The fact that DeCelle used UF4 rather than UF5 does not refute my argument it merely shows that UF long ago built in enough graphics processing capabilities that its output has often been mixed media and not simply fractal art. Even though UF can be used to make such silkscreen-like images like DeCelle's Nordström imitation, my under-30-seconds demonstrations were designed to show that somewhat similar modifications can be made more easily and quickly using a graphics program. The inclusion of DeCelle's par file in the comments does not prove the image is a fractal - only that the image was made in UF and that he used transforms rather than imports. Using importation, I utilized Photoshop filters to also paint on Nordstrom's original, thus my assertion that UF was now just a plug-in. DeCelle admits just experimenting with UF4's graphical functions and using them to "paint" a replication of Moment in Blue. However, in my opinion, there is nothing fractal about DeCelle's image, but I don't think he ever said there was. His image has considerable subtle detail and doesn't appear to be a UF "silkscreen" - even if it is. DeCelle, as I said last month, is a skilled artist and his technical achievement here is indeed stunning. The advantage, of course, is the image can be rendered at any size without a loss of quality. There are programs available, like Potrace, which can do something similar - that is, trace the boundaries of what the software considers the main elements of an image and save that information as the usual vector file of nodes rather than bitmaps. What DeCelle has done, to my thinking, is vectorized Nordström's painting. Here are the more pertinent questions: Is DeCelle's image a fractal - and is it any more a fractal than my lightning-round exercises of importing a digital copy of Nordström into Photoshop and making rapid-fire adjustments? How DeCelle made the image is purely a technical question. The point is that Ultra "Fractal" has been and now will even more become a tool for producing a hybridized, "fractilized," mixed-media art. Whether DeCelle's image was brought in whole or built piece-by-piece is not the real issue here. In fact, I think it's worth noting that (so far) no one has come forward to dispute or refute any of those points. And, actually, I'm glad to learn my guesswork fell short, since it means that my initial review of DeCelle's image - which I noted that I stood by - still rings true.īut simply because I mistook DeCelle's reconstruction for importation, it does not follow that the rest of the reflections or claims made in my last post were also in error - especially my suppositions concerning the ramifications that Ultra "Fractal" 5 may have for both fractal art and our artistic community. My speculation was hardly a wild shot in the dark, though - given the timing of DeCelle's posts and UF5's release. My guess turned out to be wrong, and I stand corrected and appreciate those who wrote Orbit Trap - including DeCelle himself - to set me straight. ![]() When the image importation features of UF5 were announced, I guessed - and I made clear I was only guessing - that Paul DeCelle had used this feature to reconstruct a copy of a painting by Lars-Gunner Nordström. I'd also like to address some of the points made in the comments about my previous post on UF5. ![]() I've had a little more time now to reflect on the implications of the digital image import features added to Ultra "Fractal" 5, so I hope I can clarify some of my initial observations.
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