Kaleidoscopic Spotscape
Fellow Steemians, here is my interpretation of ’s original photograph (linked here). The image offered for this week's collaborative challenge appears to be a rectangular close up of a painting. The composition is full of strong blues, blacks and whites. Closer in you can see a broad spectrum of softer purple tones, oranges and light pinks. For these challenges, I enjoy experimenting with the color palette and animating it in a new way.
In this example, I used a combination of Adobe Illustrator and a 3D digital modeling software to read the bright and dark hues as high and low topography. The result is a colorfully contoured landscape.
Progress & Process
Here are a handful of images visualizing the work in process (below) beginning on the left with ’s original image on the left...
The original image was softened to identify high and low features and bring into a 3D modeling script that identifies high and low points through pixel contrast.
Kaleidoscope Glitch!
During the process of mapping the painting texture onto the 3D surface in Rhino - I got a glitch! I accidentally mapped the .jpeg graphic on multiple surfaces and the result was a kind of amazing kaleidoscope. The animated gif you see here was a result of this funky mishap.
A big thanks to for hosting such a fun and thoughtful project that promotes community engagement! If you haven't already, take a look at the open call to participate. (linked here)