Recursions: Looping Functions for Generative Art

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Some generative artworks can be tricky to accomplish with regular loops, mainly if you rely on previous iterations to build your art piece; that's why recursion is an important skill to have as a creative coder.

In this course, you'll learn three approaches to achieving three unique artworks. We'll start simple, introducing the primary recursive function to fill a canvas with beautifully overlapped circles. Then, we'll move to a more intermediate level adding Classes and ArrayLists to the mix to create recursively subdivided squares and triangles. By the end of this class, you'll have learned all that you need to make your original recursive artworks.

This class is suitable for anyone with a basic understanding of Classes and Arrays. You can learn more about those here and here respectively or you can take the Back to the Basics course.

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Course duration — 48 minutes