Generating SVGs / Lionel Radisson

Generative artist, sharing my journey in visual experiments.

Published

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Feb 19, 2020

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p = getRandomPalette()

palette = shuffle(p)

// palette = ['black', 'white']

svg`<svg width="${w}" height="${h}">

${layer(randInt(5, 30))}

${layer(randInt(40, 80))}

${layer(randInt(100,300))}

</svg>`

layer = n => array(n).map(i => {

const y = i * h / n

const sw = h / n - 3

const dashes = array(50).map(() => `${expRand(1, 150, 8)|0} ${random(1, 25)|0}`).join(' ')

const offset = randInt(1, 5)

return `<g opacity="1">

<polyline

opacity="0.5"

points="${-10 - offset} ${y + sw/2 + 1 + offset} ${w + 10 - offset} ${y + sw/2 + 1 + offset}"

fill="none"

stroke="black"

stroke-width="${sw}"

stroke-dasharray="${dashes}"

<polyline

points="-10 ${y + sw/2 + 1} ${w + 10} ${y + sw/2 + 1}"

fill="none"

stroke="${palette[randInt(palette.length)]}"

stroke-width="${sw}"

stroke-dasharray="${dashes}"

</g>`

}).join('\n')

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