sketch-a-day

coding a visual idea a day

Welcome! My name is Alexandre Villares and since January, 2018 I have been coding sketches everyday, publishing the source code in the same repository that stores this page, github.com/villares/sketch-a-day.

The results are mostly tentative, exploratory, and I don’t feel like they need to be relevant or meaningful on any particular day. The everyday practice leads to the emergence of ideas that I consider interesting, worthy of further exploration. Some of those have been added to selected work, this collection itself became valuable for me, and it is my pleasure to share it with anyone willing to explore coding as a creative and expressive medium.

Please do not hesitate to contact me regarding licenses to use my work, teaching opportunities, consulting or other projects. Moreover, I kindly invite you to subscribe to my newsletter, [sketch-mail]. If you appreciate what I have been doing, you may support my artistic work, research and open educational resources I publish on-line using gumroad.com/villares or PayPal.

Here are listed some of the tools I have been using:

• [Py.Processing] Processing Python mode
• [Processing Java Processing Java or "standard" mode
• [p5.js] JavaScript library from the Processing Foundation
• [pyp5js] initially a Python to p5js trancriptor, now a pyodide + p5js tool
• [shoebot] Generate 2D vector graphics with Python
• [py5] A new Processing Java + Python 3 amazing tool
• [p5py] A new Python 3 implementation of Processing ideas (no Java needed)
• [flat] A generative infrastructure library for Python (via Allison Parrish's Bezmerizing)
• [VPython] Python + glowscript gives you 3D on the browser
• [FreeCAD] A wonderful 3D modeling tool, CAD & more, Python infused.

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2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021

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sketch_2021_07_23pymunk_on_py5 [py5]

Based on an example by Tristan Bunn: https://tabreturn.github.io/code/python/thonny/2021/06/21/thonny_and_py5.html

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sketch_2021_07_22a_lines [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_21a_lines [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_20a_lines [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_19a_lines [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_18a_lines [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_17ahex_cells [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_16ahex_cells [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_15ahex_cells [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_14ahex_cells [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_13b_hex_cells [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_12b_hex_cells [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_11a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_10a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_09a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_08a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_07b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_06b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_05a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_04a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_03a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_02a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_07_01_maze [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_30_maze2 [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_29_maze2 [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_28_maze [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_27_maze [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_26a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_25a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_24a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_23a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_22a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_21c_noise_terrain [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_20c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_19b_hex_cells [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_18b_hex_cells [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_17b_hex_cells [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_15b_hex_cells [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_14d_escada [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_13b_hex_cells [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_12a_shake [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_11a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_10a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_09 [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_08 [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_07c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_06c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_05c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_04c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_03c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_03brutal_sigmoid [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_02c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_01b_combinatorics [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_06_01_combinatorics [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_31_combinatorics [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_30_combinatorics [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_29a_3D [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_28a_3D [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_27b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_26b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_25b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_24b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_23b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_22a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_21e [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_21d [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_20e [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_19d [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_18d [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_17c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_17b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_15b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_14b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_13e [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_12e_bolinha [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_11b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_10e_bolinha [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_09a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_08a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_07a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_06_ada [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_05b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_04a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_03j [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_02a_zen_scroll [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_05_01 [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_30a_exemplo_recursividade [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_29f [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_28_FreeCAD [FreeCAD + Python]

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sketch_2021_04_27c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_26c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_25c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_24c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_23c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_22c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_21a_sets [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_20a_sets [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_19csv [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_18e_areas [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_17e_areas [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_16e_areas [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_15e_areas [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_14b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_13a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_12c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_11b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_10b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_09 [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_08 [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_07 [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_06a_wordcram [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_04curve2 [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_03b_specular [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_02c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_02b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_02a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_04_01 [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_31_h2o [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_30a_h2o [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_29c_shuffle [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_28e [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_28d [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_27a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_26a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_25e [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_24e [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_23c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_22c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_21c_simple_while [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_20b_java_sort [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_19a_sorting [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_18a_sorting [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_16_memento_mori [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_15c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_14c_circ_grid [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_14b_circ_grid [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_13c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_12b [Py.Processing]

I hate this one. I was very tired and couln't get myself to do any better (I was trying to improve on the previous day's disaster) .

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sketch_2021_03_11b [Py.Processing]

This is a very bad one. Tried a silly idea and couldn't get the energy to improve it.

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sketch_2021_03_10a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_09a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_08a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_07b_compare_lists [Py.Processing]

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​ ​ sketch_2021_03_06b_compare_lists [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_05a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_04a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_03a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_02a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_03_01a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_28 [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_27a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_26a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_25a_combinations [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_24shoebot [shoebot]

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sketch_2021_02_23_swing_area_text [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_22_selfie [Py.Processing]

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_sketch_2021_02_21_derangements [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_20_derangements [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_19a_derangements [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_18a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_17_aspas [Py.Processing]

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I have to produce lighter gif files! (check on repo...)

sketch_2021_02_16

sketch_2021_02_15

sketch_2021_02_14

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sketch_2021_02_13a_cores [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_13_shoebot [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_12a_other_sphere [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_12b_w [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_11a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_10b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_09b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_08a_noise_flow3D [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_07a_noise_flow3D [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_06_text_along_path [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_05a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_04a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_03b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_03a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_02a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_02_01a_baloes [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_31b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_30b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_29a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_28a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_27a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_26a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_25b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_24c [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_24b_sphere [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_23a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_22b_recursive_grid [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_21a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_20a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_19a sketch_2021_01_19b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_18a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_17a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_16a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_15a [Py.Processing]

#genuary prompt: Let someone else decide the general rules of your piece.

@HenryJo20974294: "If you draw something, erase one part of it randomly"&

@mgmalheiros: "Let the universe entropy (or its proxy, random() ) pick a few rule parts for you…"

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sketch_2021_01_14c_recursive_grid [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_13a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_12a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_11a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_10a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_09a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_08b [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_07a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_06a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_05a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_04d [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_03a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_02a [Py.Processing]

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sketch_2021_01_01a [Py.Processing]