Fractal Art

Enjoy these hi-res/low compression jpg's of my fractal art. They are sized for desktop wallpaper but feel free to use them on your non-commercial website. These images represent my best work in fractal art to date.

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My latest gallery can be found here: http://cynicmusic.deviantart.com/gallery/

--- Last updated 4/21/2006

Liquid_Eight 2600x1950.jpg (1024k)

hi res >1MB

Candy_Spiral 1280x1024.jpg (388K)

(c)2006 Alex Smith

Julia_Highlights 1600x1200.jpg (651K)

(c)2006 Alex Smith

Julia_Glow 1600x1200.jpg (780K)

(c)2006 Alex Smith

Julia_Mask 2048x2048.jpg (1MB)

(hi res, large download)

Blue_Horizon 1280x1024.jpg (478K)

(c)2006 Alex Smith

Transparent_Galaxies 1280x1024.jpg (339K)

(c)2006 Alex Smith

Transparent_Galaxies_Flame 1280x1024.jpg (470K)

Transparent_Galaxies_Fire 1280x1024.jpg (470K)

(c)2006 Alex Smith

Colored_Clouds 1280x1024.jpg (147K)

(c)2006 Alex Smith

More About Fractals

Fractals are self similar patterns encoded within the structure of the integers. The steps to generate the classic "Mandelbrot set" fractal image are as simple and universal as graphing an exponential equation on a 2d plane. A few thousand iterations of the equation are required so it is not suprising that the Mandelbrot set was seen by the first human eyes only 20 years ago.

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Since that time, thousands of new methods for visualizing fractals have been invented by mathematicians. Fortuantly, creating your own fractal art doesn't require a math degree with the powerful software Ultra Fractal.

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There are only a handful of "professional" fractal artists out there:

Janet Parke

Mark Townsend

Etienne Saint-Amant

--- Last updated 3/15/2006

Pink_Curls 1280x1024.jpg

(c)2006 Alex Smith

Violet_Clouds 1024x768.jpg

(c)2006 Alex Smith

Inverted_Luck 3500x1700.jpg (1.45MB)

Ultra high-res for printing