Apo Plugins: Hexes And Crackle by slobo777

Apo Plugins: Hexes And Crackle by slobo777

Finally decided to publish a version of the two variations I have made lots of use of over the last year.

The download includes two plugin DLLs which you can place in your Apoplugins folder as usual.

Be sure to check out these resources . . .

*zweeZwyy's Quick Crackle Cracher script: [link]

=Kabuchan's Crackle Spiral script: [link]

Please Note:

- Veeery slow plugins

- Hexes has one slightly broken variable (hexes_distort) but otherwise works fine.

patternmaker Featured By Owner Jul 14, 2011

This is lovely, thank you!!!

anjaleck Featured By Owner Jan 23, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you for sharing your talent and time!
Hugs,
Anj

Kribabe Featured By Owner Jan 6, 2011

Love the Hexes plugin but it was taking so long I had to stop short on the fractal cause I'm impatient, bummer too cause I love how it was starting to look. Also could only render a small size with low quality cause it was gonna take days otherwise.

Anyhoo, nevermind my whining and thanks for the cool plugin

PhoenixArisen Featured By Owner Jul 16, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thanks!!

paxinum Featured By Owner Jun 16, 2010

Oh, what is the pseudo-code/source for cracle?

slobo777 Featured By Owner Jun 16, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

It's in the .zip (required for GPL license set up by `JoelFaber. Source is C. The Voronoi algorithm is pretty simple. The simplex noise algorithm is a little trickier, but it is not 100% necessary to generate the shapes.

paxinum Featured By Owner Jun 16, 2010

Thanks!

Achiscope Featured By Owner Nov 23, 2009 Professional General Artist

i cannt find the link for the plug in

slobo777 Featured By Owner Nov 26, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

It is the "Download" link on the left (the orange box icon)

zweeZwyy Featured By Owner Sep 3, 2009

Quick Crackle Cracker script [link]

We discussed this some time back & you said OK, so here it is - hope you approve

slobo777 Featured By Owner Sep 3, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

You really don't need my approval for helping others use the resources I released!

But thanks, yes I like what you've done with the script. Some patterns I've not seen before . . .

zweeZwyy Featured By Owner Sep 3, 2009

Thort they were worth sharing, it can be a chore getting around crackle to find what you want & this gives a few jumping off points.

~Any chance you will be making a Voronoidal field random generator plugin , if such a thing is possible, any time soon?

slobo777 Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

"Any chance you will be making a Voronoidal field random generator plugin"

What is one of those? Sounds interesting, send a link?

Crackle is based on Voronoi . . .

zweeZwyy Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2009

So you say in the ReadMe, which is why I wondered if you knew ways of making such a beast. I have noticed eralex61's recent posts [link] & wondering how they can be achieved. His hints here in Comments [link] intrigue me - I know nothing of plugin making, but you do ....

slobo777 Featured By Owner Sep 8, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

He appears to be using more randomisation for setting the centre of the cells, and perhaps some optimising to calculate the layout. Crackle is based on a (theoretical) infinite grid, whilst eralex61's seems to be a fixed number of points - that may allow for some shortcuts abnd speed improvements.

The crackle code could definitely be extended to make patterns very similar to eralex61's results, but personally I'd wait to see if he released the plugin directly.

zweeZwyy Featured By Owner Sep 8, 2009

~From various responses I doubt anytime soon. I think he likes to tease.

Meanwhile I'm have a lot of fun trying to figure it out "my way" (don't ASK!)

- if she appears to be loopy di loop in near future you know why

zweeZwyy Featured By Owner May 20, 2009

Done a series of crackle stacks experiments using this.
Start here with Apo City 2125 [link] & follow links to see them all.

Thanks, having a lot of fun with this, have a look in my Gallery to see heaps more

lindelokse Featured By Owner Mar 4, 2009 Digital Artist

wonderful plugins

I used them to make these brushes for photoshop [link]
thank you very much for sharing

winklepickers Featured By Owner Feb 19, 2009

Thank you.

Discarn8 Featured By Owner Feb 13, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Mmmm... Hexes are awesome, as is Crackle. *applause* Nicely done!

Hosse7 Featured By Owner Jan 16, 2009

Very Good!

baba49 Featured By Owner Oct 28, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I love this play of shapes and colors. Beautiful.

Actionjack52 Featured By Owner Oct 27, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Can't wait to check these out. Thanks!

Fiery-Fire Featured By Owner Sep 30, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

yes -it works ....hehehe - nice effect >>>>
[link]
Thank you soo much

zweeZwyy Featured By Owner Sep 30, 2008

Very useful, thanks.

Fly Pie here: [link]

Thelma1 Featured By Owner Sep 29, 2008

Thank you so much for sharing this, I can't wait to have a play

TanjaGrimstvedt Featured By Owner Sep 29, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thank you

Which variations did you use for the picture above.....? I tried different stuff, but was not successful....

slobo777 Featured By Owner Sep 29, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

In zip file, the examples_crackle_hexes.flame file has a flame called "like_dreaming" . . . it uses hexes with a little fan2, waves and horseshoe. The formula for the gnarl-like flames I have been making is to use hexes one one xform, with very low values for rotation, a value near 1.0 for the hexes_power, and the triangle/xform would usually make a simple outward spiral. Then add v small amounts of other variations to distort things. Have fun!