drawz_v05c

drawz - a vanilla javascript (fxhash) template
Direct control of the Screen-RGB buffer; every pixel.

• latest versions, snippets and tools can be found at
  (wip) https://elout.home.xs4all.nl/drawz/

Latest changes;

• a cleaned up, small-basic example now.
• interaction on the big zoomed in image; mouse and touch support
• template examples split into different .js for better overview, tech-window-handling / and your animation & drawing
• new: tools and like a snippet directory: draw squares, triangles etc. wip

While working on this template sketch, and was checking Reas xxx-metaKelly tribute, then next checking out Ellsworth Kelly's work like https://ellsworthkelly.org/work/seine/ And got awe and inspiration from that, moved on from there.

Fine-tuning until you start making screenshots; then make a new backup-version number!

Mostly I start with a clean template; that handles the screen, windows, and interaction.
Then add: copy-paste routines into it. Things I want to use; sprites, text-font, filters, lines, 3D etc.
Like kinda lego blocks. Some routines I re-use for 30 years now.
Although often they have changed over time.

Handles all the windows, mouse-touch interaction, animation-drawing in a kind of fast and smooth way. (I hope)

Mouse-click switches between:

• screen scaled image

• The large image - reacts to mouse-touch position

• This work will refresh and restart after some time

Save image - with s-key

written in vanilla JavaScript, more info in the source-code

Why vanilla javascript? Pro's / Con's

cons:

• can be overwhelming for starting coders compared to p5js

• you have to write, use, find and tinker with new drawing routines by yourself.

• still can be optimized a lot, and run much faster

• I'm more an Artist than a coder, still learning new things as well.

• I have my own 'old' coding style I picked up ages ago, and still use now and then.

• Just coded it in Notepad++ and tested it in a browser.

• for sure there are still some stupid bugs, spelling errors in it ^___^

• No 'how-to' 'easy' (video) tutorials on it yet.

pro's:

• direct control of the Screen RGB buffer; every pixel.

• shaders / webgl etc. Are fast; but in the end just pixels?. And might not work 10+ years from now. Or show different in certain browsers.

• Slow drawing, but your own routines make it more unique, compared with 'out of the box' routines.

• do like 4096 x 4096 images on safari; tested and runs fast and smooth like on an old Iphone5

• just 1 index.html now - small file size

• I added some basic routines, like drawing points, lines. More drawz_snippets in the near future

• draw, add-mix or subtract - manipulate every pixel how you wish

• I work with a big off-screen kind of image; a rgb-buffer; so drawing goes 'mucho' faster and render it to a screen-scaled image.

• no other libraries used

• runs smooth, without window freezes. Focused on fps; I can have like 10 tabs open without a problem

fxhash: features

• fxpreview() when drawing is done
• already 'smooths' the image/drawing; for the fxhash preview thumbnails
• drawing; a splash-screen support on top; while drawing.
• testing 'features' now (with this sketch: the palettes)

I don't mind people to use the tech-source as a start for their creative projects.
Art-composition-part is mine though, so don't copy-mint this project, without changing a pixel or any line in the source code!

** some palette have shout-outs to Artist I like 0__.

• and hope to add more palettes soon!

'like jimi and guitar' 0__. ^____^

xxx amsterdam chillout

October 15, 2022