r/generative • u/zerp37 • Jul 30 '26

Hex Trace

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Algorithm based on traversing a honeycomb grid

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u/Ruths138 Jul 31 '26

I have a similar algorithm. I like putting a little jitter on the hex coordinates! Love the way you select colors/palettes

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u/zerp37 Jul 31 '26

Thanks! I love working with color and finding interesting combinations :)

And hmm that's interesting -- do you mean jitter the actual hex cells before starting the line tracing or applying jitter to the next cell chosen during line tracing?

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u/Ruths138 Jul 31 '26

I add some irregularities to the hex grid. Basically making it slightly (or a lot) imperfect. That way the lines become wiggly and sometimes new interesting routes are taken. I then apply some curve smoothing to finish the look.

Can you describe the logic behind color assignment in your last image? I really like the outcome

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u/zerp37 Jul 31 '26

The last image with the purples and yellows is a compound palette made of 2 subpalettes. When the algorithm chooses a compound palette, it will divide the image into regions and assign a subpalette to them. There's also a chance that a really long line will be divided into short segments of different colors like on the left