primitive pic

September 21, 2016 9:51 AM

Pictures recreated with simple geometric shapes Source code and more discussion here (with cool gifs!).
posted by garlic (7 comments total)

I could have sworn that I saw Mickey Mouse a few seconds in to the Mona Lisa one.
posted by Splunge at 10:12 AM on September 21, 2016

11,760,000 squares
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The at 10:45 AM on September 21, 2016 [1 favorite]

Was expecting something along the lines of Ed Emberley. Was disappointed.
posted by spudsilo at 10:48 AM on September 21, 2016

As you might expect, this is quite the processor hog. Don't expect fast results.
posted by scruss at 12:08 PM on September 21, 2016

4000 holes?
posted by j_curiouser at 12:33 PM on September 21, 2016

Thanks for the link. A long time has passed since I've been as fond of an effect. I doubt my own perceptions, but it's one that can resemble some of my dreamscapes.
posted by lazycomputerkids at 3:41 PM on September 21, 2016

In a similar but simpler vein, thegrandpoobah/voronoi does variable-dot Voronoi stippling.
posted by scruss at 1:02 PM on September 23, 2016