More Work For The Fractals Class

Last week, part of the assignment was to decide upon prototypes from the Mandelbrot and Julia sets on which to base our work for the remainder of the class.
I chose these.




This week was pure play, experimenting with the Smooth (Mandelbrot) and Gaussian Integer coloring formulas on our prototypes.
Below are the ones I turned in for class.
The Mandelbrot fractals are like fire and ice and the two from the Julia set have an oriental feel. I think the latter would make great designs for fabric.








After my class work was all finished and posted, I did some deep deep zooming in on my Mandelbrot prototype and discovered this little gem. It looks like a crocheted granny square.


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More Exploration

In Week 2 of my Ultra Fractal class, we continued exploring the Mandelbrot coastline, specifically the West Midget and the larger disks.
Each area features its own unique structure. I am entranced by the complexity and beauty of it all!










Each point on the Mandelbrot set has a corresponding point on the Julia set. (For a demonstration, click here)




After homework came play time, and I created this from a Julia set.


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Exploring the Coastline Looking for Midgets

Lesson One for "Working with Ultra Fractal" was posted January 1st over at Visual Ats Acadamy. What a great way to start the New Year! This week we are exploring the Mandelbrot Set, zooming in deeply on certain areas, searching for mini Mandelbrots.
Now I have been dabbling in fractals for a year or so, but I have to tell you...I had no idea! We are talking about infinity here!
For our homework, we were to find two "midgets" in each of three areas...the Scepter Valley, the Seahorse Valley and the Elephant Valley. Doesn't that sound like the geography of a newly discovered planet?
Here are my findings.








And after, I had to play. :-)





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