• Rronoscope 2.0 – A New Spin on My Kaleidoscope Maker

    Rronoscope 2.0 – A New Spin on My Kaleidoscope Maker

    A while back I introduced Rronoscope, a browser-based kaleidoscope maker. It was fun, but rough around the edges. Now, I’ve rebuilt it from scratch as Rronoscope 2.0, using p5.js and hosting it on GitHub. This version began as a creative coding session in the p5.js Web Editor. With visuals updating live, it was easy to…

  • Exploring 3D Fractals with Mandelbulb

    Exploring 3D Fractals with Mandelbulb

    Mandelbulb 3D is software for creating and exploring 3D fractals based on the Mandelbulb—a three-dimensional version of the famous Mandelbrot set. Discovered by Daniel White and Paul Nylander in 2009, the Mandelbulb transforms Benoit Mandelbrot’s 2D fractal pattern into a detailed, infinite 3D structure. The software makes this complexity approachable. By adjusting sliders and experimenting…

  • Freebies: High resolution fractal textures for your art projects

    Freebies: High resolution fractal textures for your art projects

    These images are fractal images generated using the image processing tool JWildfire. All three images are 5000×5000 pixels in size and are completely free to use in your own projects! Just right-click the image and download them to your device. I would love what you’ve come up! Feel free to send me an e-mail or…

  • Freebies: Large 3D textures to use in your art!

    Freebies: Large 3D textures to use in your art!

    These renders are created in Mandelbulb 3D and finished in Adobe Photoshop. Mandelbulb 3D is an incredible tool for exploring fractals and I want the rest of the digital art community to start exploring and enjoying these amazing fractals. Below are three large images I rendered titled ‘Fresh’, ‘Jungle’ and ‘Bubblegum’. Feel free to use…