Visual Code Poetry posts
Circle packing CHOP (FREE)
Free Circle packing CHOP. Video tutorial on how to use with project files and GLSL component: https://www.patreon.com/posts/circle-packing-128302061
Circle Packing + replicators in TouchDesigner
An intro to circle packing + tutorial on how to use the outputs of two circle packing techniques/components (CHOPs and GLSL). It's a longer tutorial than normal and there's a big section where I sort of ramble and move parameters/things around between 30 - 45 mins (I'll try and add times...
Point Cloud Surface Deformer - Mac compatible
I modified Milkorva's Point Cloud Surface Deformer to work on Mac. Original post with details and files from Milkorva here: https://derivative.ca/community-post/asset/point-cloud-surface-deformer/71841?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaefB3HrcPP_B8JSmP5vnvSe2z23UrLZaGE7PBD7qAAkGbrlNOn56akfblMwwA_aem_pu...
Gaussian splats with attractors and feedback
Trying some experiments with gaussian splats, world thresholdng, custom attractors and mfeedback. Music by EasyFun + Nomak - Taylor Stitch. Tutorial and updated components soon
Cyanotype in TouchDesigner + cyanotype/physarium combinations
Tutorial showing how to create Cyanotype style effects in TouchDesigner.Incorporating a system using the physarium plugin
Wavetable synthesis in TouchDesigner - Turn images into sound + wavetable CHOP component
Earlier in the year I shared some projects using wavetable synthesis to take real time image data and turn it into sound. This tutorial shows the basics of making a wavetable in TouchDesinger (at least how I figured out how to do it) and turning CHOP and TOP data into sound.
Random pixel sampler
A simple but helpful little TouchDesigner component to randomly sample non repeating pixel positions.
Plexus in CHOPs
A plexus effect using the Script CHOP. A fun way to work with scripting and put some unique twists on a classic effect! **Note: please ignore the section of code that says: if d >= bthreshold (lines 62-68), appearing at 24 mins in. I tried something out and it was kind of a boring effect. The high/l...
Flow Field in TOPS file
Project file for the Flow Field in TOPs tutorial. Some augmentations and alternative effects are spotlighted in this slightly updated network.
Cyanotype .tox
a simple but fun .tox for making cyanotype style outputs
Gaussian splatting #2 - portrait render plugin
Plugin that helps portrait renders of Gaussian splats on M1 Macs
Gaussian splatting #2 - camera movement and noise plugins
Updated Gaussian splat plugins for M1 macs.
Particle slit-scanning - TouchDesigner tutorial
A tutorial rebuilding a network from 2022, utilizing a particle system to control multiple slit-scan style effects.
Slimemold (Physarum) GLSL simulation in TouchDesigner
A GLSL component that simulates slimemold (physarum)











