Assignment 1: Geometric Abstraction

Choose a geometric abstraction painting from this link

Make sure the painting you select has multiple shapes and colors.

Reproduce the painting using p5.js shape functions.

Using color variables, create a variation on the original color composition.

Your sketch must contain:

  • At least 3 different shape functions including the beginShape(), vertex() and endShape() functions
  • The use of variables
  • A creative reinterpretation of the original artwork using a different color palette
  • For 100% technical grade: make your painting SCALABLE - using width and height variables and expressions, create an interpretation of the painting that scales with different window sizes (using windowWidth and windowHeight to set the canvas size).
  • Your code must be commented thoroughly, explaining what each section of your code is doing. If you have found additional functions to accomplish your assignment, please indicate why, and include a link to the function page on the p5.js reference in your comments.

Evaluation:

Creative:

  • 0 points: the sketch does not alter the color of the original painting. You have not selected a challenging or suitably complex source image.
  • 2.5 points: the sketch alters the color of the original painting, but not in a way that considers the aesthetic unity of the original
  • 5 points: the sketch alters the color of the original painting and does so in a way that reflects complementary colors and aesthetic unity_

Technical:

  • 0 points: the sketch does not accurately reproduce the composition of the original painting
  • 2.5 points: the sketch reproduces the composition of the original painting using multiple shape functions and color variables
  • 5 points: the sketch reproduces the composition of the original painting, and is dynamically scalable using math expressions and width and height variables

Due Wednesday, September 24th at 2pm. Please share the URL to your assignment’s GitHub repo and the assignment’s GitHub.io site on Brightspace.