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thanks, me too!
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Your artwork is featured on the profile page of
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These are really cool.
Mind my asking how you generate them?
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I love that the colors are so vivid; they really pop out at me :] I also enjoy the shapes you used, it's just lovely
Nice work!
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Wonderful whirlpool image! Great helix shape! Marvelous color!
Well done!
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You are welcome!
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This is so sharp. Design, colors, etc.... Love it!
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I really enjoy this fractal. It reminds me of a close-up of the inside of a glass marble, and the colors really make it pop.
A note on the composition:
From [link] :
"Painters discovered that the inclusion of an s-shaped curve in their composition added a sense of movement to an otherwise static image. The s-shape is aesthetically pleasing and is capable of standing on its own in an image."
This fractal takes full advantage or s-curve composition, and you can feel the movement of this picture.
For your use of color: from [link]
"Use cool colors for distant objects - Mix cooler colors to make elements recede into the background. Related to the aerial perspective approach, this is a tried and true principle that landscape artists use to increase the sense of depth in paintings.
Use warm colors for nearer objects β The converse of the previous rule is that you can use warmer and darker colors to thrust elements forward. This doesn't mean that red or orange colors will always come forward in the pictures, but as a general rule, it works pretty well."
The warm colors on the interior make the center of the fractal seem blazing hot, and the cool colors in the background and the edges help emphasize the center and add a sense of depth.
And for the final element of your drawing, the lines: these particular lines are called contour lines. From wikipedia:
[link]
"Contour drawing, is an artistic technique used in the field of art in which the artist sketches the contour of a subject by drawing lines that result in a drawing that is essentially an outline; the French word contour meaning, βoutline.β [1] The purpose of contour drawing is to emphasize the mass and volume of the subject rather than the detail; the focus is on the outlined shape of the subject and not the minor details. However, because contour can convey a three-dimensional perspective, length and width as well as thickness and depth are important; not all contours exist along the outlines of a subject.[2]"
The varying thicknesses and the difference between the light, dark, and shaded lines of your piece give it a great sense of both dimension and volume.
Combined together: the s-shaped curve, the warm colors for the center foreground and cool colors for the background, and the varying weights of your contour lines, make this a wonderful piece!
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thank you so much for your wonderfully detailed comments!!!! i'm glad you like it
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hidden subliminal messaging...... just kidding
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your fractal art looks pretty amazing 
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thank you too!
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Excellent work! Chaoscope fractals are very rare.
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thank you! they are?
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