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WatercolorSediment is a generative art program, or art generator based on the algorithm I used to make Geode. My goal in this one was to create images that mimicked traditional watercolor on heavy weight paper and that walked the border between abstract and representational. Like Geode, the streaks remind me of layers in rocks, but this one I feel breaks from that boundary. The various colors evoke landscapes, seascapes and skyscapes. The pseudo-abstract qualities feel rather Japanese – an association I am quite pleased with. In my opinion Japanese artists have produced some of the best water-based images to date.

The next step for me is to take the concepts behind the watercolor gradient and apply them to a stroke which would allow a more diverse range of results.

These are some earlier examples. More reminiscent of dyed fabric, they’re not what I was aiming for, but they’re still interesting.

My very first attempt: