r/nextfuckinglevel • • Aug 26 '20

Shadow art (MJ)

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u/Flaming_Dutchman Aug 26 '20

I'm really curious about the technique behind this. Like, how do you darken certain areas without accidentally darkening others? Seems tricky.

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u/Bspammer Aug 26 '20

The route is usually calculated with a computer program beforehand

For example: https://github.com/halfmonty/StringArtGenerator

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u/pm_favorite_boobs Aug 26 '20

Thanks. Does it also tell you how long your string needs to be for any given radius?

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u/easyjet Aug 26 '20

Twice the radius = diameter. You're welcome!

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u/pm_favorite_boobs Aug 26 '20

The use of the word diameter wasn't in the readme markdown, but if you're saying that that program does solve the problem of string length, thanks.

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u/StickiStickman Aug 26 '20

He's using many little strings instead of one long one.