Some new pretties I made

[jenepherre]

So... I was drooling at some of the awesome stuff over at Digital Blasphemy, and then I noticed he has a Tools page. And that page mentions a flame fractal generator called Apophysis... and it's FREEWARE. I downloaded it immediately, as I love playing with fractals. But most come out looking too... fractal-y for me. Like... there's really no mistaking a Mandelbrot when you see one. I can't say I totally know the difference between a fractal and a flame fractal, except that I think the latter are 1000% more beautiful. I love this stuff.

Important Note: You do not have to know anything about the mathematical side of fractals in order to have fun with them. Trust me on this.

So, here are my first few creations using Apophysis. If anyone wants a larger version of one of these, just let me know which one and what size. The originals are all 1600x1200. Click on the thumbnails below to see larger versions.

Alien Cobweb Some of the brighter spots on it look like they might be pods for alien babies or something. Yeah, I'm weird.	Ghost Flower I love this one. It looks like a whole bunch of sheer organza ribbon bunched together with the ends all cut uneven and floating around.
Gossamer Vibrancy Okay, I'm not good at naming these things. But I love the colors and the way it kind of looks like smoke.	Space Station Reminded me a little of Star Trek:DS9. Which was my least favorite of the Star Treks, but ::shrug:: I actually have this as my desktop wallpaper right now.
Tapestry Explosion See what I was saying about naming these things? But the colors and the fanned pattern reminded me of tapestries for some reason. Except... it's kinda exploding at the moment.	Weaving Space Doesn't it kind of look like knitting or something? Weaving a black hole. Or something. LOL

So...? Whatcha think?

Comments

Pretties

[film102.livejournal.com]

Defintely pretties, Jen. I really love them, especially the gossamer cobweb and vibrancy. I love the floating quality about them, the sheerness. (word) Opening each is like opening an unexpected surprise gift. Thanks for sharing these works of art.

Lyn

What is a fractal?

[film102.livejournal.com]

Bummer, just Windows.

Lyn

[drkcherry.livejournal.com]

I really like the Gossamer Vibrancy

[frostbite-las.livejournal.com]

I love the gossamer vibrancy and wish it were a painting for my wall. It would so rock.

Maybe one day I will learn to make these after I learn to use Photoshop CS. I joined icon tutorial and am afraid i am not getting it even with step by step instructions.
leticia

[mirror-mirror.livejournal.com]

Very beautiful! I especially like the Ghost Flower one.

[dolpfin220.livejournal.com]

These are gorgeous.... Thank you for sharing them.

Janet

[carnivalnights.livejournal.com]

Those are freaking awesome! My favourites are Ghost Flower and Tapestry Explosion. :D I'm gonna give this thing a download.