FilterForge as an Art Tool

oh, absolutely. there are several folks here who have done that. my waterfall filter is one like that. the various 'landscape' filters also fit that bill. and if you stop and think about it, almost every pattern filter fits that bill, also. and, there are several abstract filters in the library and no telling how many not in the library

here's four examples from a filter i did, which i likely wont ever release. but, i like the results and i may tweak it yet some more. it reminds me of chinese art, bamboo and that sort. it's, to me, a very interesting abstract filter.

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and a third.

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That was about all I could do with FF at first, that and all that Tone Curve stuff to make psychedelic outlines/overlays of input pictures ha-ha.

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*cough* why did I make this form thread, knowing that it "was" intended for that sort of use. In fact, I really don't remember why I made this thread. I was thrilled at something and now I just completely forgot. But anyway, I think I'll continue the thread with some interesting thoughts I had while constructing.

I thought I might as well write up a couple bits and pieces I found useful while constructing "artsy" filters. These tips can be ... well quite normal, though its often ignored because it's not so intuitive.

1. Output and Results
Keep track of what it looks like at the end. It should have some kind of decency and a touch of quality. OF COURSE we mostly know that. What artsy filters should have is something that attracts interest, but more over it should be presentable. It's not so fun viewing / using expressionless filters that doesn't communicate with the user or viewer. Boring stuff.

2. Limiting Things
The Kingdom of Filter Forge after purchase, belongs to you. The computer calculates, seeds, and generates wonderful variations out of what you construct. BUT of course, this does not mean you let things flow with the computer. You should set limits or ranges of what can be used which results in a much consistent result. I personally call filters that go "out of control" drunk filters (no offense.) You don't want your filter to drive everywhere on the road. Keep it steady.

3. Colors
Get it right. Learn color harmonies. Know what just absolutely does not work vs what does. Nothing more to say here.

4. Balance
Aside from making things "look cool" and being techy, there's balance. Balance of composition aside, you can't always give too much or give too little. There's a right amount for everything. For example, I created a nebulae generating filter called Voyager. Voyager often splattered nebulae across the screen, but it didn't entirely cover up the canvas. (Okay I do admit, Voyager sometimes makes nothing. That was solved in Voyager 2.)

5. Audience
Of course, with any thing you make you're showing it to the audience. Don't waste it away with something that doesn't look good.

Alright I blabbed on well enough.

Just for the fun of it, I constructed a filter inspired by Crapadillia's Synthetic Cubism (I'm posting the same details from LAB #3105.) Here's another picture from the "SICK series."

Filter Forge should add "artistic toolbox" in features.

Very nice work

Hello LycanthropeX and Congratz on winning that contest...
There is always a need for ideals...How to create them is another story..
You can always post those here...
http://www.filterforge.com/forum/read...0&TID=1799

Sorry Skybase for hijacking the thread....I'm out...