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Title: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 09, 2016, 08:20:39 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DNylandInv14.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DNylandInv14.jpg.html)

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DNylandInv14_1.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DNylandInv14_1.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 09, 2016, 09:07:29 AM
This was one of my first attempts with this process, which, though simple,
seems counterintuitive...

1> Open image in GIMP
2> Pre-process (brightness, contrast, etc.)
3> Click Filters/GMIC/Artistic/Dream Smoothing

The result may be disappointing,
but next

4> Click Filters/Light & Shadow/Lighting Effects

Here, light, material properties, and bump map have simple adjustments.
(The "Environment" tab is unchecked)
Might take a few times to see what does what...

5>Click OK!  :o ;D


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 09, 2016, 12:28:12 PM
Juliabulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MansDEtest9j.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MansDEtest9j.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 09, 2016, 12:46:38 PM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky3j_1.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky3j_1.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 09, 2016, 01:13:45 PM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky2g.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky2g.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 09, 2016, 01:20:50 PM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky4a.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky4a.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 09, 2016, 01:27:02 PM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DDanW22b.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DDanW22b.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 09, 2016, 02:05:28 PM
This had a Joukowski transform applied to make it stretch downwards...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky2h.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky2h.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Chillheimer on August 09, 2016, 02:49:07 PM
Very nice style!


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 10, 2016, 07:27:42 AM
Chillheimer ...I've been talking elsewhere about these symmetry zones,
in terms of "gargoyle faces".
Someone noticed their appearance in mirror images of leaf foliage.
Benesi terms such regions "elephant valleys".


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Caleidoscope on August 10, 2016, 10:46:19 AM
They are very beautiful Walter.  Each and every one of them. 
It is indeed like you can touch the structure, some even like twined carpets or carvings.   :beer:


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 11, 2016, 01:11:57 AM
My hope is that others try my technique
because it's simple and gives startling results.

To show what can be done...here is a Van Gogh original followed by an enhanced version (though from different image)...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Two20Sunflowers20Pre-Framed20by20Vincent20Van20Gogh20OSA456_3.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Two20Sunflowers20Pre-Framed20by20Vincent20Van20Gogh20OSA456_3.jpg.html)

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/SunflowersDP229743_1.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/SunflowersDP229743_1.jpg.html)



Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 11, 2016, 01:24:36 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky4b.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky4b.jpg.html)

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky4c.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky4c.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 11, 2016, 01:51:36 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DNylandInv22b.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DNylandInv22b.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 11, 2016, 02:10:46 AM
Juliabulb with top cut off as per Malinovsky formula...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MalinSwirlJul5d.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MalinSwirlJul5d.jpg.html)

...and after I got carried away.....

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MalinSwirlJul5f.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MalinSwirlJul5f.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 14, 2016, 05:36:46 AM
Overhead view of Juliabulb inversion...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky2k.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky2k.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 17, 2016, 09:28:07 AM
 :hmh: script error cant post >pls fix


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Sockratease on August 17, 2016, 10:17:08 AM
:hmh: script error cant post >pls fix

That's odd.

You posted just then - to say you can't post??

We'll need more information since this post went through fine, just like your one saying that you can't post!


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 18, 2016, 01:08:57 AM
I was only able to enter one character at a time,
with a script error at each entry I clicked each time
until I eventually built an entire message.

Now it's working normally.

At the time, the error said something about "...out of range".
I deleted IE history files, ran Ccleaner and Malwarebytes
but found nothing.

Thanx for answering...KR

(I'm  next going to try posting 2 images in this thread.)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 18, 2016, 01:13:52 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky4ca.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky4ca.jpg.html)

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky4cb.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky4cb.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 18, 2016, 01:21:18 AM
I may replace those since photobucket didn't send
my brightened versions.
They were doing maintenance yesterday.


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 18, 2016, 07:31:14 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEpert4a.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEpert4a.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 24, 2016, 02:20:31 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky4ce.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky4ce.jpg.html)

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky2n.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky2n.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 30, 2016, 11:43:52 PM
The base image was the most symmetrical region
of a 3rd power M'bulb (default power)...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x6.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x6.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 30, 2016, 11:50:45 PM
Power 15 M'bulb...oblique image of surface...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x13.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x13.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 30, 2016, 11:57:11 PM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x18.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x18.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 30, 2016, 11:58:34 PM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x16.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x16.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on August 31, 2016, 12:00:01 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x14.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x14.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 03, 2016, 06:26:54 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x22.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x22.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 03, 2016, 06:29:05 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x24.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x24.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 03, 2016, 12:04:35 PM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x26.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x26.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 03, 2016, 12:06:13 PM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x28.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x28.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 08, 2016, 12:13:51 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x30.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x30.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 08, 2016, 12:16:41 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MalinSwirlbox4.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MalinSwirlbox4.jpg.html)

[Note: this image is supposed to be in the "Amazingbox aka Mandelbox" thread
since it is a Malinovsky "Swirlbox" derivative. My error...]






