Vlog #19 - My Generative Art Project "7VV1N5" explained.

[@pengain4]

Project analysis from the creator himself is just awesome. Thank you for sharing. I really mean it

[@revdancatt]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@etffff1]

Yes would love to see a code overview!

[@matthewfinnegan6246]

only halfway through the video, but I want to thank you already! I've been dabbling in genart for the last 2/3 years, and have recently felt so stuck because I felt I was tied to the rules of the computer. It had all been done before. You're showing me this is not the case, there's SO many options to choose from. This is content I needed to get back into it all!

[@revdancatt]

Oh, throw those compute rules out, it's just a tool :) most of the stuff I do are just lots of loops and a bunch of if/else statements. _Terrible_ "correct" computer code, but does what I want it to do which is the important part.

[@BusinessButlers]

Dan, a most interesting explanation of how you create your art and its structure. Until I was recommended your channel by a friend, I had never even heard of generative art so after watching 4 videos so far, I am a smidgeon more informed. I shall look forward to watching another of your videos soon, Thank you.

[@revdancatt]

Yay, thank you. Better be prepared for some pen plotting ones too mixed in there though (you can always skip those)

[@paulaisabelgranadillorondo5425]

Hello Dan, thi is very insteresting, usefull and clear. I am working on a project for my architecture master degree using generative art and desing concepts and your videos made me understand it much better. Thank you very much. Very inspiring!

[@revdancatt]

Ooooh, good luck with your masters, that sounds like an amazing use of generative art/design.

[@Penfriendrocks]

Mind = blown. It’s incredible to hear about how deep the thought process goes. I know nothing about generative art, how it’s made or how people come to be generative artists, so your videos are always fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

[@revdancatt]

I think it's fun watching someone in an adjacent art field going over a process. Some things seem comparable, but other parts totally alien. Although I do cut out the parts where it's staring at a screen slowly adjusting a single number/knob/slider for two hours until it's just right/a form of procrastination.

[@EuropeanCoffeeTrip]

Thanks for sharing the process! I think this video is way more than "just" another vlog. So many interesting insights into creative thinking. We got 2 pieces on the secondary:)

[@revdancatt]

Yay, awesome, thank you so much for your support!

[@edrod7487]

I think I will have to watch this video several times before I fully understand it. But it is a great learning experiencie. I love it.

[@revdancatt]

Oh, don't spend too long watching it too many times! There are far better teaching resources out there 😁 but thank you for coming along on this video's journey.

[@timesnewroman3880]

hey dan! came from fx hash cre, and im staying, thanks for keeeping posted

[@fauxjebus]

Dan, I love everything about this project. The macro grid composition idea, using midjourney to make colour palettes, the crooked pieces, click to zoom in, the name, the number of editions and price, and most of all the individual outputs themselves that I could stare at all day. Also this video is very well produced, I love and appreciate the step-by-step breakdown (would definitely love to see more code / tutorials), the editing, the music, the closeup shots of those gorgeous prints.😍 Congratulations and thank you for giving us 7VV1N5 and this deeper look into the art and the artist. 🤘🙂

[@revdancatt]

Yay, thank you. It was fun making the video as it made me have to collect my thoughts in one place, and often they're just fleeting steps that take me from one stage to the next, but then get lots along the way. I think I'll do more of these.

[@MrMatthewMcAllister]

would love some genart tutorial videos!

[@revdancatt]

I'll add them to my to-do list, which thankfully isn't that long for YT videos.

[@makingmemark]

love this review dan!

[@revdancatt]

Thanks, it's fun making these.

[@offday3523]

super interesting. thanks for this!

[@revdancatt]

My pleasure!

[@DylanBochman]

Great video, awesome soundtrack 🤘

[@revdancatt]

Haha, cheers. I figured metal isn't something that normally goes with pen-plotting/generative art 😅 decided to give it a spin!!

[@lucascaballero6449]

I truly appreciate this kind of video. It's interesting to see how other generative artists plan and describe their techniques. It's sometimes a journey that's hard to predict, even harder to fix outcomes in a generative result. I like the end result but had misgivings near the beginning. (A bit like watching Bob Ross on twitch, and when he adds the big tree, people cry "ruined", but by the end they back pedal with "saved").

[@revdancatt]

Haha, that's a lovely way to look at it, and yeah sometimes looking back at how something happened is a lot different to the process. Another time I should make a video as I go along and then we'll get to see more of the mistakes.

[@StevesMakerspace]

Very interesting hearing your process and enjoyed your personality and the editing.

[@revdancatt]

Thank you so much!

[@amedeobonini9734]

I have thoroughly enjoyed following your process!

[@revdancatt]

Thank you, that means a lot.

[@MiroslawRogala_Art]

very interesting!

[@zachfevans]

This is amazing! Great video as always

[@revdancatt]

Thank you so much!!!

[@bastiaan7179]

Nice to get some insight into the creative process behind the final product! Have you ever worked with Substance (a material design tool sometimes used to quickly generate virtual environments) or have Substance materials feed into your work? I feel the way it allows for randomized/parametric approximations of 'natural' materials is somewhat analogous to the process you are describing here.

[@revdancatt]

Thank you, and ooh, feels like I should have a look at Substance, sounds right up my street, thank you for that!

[@swiftflight7927]

The audio level varies quite a bit in this but once again lovely video!

[@revdancatt]

Yeah, I think I messed up the levels on the louder parts of the music, I try to keep things normalised to -6db, but I think some parts slipped through this time, I'm going to blame lack of sleep, lol!

[@suzituem1744]

Great video and I enjoyed it very much. But what program do you use? 😊

[@revdancatt]

It's just straight up JavaScript for all the coding, then loaded into a browser.

[@CarrieMHB222]

I’d be interested in seeing the code, even if you say somewhere on your website, “use Processing, not Java.”

[@revdancatt]

Haha, "Use javascript". I think I may compile a list of things I commonly do & take for granted, but may be of interest to other people.

[@JonathanWendt]

Very cool to hear about your process. In relation to your previous video, do you keep a bunch of the digital outputs as artist prints? Or just the physical prints you had made to test?

[@revdancatt]

I don't really "keep" the digital outputs as such. Snapshots get stored in a folder incase I ever want to make a blog post (or book) around a project(s), but I don't keep them to sell as "artist's proofs" digital. I _do_ however keep a couple of prints, but at the moment I'm ending up with more test-prints than I need, so at some point I'll off-load them as gifts to friends and family, lol.

[@Xeronimo74]

Great video again

[@revdancatt]

Appreciate that

[@picosdrivethru]

Man I love this, love the process explanation, do you use a specific .js library you like or is it all your own code?

[@revdancatt]

Thanks, this is all my own code. Although lots of people like to use p5.js which is excellent for this kind of thing.

[@mysticzenart]

That’s actually genius

[@zugbob]

I heard that if you are in midjourney you can send and invite code, could you please send me one? Love your vids, got myself an axi draw because of you.

[@revdancatt]

Hey Zugbob, are you on twitter? If so DM me @revdancatt and I'll see what I can do. If I post the link here someone will snap it up 😁