Processing.js

SimpleCurves

Simple curves are drawn with simple equations. By using numbers with values between 0 and 1 in the equations, a series of elegant curves are created. The numbers are then scaled to fill the screen.

Original Processing.org Example: SimpleCurves

// All Examples Written by Casey Reas and Ben Fry
// unless otherwise stated.
void setup() {
  size(200, 200);
  colorMode(RGB, 100);
  background(0);
  noFill();
  noLoop();
}

void draw() {
  stroke(40);
  beginShape();
  for(int i=0; i<width; i++) {
   vertex(i, singraph((float)i/width)*height);
  }
  endShape();
  
  stroke(55);
  beginShape();
  for(int i=0; i<width; i++) {
   vertex(i, quad((float)i/width)*height);
  }
  endShape();
  
  stroke(70);
  beginShape();
  for(int i=0; i<width; i++) {
   vertex(i, quadHump((float)i/width)*height);
  }
  endShape();
  
  stroke(85);
  beginShape();
  for(int i=0; i<width; i++) {
   vertex(i, hump((float)i/width)*height);
  }
  endShape();
  
  stroke(100);
  beginShape();
  for(int i=0; i<width; i++) {
   vertex(i, squared((float)i/width)*height);
  }
  endShape();
}

float singraph(float sa) {
  sa = (sa - 0.5) * 1.0; //scale from -1 to 1
  sa = sin(sa*PI)/2 + 0.5;
  return sa;
}

float quad(float sa) {
  return sa*sa*sa*sa;
}

float quadHump(float sa) {
  sa = (sa - 0.5); //scale from -2 to 2
  sa = sa*sa*sa*sa * 16;
  return sa;
}

float hump(float sa) {
  sa = (sa - 0.5) * 2; //scale from -2 to 2
  sa = sa*sa;
  if(sa > 1) { sa = 1; }
  return 1-sa;
}

float squared(float sa) {
  sa = sa*sa;
  return sa;
}