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Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 08, 2016, 12:28:31 AM
7th power Juliabulb...view through side portal......

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x32.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x32.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 08, 2016, 07:08:03 AM
2nd power Juliabulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x34.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x34.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 15, 2016, 05:03:33 AM
2nd power Juliabulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x36.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x36.jpg.html)

4th power Juliabulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x38.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x38.jpg.html)

6th power Juliabulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3x43.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3x43.jpg.html)

Same...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3xJul2.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3xJul2.jpg.html)

3rd power Juliabulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3xJul4.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3xJul4.jpg.html)



Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 15, 2016, 05:09:54 AM
(note deleted)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 15, 2016, 05:27:14 AM
2nd power Juliabulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3xJul6.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3xJul6.jpg.html)

6th power Juliabulb inversion side view...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3xJul7.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3xJul7.jpg.html)

Same/oblique view...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3xJul9.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3xJul9.jpg.html)



Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on September 20, 2016, 03:38:56 AM
5th power Juliabulb imversion...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3xJul11.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3xJul11.jpg.html)

16th power Juliabulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3xJul14.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3xJul14.jpg.html)

Same...view into a side portal...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3xJul16.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3xJul16.jpg.html)

Japanese Chrysanthemum has 16 petals, as does a pole of a 16 power Juliabulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3xJul19.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3xJul19.jpg.html)

100 power Juliabulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Mand3DPow3xJul21.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Mand3DPow3xJul21.jpg.html)

5 power Juliabulb inversion...

Malinovsky's "Number Seeker" coloring formula enhanced symmetries...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky9.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky9.jpg.html)


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Chillheimer on September 27, 2016, 12:53:58 PM
To show what can be done...here is a Van Gogh original followed by an enhanced version (though from different image)...
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/Two20Sunflowers20Pre-Framed20by20Vincent20Van20Gogh20OSA456_3.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/Two20Sunflowers20Pre-Framed20by20Vincent20Van20Gogh20OSA456_3.jpg.html)

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/SunflowersDP229743_1.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/SunflowersDP229743_1.jpg.html)
that is impressive!
Did you do this as described in one of your first posts, with gimp and the filters?
but how did you get the van gogh source image in there, or how did you combine these?
it looks related to the deepdream/deepstyle images..


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on October 09, 2016, 02:48:48 AM
Sorry for delay...

As per 8/11 post about Van Gogh...the 2nd image was from a painting I thought was the same as the 1st
but must not be (eg. see signature and some detail differences).
So, the 2nd image is from a Van Gogh Sunflower painting web image I opened in GIMP,
then ran it through GIMP/G'Mic/Artistic/Dream Smoothing followed by Light & Shadow/Image Effects filters.

Since posting that, I've been experimenting with the GIMP/Repair/Anisotropic Smoothing filter
which allows much more control over what goes into the image effects filter than dream smoothing.

Read this page on this filter...http://docgmic.tuxfamily.org/plugin_anisotropic_smoothing/

"The G'mic anisotropic smoothing is an implementation of the smoothing filter described in this [na]technical paper. Basically, the filter analyses the image to identify the structures and then smooth parallel to it , thus preserving the details."

The article also suggests using an edge enhancement filter to reinforce image "structural" details.
Here's an image I did yesterday with this newer filter...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDE2Pwr1Z2.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDE2Pwr1Z2.jpg.html)



Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on October 09, 2016, 03:09:38 AM
A further conundrum I'm facing is that I may be getting better detail
but it gets lost when an image is rescaled to 1024x768,
down from 1600x1200.

Here's 5th power Mandelbulb inversion rendered and posted at 1024x768,
in order to retain details...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDE2Pwr1Z.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDE2Pwr1Z.jpg.html)



Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on October 09, 2016, 04:13:02 AM
Chillheimer...yes, like a "deep dream genre"...
The main thing is how easy it is to generate surrealistic imagery.
This is the first use of anisotropic smoothing + metallic bump map filters...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDE2Pwr1Ma.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDE2Pwr1Ma.jpg.html)
 


Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on October 09, 2016, 05:16:21 AM
This is the original 2nd power Mandelbulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDE2Pwr1M.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDE2Pwr1M.jpg.html)

4th power Mandelbulb...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDE2Pwr1R.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDE2Pwr1R.jpg.html)

Last image detail/upper middle...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDE2Pwr1S.jpg)[/URL

4th power Mandelbulb inversion...

[URL=http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDE2Pwr1U.jpg.html](http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDE2Pwr1U.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDE2Pwr1S.jpg.html)

Using Dream Smoothing...

(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDE2Pwr1V.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDE2Pwr1V.jpg.html)





Title: Re: 3D Mandlebrot Impasto
Post by: Kalter Rauch on February 05, 2017, 05:25:32 AM
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn212/fotox13/MandDEMalinovsky4cf.jpg) (http://s305.photobucket.com/user/fotox13/media/MandDEMalinovsky4cf.jpg.html)