Skill

algorithmic-art

by anthropics

AI Summary

This booster enables users to create original generative and algorithmic art using p5.js with interactive parameter exploration, ideal for artists, designers, and creative coders wanting to explore computational aesthetics.

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# Add to your project root as SKILL.md
curl -o SKILL.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/skills/main/skills/algorithmic-art/SKILL.md"

Description

Creating algorithmic art using p5.js with seeded randomness and interactive parameter exploration. Use this when users request creating art using code, generative art, algorithmic art, flow fields, or particle systems. Create original algorithmic art rather than copying existing artists' work to avoid copyright violations.

PHILOSOPHY EXAMPLES

"Organic Turbulence" Philosophy: Chaos constrained by natural law, order emerging from disorder. Algorithmic expression: Flow fields driven by layered Perlin noise. Thousands of particles following vector forces, their trails accumulating into organic density maps. Multiple noise octaves create turbulent regions and calm zones. Color emerges from velocity and density - fast particles burn bright, slow ones fade to shadow. The algorithm runs until equilibrium - a meticulously tuned balance where every parameter was refined through countless iterations by a master of computational aesthetics. "Quantum Harmonics" Philosophy: Discrete entities exhibiting wave-like interference patterns. Algorithmic expression: Particles initialized on a grid, each carrying a phase value that evolves through sine waves. When particles are near, their phases interfere - constructive interference creates bright nodes, destructive creates voids. Simple harmonic motion generates complex emergent mandalas. The result of painstaking frequency calibration where every ratio was carefully chosen to produce resonant beauty. "Recursive Whispers" Philosophy: Self-similarity across scales, infinite depth in finite space. Algorithmic expression: Branching structures that subdivide recursively. Each branch slightly randomized but constrained by golden ratios. L-systems or recursive subdivision generate tree-like forms that feel both mathematical and organic. Subtle noise perturbations break perfect symmetry. Line weights diminish with each recursion level. Every branching angle the product of deep mathematical exploration. "Field Dynamics" Philosophy: Invisible forces made visible through their effects on matter. Algorithmic expression: Vector fields constructed from mathematical functions or noise. Particles born at edges, flowing along field lines, dying when they reach equilibrium or boundaries. Multiple fields can attract, repel, or rotate particles. The visualization shows only the traces - ghost-like evidence of invisible forces. A computational dance meticulously choreographed through force balance. "Stochastic Crystallization" Philosophy: Random processes crystallizing into ordered structures. Algorithmic expression: Randomized circle packing or Voronoi tessellation. Start with random points, let them evolve through relaxation algorithms. Cells push apart until equilibrium. Color based on cell size, neighbor count, or distance from center. The organic tiling that emerges feels both random and inevitable. Every seed produces unique crystalline beauty - the mark of a master-level generative algorithm. These are condensed examples. The actual algorithmic philosophy should be 4-6 substantial paragraphs.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Seeded Randomness (Art Blocks Pattern): `javascript // ALWAYS use a seed for reproducibility let seed = 12345; // or hash from user input randomSeed(seed); noiseSeed(seed); ` Parameter Structure - FOLLOW THE PHILOSOPHY: To establish parameters that emerge naturally from the algorithmic philosophy, consider: "What qualities of this system can be adjusted?" `javascript let params = { seed: 12345, // Always in

ALGORITHMIC PHILOSOPHY CREATION

To begin, create an ALGORITHMIC PHILOSOPHY (not static images or templates) that will be interpreted through: • Computational processes, emergent behavior, mathematical beauty • Seeded randomness, noise fields, organic systems • Particles, flows, fields, forces • Parametric variation and controlled chaos

THE CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING

• What is received: Some subtle input or instructions by the user to take into account, but use as a foundation; it should not constrain creative freedom. • What is created: An algorithmic philosophy/generative aesthetic movement. • What happens next: The same version receives the philosophy and EXPRESSES IT IN CODE - creating p5.js sketches that are 90% algorithmic generation, 10% essential parameters. Consider this approach: • Write a manifesto for a generative art movement • The next phase involves writing the algorithm that brings it to life The philosophy must emphasize: Algorithmic expression. Emergent behavior. Computational beauty. Seeded variation.

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