Fractals: How to make a Computer-Generated Angel's Wing

This tutorial assumes you have zero knowledge of fractals or of Apophysis.

In order to use Apophysis, you must use Windows. (There are a few versions( specifically Apophysis-J) that can be used on all operating systems, but I have no experience with these.) The latest versions of Apophysis can be downloaded for free from Apophysis developer Xyrus02's deviantart webpage.  Older versions can be found at the Apophysis website.

This chapter will teach you how to make the fractal wing shown above. By the end of it, you will know how to use the most important parts of the Apophysis user interface, and you'll have a pretty picture to boot.

Step 1 The Main Screen

 This Tutorial introduces all of the important aspects of the program by teaching how to make an angels wing. So, without further ado, let me present "How to Make An Angel's Wing" by yours truly, Tara Roys.

First, open up Apophysis. You will see three things of interest: the main screen, as shown above, which will hopefully be displaying a pretty fractal, the left-hand list of fractals,and a series of menus and buttons across the top. The main window displays a fractal. Ignore it for the moment. The left-hand list is a list of 100 randomly generated fractals. You can click on them and look in the main window to see if you see anything interesting. After that, turn your attention to the menus.

Comments

[nanosec12]

Awesome....I have always loved fractals and can't wait to try this out when I get home.

thanks for posting this, and bringing Apophysis to my attention.


Nano

[RaisedByRobots]

wow, beautiful!!