Quote from: BG4 on July 02, 2015, 04:39:31 PM

Beautiful art...I've always loved fractal art work... just wondering what program do you use to render these pieces and is it rendered with graphics cards or CPU only..... also what input do you supply to the program to start the fractal process.....that would make the Original? Huh

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Wow! Those are some great questions! I use a wide variety of programs, including Ferryman Fractal (it's now defunct and in Chinese), Incendia, Ultra Fractal, Apophysis, and more.

There are a few programs that allow me to utilize the gpu but most are CPU only.

I generally start all of my fractals from scratch. Just a blank screen. Then I add in different formulas and work from there. One program in particular, Structure Synth, allows me to write the code from the ground up and provides random seeds which truly make the artwork unique. Only if you can reproduce every random seed can anyone else create that piece, assuming they also have the code I wrote.

It's a very exciting and emerging field. I've watched for about 16 years and have been participating and teaching fractal art for the last 11. With the lessening costs of 3D printing, I'm anticipating even more applications to my artwork! Cheesy