First, an ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Fractal Writing Contest #8 will expire in a few hours, but the results and the new contest will be posted TOMORROW, thank you!
The effect of Color Palettes in JWildFire fractals
Usually, when I create fractals, I play around with the parameters of the formulas and move the fractal's controls in the design window. This produces many variations of a fractal and many surprises, as even a small change can have unforeseen results in the final image.
But with fractals, there is another variable that makes a huge impact: the color palette.
In JWildFire, a fractal is created by combining transformations, and feeding the result of one transformation to the other(s), iterating until some condition triggers. Each transformation can be assigned a color and a speed, controlling how the color changes over each iteration.
So, the original fractal I used was this:
I left all the transformation and parameters of the fractal unchanged; I only altered the color palette, and the shade of the background:
The newly-rendered fractal come out as something very different than the original:
You can still see the same patterns in the fractal, but filled with different colors and in conjunction with the shaded background, the result is something new with its own style.
By manipulating the palette you can shift focus to the elements of the fractal you want to stress. In the picture above, the edges of the fractal are stressed with bright colors, while the center is dark. For the next render, I erased most colors (turned them to black) and only left some reds, yellows and browns. Then, I changed the background shade again to give a dramatic effect with the deep red in the center. The black palette contrasts nicely with the intense background, creating an ominous effect (at least, that's how it feels to me!).
Thanks for reading this small explanation of the process I use in my fractals. Of course, this barely scratches the surface of the intricacies of JWildFire; if you are interested in more, please leave a comment below.
the EIGHTH Fractal Writing Contest:
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Having known nothing about this before, I appreciate you taking the time to talk about it. They are quite beautiful, and I look forward each time you post them.
I'm sure as I learn more about it, I'll develop questions, but for now, I'm merely content to absorb and be inspired.
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Thank you for taking a look into my work, I am glad to hear that you enjoy it.
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Wow. The final fractal is bee-you-tiful @nyarlathotep. Its definitely an ominous effect. It looks like a cross between a tent, some flowing cloths and some decorative nets with the Arabian sun shining through.
I hope that even makes sense. But that's how I see it. 😉
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Thanks! heh, I am going around the desk, rotating the monitor and my head, but it's hard to see the nets and sun! :)
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Lol. The sun isn't necessarily the sun sun. The red light is like its shining through. The black wispy thingies look like nets.... Not fishing nets or mosquito nets. Just black nets used to create designs and decorate the tent which is the green background.
I'll just shush now. 😉
I talk too much.
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hehe, who am I to judge your imaginations!? Just kidding, of course you can see whatever you like, that's the whole idea with fractals. I like to read what people see in my fractals, that why I run the Fractal Writing Contest every week; you can give it a try, I'm sure you will come up with an interesting interpretation.
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