cosmicdanceprint / generative-art2

A selection of generative art scripts written in Python

Generative-Art

I have only tested this on Ubuntu 20.04.

A selection of generative art scripts written in Python with the intention of using my AxiDraw to plot them onto paper.

This project has evolved into a small python package which has functions and classes, which I reuse in other scripts and saves me writing the same code over and over again. It also includes basic tool for generating scripts and doing basic tasks that I do on a regular basis.

This is really built for my own personal use and is a constantly evolving project, but I thought people may enjoy / be interested in it, so that is why I am making it public.

You can get these scripts without the python module integration by cloning the 0.1.1 tag, go here: https://github.com/JakobGlock/Generative-Art/tree/0.1.1

Setup

These scripts have been made using Python 3.8.2

Install some dependencies, on Linux this very simple you just run the following command in a terminal window:

sudo apt install python-cairo libcairo2-dev

Create a Python virtual environment and activate it:

cd /to/the/repo/directory/on/your/computer/Generative-art
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

You will also need to install some packages for Python which can be done using the following command:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Running Scripts

You can use the generate tool to run the scripts, to get more information run the following command:

./generate --help

To generate an artwork:

./generate artwork new Line_Grid.py

To generate the same artwork, but 10 of them and in SVG format:

./generate artwork new Line_Grid.py -n 10 --svg

This will save 10 files in SVG format into the Images/Line_Grid folder, see ./generate --help for more options and information.

To create a new script/project, run the following command:

./generate project new my_cool_script.py

This will create a basic script from a template file to get you started.

Sample Images

Circular

Line_Grid

Line_Walker

Magnetic_Flow

Mosaic_Circles

Parallel_Lines

Vertical_Lines