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There is the Cairo library:

https://www.cairographics.org/

It has bindings for a number of languages, so you could use for example the Python REPL to scribble something.

>>797415

>>797421

What kind of math do I need to study?

>>797423

Depends what you want to do. Processing has some examples for things like sin/etc in https://processing.org/examples/

If you do things from scratch though (i.e. without a library that knows how to draw) you'll need linear algebra and maybe quaternions.

You'll probably be interested in fractals like the pic. Things like trees full of leaves are pretty easy and fun to create, I'd start there.

>>797431

people have been telling me I don't need advanced math to draw pretty pictures.

basically algebra I II, trigonometry and linear algebra.

do I need calculus I as well?

Racket has a picture library that's supposed to be used to teach people how to code, but works for making neat pictures. If you just want to fiddle with shapes and stick them together it works just fine.

https://docs.racket-lang.org/teachpack/2htdpimage.html

>>797440

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBV14-3LT-g

Cool

>>797449

Are there any place to learn about this topic?

I'm completelly clueles and I'm looking for ways to make new art.

p5.js is a clone of processing and works pretty well. sure, javascript sucks but if you might as well use a real language instead of processing which has zero applications outside of drawing to the screen.

>>797407 (OP)

if you want to do it with 3d mode, there's Structure Synth.

>>797450

The math courses at Khan Academy are nice for absolute beginners.

https://www.khanacademy.org/

GLSL and as much math as you can learn. The more math you know the more advanced techniques you can make. Software rasterization just isn't worth the effort anymore.

>>797415

Processing is for pahjeet tier "coders"

>>797531

>Processing is for pahjeet tier "coders"

Which is the whole point because OP never gave any indication of ever programming before you stupid nigger. Besides, it's way more fun to use a library or language that's actually made for creative coding because you're not writing 500 lines of openGL boilerplate sepples garbage

>>797423

As others have said, it depends on what you want to do. If you just want to make simple shapes, then linear algebra (vectors, matrices and stuff) should be all you need. If you want to do curves you should learn about splines. If you want to do something like the second picture in >>797440 you will need calculus. If you want to do graph visualization you will need to learn graph theory.

The best advice I can give you is to get started with simple shapes first and then when you find something more complicated investigate the underlying math and learn it. Don't try to learn all the math there is because you "might have some use for it some day eventually" (unless you are a mathematician of course, but if you were you wouldn't be asking such a question).

>>797415

What DE is that, my fellow black man?

>>801736

Well it's a tv recorded with my phone. I just uploaded it cuz I had it on me. I'll post a webm later. It's 50 fps (pal amiga) and the flashing parts are much faster.

>>801736

And I'll add that this demo is remarkable not because of these effects, Amiga can do much better, but because it is 27 minutes of continuous music and some light effects on 2 880kb floppy disks.

>>801718

>All those shitty logos

terrible demo

>>797531

>Software rasterization just isn't worth the effort anymore.

But it's fun.

>>801739

XFCE, can't you see the mouse on the top left corner ?

Logo. I used to draw with it in first grade on an Apple //e. Shit was fun.