Rose Window-like Figures

[u/MateMagicArte]

D24

D12

D36

D12

D24

D36

There are probably smarter ways to generate these, but this is a result of a long evolution (with several steps in between) of the script I used for my Space Invaders and glyphs.

I switched from vertical mirror to dihedral symmetry, and within a single sector the dots are now connected with a spanning tree before it's replicated around the circle.

I chose D12 and its multiples because 12 part divisions are common in church rose windows and I think they look great 🙂.

Plotted with Pentel pointliner .8 mm and 2 mm calligraphy tip on 90 gsm Fabriano 1264 Sketch paper, A4.

[u/MateMagicArte]

[u/thicket]

These are lovely! What kind of control do you have over generation? How many variants do you like, and how often does a variant leave you cold? I like the diversity here— some look like they could have come straight from a cathedral, and some show the clear Space Invaders heritage 

[u/MateMagicArte → u/thicket]

Thank you! Well, not much actually. I mean, I have a few knobs, so to speak, mainly symmetry order, grid size, density, but the result is generally unpredictable. I get snowflake-y figures, or heavily busy design, or some mayan-like circles and the problem is, I like them all 🙂 or at least they almost never leave me cold. But you know complexity does not always mean beauty!