 has some improvements.

The improved code has:
1) Each color set as a variable
2) The main figures in the image produced through their own functions

It also
3) Responds in two ways to clicking
a – Click and drag allows the snow to pile up
b – Just clicking changes the snow as if its falling