Mathaesthetics

MathPaint 1.1 released with high-resolution graphics

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 by Christopher Corbell

A new release of MathPaint for Mac OS is now available on the App Store!

Version 1.1 includes:

A new resolution setting for documents, with options of 72, 144, 300 or 600 pixels per inch
Higher resolution setting applied to both image export and printing
Improved geometry layer interaction including Edit menu commands for geometry shapes
Greatly improved stability
Other bug fixes

Users who have MathPaint installed already can update to the new version from the App Store at this link.

The update is also reflected in the fully-functional MathPaint demo, which you can request here.

Fractal Friday 2021.05.21 – Cubic Mandelbrot Variations

May 21, 2021 by Christopher Corbell

This fractal set made with MathPaint starts with a cubic Mandelbrot layer, warped by a quadratic function and blended with an underlying Perlin noise layer:

The MathPaint Variations window was used to generate randomized variations from this beginning, changing colors as well as parameters and blending:

Fractal Friday 2020.12.18 – Strange Lifeforms

December 18, 2020 by Christopher Corbell

This week’s fractals made with MathPaint are from a cubic Julia Set (z^3 + C) with a quadratic warp function applied (A*x^2 + B*x + C2). The background is a noise layer using the Random Shapes algorithm, with random line segments constrained by angle. The only differences among these pictures are the values of the C2 coefficient in the warp function. Enjoy!

Fractal Friday 2020.12.11 – MathPaint Variations

December 12, 2020 by Christopher Corbell

This week’s post demonstrates the generative power of the Variations feature in MathPaint. Starting with a single document, the Variations window generates eight randomly-altered images that you can turn into a new document. The randomizer picks from a wide variety of possible changes, from fractal parameters to coordinate bounds to colors. Enjoy these 20 variations, … Read moreFractal Friday 2020.12.11 – MathPaint Variations

Fractal Friday 2020.12.04 – reflections and symmetries

December 4, 2020 by Christopher Corbell

Today’s fractals are manipulated with reflection or other symmetric effects. The first two use CoreImage filters to reflect parts of the image. The third and fourth images use a color cycle with transparencies in every other color band, with the layer duplicated and rotated. The third image uses a single duplicate rotated 180 degrees, the … Read moreFractal Friday 2020.12.04 – reflections and symmetries

Double-Fractal Kaleidoscope Animation Made with MathPaint

November 30, 2020 by Christopher Corbell

Here’s a one-minute animation send two shifting fractals through and angle-changing kaleidoscope Core Image filter, made with MathPaint:

Fractal Friday 2020.11.26: free mobile wallpapers!

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 by Christopher Corbell

This Fractal Friday is the first since the official release of MathPaint 1.0 on the Mac App Store! The fractals here were all made with MathPaint – check out the MathPaint app page for all its amazing features, screenshots, and a free demo.

Mobile Wallpapers: Warped Julia Sets

This week’s fractals are all quadratic (z^2) Julia sets with a real-valued warp function applied. They’re provided in three sizes. If you’re on an iPhone, just click the thumbnail of the size you want to view the full image, which you can tap and hold to save to your Photos. Open in Photos and click the actions icon to set it as a Wallpaper for your phone.

Press Release: MathPaint 1.0 Now Available

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by Christopher Corbell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MATHAESTHETICS LAUNCHES MATHPAINT, A NEW GENERATIVE GRAPHICS APP FOR MAC OS

WASHOUGAL-BASED STARTUP AIMS TO CREATE A NEW CATEGORY OF MATH-ART SOFTWARE

WASHOUGAL, WA — Software startup Mathaesthetics LLC has released MathPaint, its flagship software application, enabling anyone with a Mac to create amazing art generated by the power and beauty of mathematics.

MathPaint is built for graphic designers who have a need to create abstract, geometric, or fractal illustrations and visual textures. The new software title is also expected to appeal to experimental visual artists, hobbyists, and students.

MathPaint 1.0 is offered through Apple’s Mac App Store. The software’s sale price is $29.99. The App Store entry includes more information about the software, screenshots, and video previews:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mathpaint/id1476765339