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      VectorStyler @Li Xiao
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      @Li-Xiao These will be fore later versions

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        Subpath
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        @Li-Xiao

        Found a little Program made with Processing
        which offers Circle Packing and a few other Styles
        Results can be saved as SVG
        https://ehufsted.itch.io/halftonepal

        Here a Result imported in VS
        0_1713465079375_circle-packing.png

        Win 11
        CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
        GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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          Li Xiao @Subpath
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          @Subpath
          Thank you! I used to use StippleGen (https://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/StippleGen) and HalftonePal before, but I haven't used them since I purchased DrawingBot. DrawingBot includes all the features of both of them. Kumiko (https://kumiko-generator.netlify.app/) is also interesting, DrawingBot is unable to replicate its effects.

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            Subpath @Li Xiao
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            @Li-Xiao

            thank you too, for the links
            and also for all of your interesting Ideas 👍

            Win 11
            CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
            GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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              Subpath
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              @Li-Xiao

              Btw. I was following an Idea in Nodebox and it seems i came to a Solution
              where you can replace a Shape in an .SVG File with any Shape you like.
              Even with Text.
              I used the Circle Packing .SVG from my post above and replaced the circle
              with the text “Flower”.

              Import in VectorStyler works via exporting as .PDF from Nodebox
              and then import the .PDF in VectorStyler
              (.SVG does not work)

              Here a Example
              0_1713511817724_Flower.png
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              .
              0_1713511864010_Flower2.png
              .
              .
              Here the Nodebox Tree:
              0_1713511730127_Node-Tree.png
              .
              .
              A short explanation of the Nodes
              "Slice" will pick the Shape
              "Centroid" calculate the Center of the Shape (Result is the Position)
              "fit_to" fits the size of the Shape (Text) into the Size of the Circle
              "rotate" allows to rotate the Text

              Win 11
              CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
              GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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                Li Xiao @Subpath
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                @Subpath Thank you, I will try Nodebox when I have time to see if it can create more unique designs.

                The 1.2.019 update now allows me to create several other halftone styles that I wanted to submit.
                Repeater is indeed powerful.
                However, there is still room for improvement in terms of space filling and sorting.

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                  Subpath @Li Xiao
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                  @Li-Xiao

                  ...The 1.2.019 update now allows me to create several other halftone styles that I wanted to submit....

                  You already have a curious viewer waiting 🙂

                  Win 11
                  CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
                  GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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                    Li Xiao @Subpath
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                    @Subpath
                    I'll showcase a Modulation Halftone, primarily controlling the dots and lines or edges of shapes corresponding to grayscale values. The example features a circular shape with adjustments made to the effects of 8 nodes. In order to attract more people to purchase VectorStyler, I haven't recorded the complete production process. If you're interested, please send me a private message, and I'll record a complete tutorial and send it to you privately.
                    0_1713537685839_Modulation Halftone 2.svg
                    https://go.screenpal.com/watch/cZfq2yVMVKY

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                      monsterfox @Li Xiao
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                      @Li-Xiao 你玩这些东西玩的很溜啊。好多东西,我以前都没有见过。

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                        Subpath @Li Xiao
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                        @Li-Xiao

                        Thanks for your offer. Since I'm not in a hurry, it won't be a problem for me
                        if you find the time sometime later to do a little tutorial in the tutorial section
                        on how to create such designs in the repeater.

                        Until then, I will continue to follow this thread with interest and welcome
                        your ideas for improving and expanding the repeater.

                        Win 11
                        CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
                        GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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                          Li Xiao @VectorStyler
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                          @VectorStyler "Maze patterns" are great, but "Maze halftone" is less common. The ones I've seen are usually just a Maze pattern with added stroke width effects, rather than utilizing grayscale variations. hope VS can incorporate both "Maze" and "Maze halftone" functionality.

                          0_1714543367517_Maze Halftone.jpg
                          0_1714543234552_Maze Halftone.pdf

                          Reference:
                          MazeGenerator can generate mazes online for free. It offers four different shapes and three styles. Commercial use requires need a commercial license.
                          https://www.mazegenerator.net/Default.aspx

                          Maze Creator has four versions, with the free version only offering two styles.
                          http://www.mazecreator.com/maze_creator_download_free.php

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                            Li Xiao @VectorStyler
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                            @VectorStyler
                            There doesn't seem to be any way to achieve reaction-diffusion halftone within the Repeater. So, I'm gathering some information to see if it's included in the roadmap. Repeater lacks halftone types related to morphogenesis, such as TSP and Voronoi etc.

                            I really like Reaction-diffusion halftone, and I have purchased some software specifically for creating it. There are two excellent ones, namely Stochaster and TexTuring. Additionally, there are some free options available. Let me introduce one that I particularly like to use. Repeater is powerful, if it's support for Reaction-diffusion halftone, it offers access to a wide range of capabilities that many other software programs simply cannot match.

                            Stochaster
                            https://www.stochaster.org/stochaster.html
                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc9oOXGqH1Y
                            0_1714907381041_Stochaster.png

                            TexTuring
                            https://ivan-murit.fr/project.php?w=texturing
                            sources available on GitHub (https://github.com/ivangrozny/TexTuring)
                            https://player.vimeo.com/video/145301542?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0
                            0_1714907844655_TexTuring-1.svg
                            0_1714907968338_TexTuring-2.svg

                            Stochaster offers more features but lacks support for vector export, while TexTuring has fewer features but supports vector export (PDF, SVG). They have some differences and similarities in terms of functionality.
                            https://www.stochaster.org/talk.html
                            https://ivan-murit.fr/project.php?w=texturing&p=texturing_stochaster_en.htm

                            I really like this online open-source reaction-diffusion tool:
                            https://github.com/jasonwebb/reaction-diffusion-playground
                            https://jasonwebb.github.io/reaction-diffusion-playground/app.html
                            0_1714908494193_jasonwebb.jpg

                            Here are some websites for reference:
                            https://github.com/jasonwebb/morphogenesis-resources?tab=readme-ov-file#reaction-diffusion
                            https://ferkeltongs.livejournal.com/32025.html
                            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction–diffusion_system
                            https://www.karlsims.com/rd.html
                            https://github.com/gollygang/ready?tab=readme-ov-file

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                              VectorStyler @Li Xiao
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                              @Li-Xiao I added this to the backlog. I actually considered this as an image effect, but it was postponed.
                              Doing this in vectors could be a bit slow.

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                                Li Xiao @VectorStyler
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                                @VectorStyler said in Regarding the halftone repeater types:

                                image effect

                                Thank you, can be added to the image effects halftone. the computations in the image effects section are faster and more suitable.

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                                  Li Xiao @VectorStyler
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                                  @VectorStyler
                                  String Art generates fascinating designs, and there are also some free online tools available to create them.
                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBlSmg5T13M
                                  The two online generators I often use support SVG output.
                                  https://piellardj.github.io/image-stylization-threading/
                                  https://akashsarker.com/string-art-generator/
                                  0_1718437828474_String Art.jpg !

                                  Btw, when opening SVG files with VectorStyler, transparency is lost.
                                  0_1718437842169_String Art.svg

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                                    VectorStyler @Li Xiao
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                                    @Li-Xiao These are for further down the road.

                                    The opened a bug on the svg import issue.

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                                      VectorStyler @Li Xiao
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                                      @Li-Xiao I could not download the svg file, it seems to be a binary file

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                                        Subpath @VectorStyler
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                                        @VectorStyler said in Regarding the halftone repeater types:

                                        @Li-Xiao I could not download the svg file, it seems to be a binary file

                                        i tried it also and get only a bitmap
                                        seems a wrong file extension

                                        Win 11
                                        CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
                                        GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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                                          Li Xiao @VectorStyler
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                                          @VectorStyler
                                          It seems like uploading it again didn't make a difference.

                                          The zip file should be fine now.
                                          0_1718440087305_String Art.zip

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                                            Subpath @Li Xiao
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                                            @Li-Xiao , is ok now

                                            Win 11
                                            CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
                                            GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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