The Scribbler

hot_pastrami · 01-27-2004, 11:32 AM

I found this interesting flash-based drawing tool online a few months ago, and I had completely forgotten about it until I was browsing through my images and found a few screen captures of the drawings I'd done with it.

It's called The Scribbler. At first, you use the mouse to draw something-- anything-- with basic lines, and when finished, you click the "Done Drawing" button, and the engine re-draws your image with random "scribbles." You can control the scribbling line width, color, etc (using set or random values), and create some nifty effects. There's a large gallery on the site, with some cool stuff in it.

Here's a few samples of what I did with it awhile back, I'll probably fart around with it later today and see what I can come up with:

hot_pastrami · 01-27-2004, 11:43 AM

Here's one I titled "Denial":

Kitsune · 01-27-2004, 12:23 PM

hot_pastrami -- that is a damn neat tool. I wish I understood the algorhythm it uses to select what paths it takes, as the lines it adds truly add more substance to what you draw. Very cool.

hot_pastrami · 01-27-2004, 12:30 PM

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Originally posted by Kitsune
hot_pastrami -- that is a damn neat tool. I wish I understood the algorhythm it uses to select what paths it takes, as the lines it adds truly add more substance to what you draw. Very cool.

Well, the algorithm seems pretty simple, really... the results just look complex. Each "scribbler" point starts at a random pint on the path you defined with your drawing. It then calculates all of the possible points it can jump to on the defined path which are within N pixels (where N is the adjustable "scribbliness" setting), and randomly selects one. It then draws a line between the current point and the randomly selected point using the settings currently defined for the line (thickness, color, transparency). It then repeats that process from this new point. Occasionally, each scribbler is moved to a new random point on the path, so that otherwise unreachable "islands" won't be left unscribbled.

Pretty simple, but it creates a cool effect.

lumberjim · 01-27-2004, 12:32 PM

way cool, alan. nice work there.......

why denial? i see a magical red sea horse.

or a fancy dragon

Pie · 01-27-2004, 12:57 PM

Here's what I got...

- Pie

hot_pastrami · 01-27-2004, 02:31 PM

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Originally posted by lumberjim
why denial? i see a magical red sea horse.

It's supposed to be a dude's face... in a pained screaming expression. I can't see where you're finding a seahorse, or a dragon. But of course my eyes are biased towards what I was attemptiong to draw.

Happy Monkey · 01-27-2004, 04:11 PM

Imagine the eye is a face pointing the other way.

lumberjim · 01-27-2004, 04:19 PM

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Originally posted by hot_pastrami

It's supposed to be a dude's face... in a pained screaming expression. I can't see where you're finding a seahorse, or a dragon. But of course my eyes are biased towards what I was attemptiong to draw.

wow..it's like that sillhouette of candlesticks/two faces pick...you have a little escher in ya.....

now, here's a little help with what I saw. if i look at it as a face, it's obscene, but i REALLY didn't mean it like that....

hot_pastrami · 01-27-2004, 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by lumberjim
wow..it's like that sillhouette of candlesticks/two faces pick...you have a little escher in ya.....

now, here's a little help with what I saw. if i look at it as a face, it's obscene, but i REALLY didn't mean it like that....

Ah, I see it now. I had to look for a few seconds, and blur my eyes. Wait... I mean... that was intentional, eh! Damn I'm good.

The dual image still occurs with the cow-eunuch added, though as you say, it's a bit on the racey side. And not in a pleasant way. Ugh. I'll have to eat a whole can of Ajax to get that image out of my brain.

jinx · 01-27-2004, 04:43 PM

Jim. Lay off the crack. Seriously.

Happy Monkey · 01-27-2004, 06:50 PM

Self Portrait

lumberjim · 01-27-2004, 09:59 PM

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Michael Roth · 01-29-2004, 07:33 AM

This is a keeper :>

FelinesAreFine · 01-29-2004, 10:57 AM

This is a really neat drawing tool. I haven't yet put it to good use, but I will soon.

01-27-2004, 11:32 AM	#1
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	The Scribbler I found this interesting flash-based drawing tool online a few months ago, and I had completely forgotten about it until I was browsing through my images and found a few screen captures of the drawings I'd done with it. It's called The Scribbler. At first, you use the mouse to draw something-- anything-- with basic lines, and when finished, you click the "Done Drawing" button, and the engine re-draws your image with random "scribbles." You can control the scribbling line width, color, etc (using set or random values), and create some nifty effects. There's a large gallery on the site, with some cool stuff in it. Here's a few samples of what I did with it awhile back, I'll probably fart around with it later today and see what I can come up with: __________________ Hot Pastrami!

01-27-2004, 11:43 AM	#2
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	Here's one I titled "Denial": __________________ Hot Pastrami!

01-27-2004, 12:32 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	way cool, alan. nice work there....... why denial? i see a magical red sea horse. or a fancy dragon __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-27-2004, 12:57 PM	#6
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Here's what I got... - Pie Attached Images __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-27-2004, 04:11 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Imagine the eye is a face pointing the other way. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-27-2004, 12:23 PM	#3
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	hot_pastrami -- that is a damn neat tool. I wish I understood the algorhythm it uses to select what paths it takes, as the lines it adds truly add more substance to what you draw. Very cool.

01-27-2004, 04:43 PM	#11
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Jim. Lay off the crack. Seriously. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

01-27-2004, 06:50 PM	#12
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Self Portrait Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-27-2004, 09:59 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	_ Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-29-2004, 07:33 AM	#14
Michael Roth Minister of Lurking Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: calgary Posts: 64	This is a keeper :> __________________ "But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "We are all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad." "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat. "Or else you wouldn't have come here."

01-29-2004, 10:57 AM	#15
FelinesAreFine ...they think I'm rich Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: PA, USA Posts: 52	This is a really neat drawing tool. I haven't yet put it to good use, but I will soon. __________________ The day God created the Cat, He didn't do another thing except sit down and smile.

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