vertex()

How to draw a polygon?

task 2: A visual system creating infinite shape-combinations

the random triangle-fan

This simple example reveals the incredible benefit of working with and thinking about generative design. Please take a look at the following sentence: The computer is drawing shapes. What is particular about that? Well, it is the fact, that it is the computer, that is drawing, not you! I gave it a pseudo-creative freedom to make own decisions about the positions of the vertex-points on the canvas. The behaviour of how the computer is making those decisions is defined through random(width/8, width/8*7).

// This is a sketch template for the p5diary

color black = #222222;
color white = #eeeeee;
color red = #E14C45;

void setup(){
 size(300,300); 
 fill(red);
}

void draw(){
 background(white); 
  fill(red);
   beginShape(TRIANGLE_FAN);
  for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    vertex(random(width/8, width/8*7), random(height/8, height/8*7));
  }
  endShape();
   fill(white);
     beginShape(TRIANGLE_FAN);
  for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    vertex(random(width/8, width/8*7), random(height/8, height/8*7));
  }
  endShape();


  gif(40,1);
}