Making a heart with Maths

Inigo Quilez · 112K views · 2017-02-24 · 10:14

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Overview

Inigo Quilez shows step by step how to build a simple heart shape from mathematics and shaders, with code on Shadertoy. It is an introduction to procedural graphics and signed distance functions.

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HN commenters call it a great beginner-friendly introduction and enjoy watching Quilez work through graphics.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2017–2020

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Computer graphics & rendering Creative coding & generative art

What people said

isoprophlex · 2020-02 · Recommendation
Highly recommended video by Iquilez, in a similar vein: [VIDEO] Watching the guy hack away at graphics is super enjoyable
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eggy · 2017-09 · Recommendation
His YouTube tutorial where he creates the beating heart composited on live video as he explains it is a great introduction for beginners and younger people [1]. I've learned so much from his sharing of his techniques and knowledge. Thanks Inigo! [1] [VIDEO]
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userbinator · 2019-02 · Reference
I was expecting it to be the same algorithm in two different languages, but the Python version is a mathematical description whereas the C version is RLE-compressed. Relatedly, there is this video on how to procedurally generate a 3D heart: [VIDEO]
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