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Making a heart with Maths

Inigo Quilez · tutorial · Watch on YouTube

Computer graphics & renderingCreative coding & generative art

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “is a great introduction for beginners and younger people”

    Beating heart composited on live video, explained step by step

    eggy, 2017-09 · Recommendation · in “Articles on fractals, computer graphics, mathematics, demoscene and more”

  2. “Watching the guy hack away at graphics is super enjoyable”

    Iquilez hacking away at graphics

    isoprophlex, 2020-02 · Recommendation · in “Wolfram Alpha: {y = Re(sqrt(abs(x)(1-abs(x)))), y = Re(-sqrt(1-sqrt(abs(x))))}”

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Topics: shaders, shadertoy, sdf, glsl, math art

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