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 timestamps soon). Feel fr...
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_puduSriX11e-6ZRlmpAfew...
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/low end thresholding ...
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)











