https://github.com/zeh/random-art-generator

Command-line application to produce generative art based on a target image
https://github.com/zeh/random-art-generator

cli-app computer-art generative-art hill-climbing image-processing procedural-generation rust

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Command-line application to produce generative art based on a target image

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/zeh/random-art-generator
• Owner: zeh
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-01-21T18:34:53.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-01-24T03:26:36.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-15T00:41:23.736Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: cli-app, computer-art, generative-art, hill-climbing, image-processing, procedural-generation, rust
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 13.4 MB
• Stars: 40
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Random Art Generator

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Random Art Generator is a command-line application to produce generative art.

When passed a _target_ image, it will start painting elements on a blank canvas, essentially creating new images at random. Resulting images that are _mathematically closer_ to the target image are kept, and used as a new canvas; results that aren't get discarded. This repeats until the desired number of attempts or generations is achieved.

For example:

```shell

rag profile.jpg --generations 100

```

Technically known as [hill climbing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_climbing), this process allows the creation of new images that progressively converge into the target image, with a style all its own depending on the chosen painting algorithm and its arguments.

This application is written in [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/), and downloadable binaries are currently available for macOS, Linux, and Windows. A webasm target - so it can be used as a JavaScript library - is planned for later.