The impetus for this project came from the [fxhash twitter account](https://twitter.com/fx_hash_) announcing the *#fxhashturnsone* event on [Nov 3, 2022](https://twitter.com/fx_hash_/status/1588257053142700032). With some leftover inspiration references from [Hope](https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/20365)—primarily this image of one of Sol LeWitt’s Wavy Brushstrokes gouaches from the mid 90’s.

![](ipfs://QmPc4DmxbtFobTGPHeWtryQw3qyvdzHtwEykPit9xPuX9H)

...Which he did quite a few of—it feels like a generative collection: Simple rules applied over and over again with slightly different variables.

![](ipfs://QmfYPcvWEp6zhRwCGLqfA3RqcXn9j3wQeLP5J8bFzW2CZo)

So, with only a week to make something with my admittedly still fairly basic coding skills, I started adapting and simplifying the code from [Hope](https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/21311) to make something like those wavy brushstrokes. There was a “chaos” brush mode that we omitted because it didn’t quite fit.

![](ipfs://QmSYvW4aJh3hDjn7GPHEL5X4GLbrhCWh486ndU9XSrnxgP)

I made the lines a single stroke and started playing with variables relating to periods of time like 365, 52 & 12. I also experimented with various blend modes, noise/textures and combinations with single colours.

![](ipfs://QmcBm94ikpjNoSP89nEfKyVaZxMCGK599Dz9yEjp3kwPiQ)

I (barely) decided that I like the clean solid vector looking lines with no texture, and then when I started trying colour palettes, I liked how much more vibrancy, variety and randomness that brought to them as well as the connection back to the Sol LeWitt work.

![](ipfs://QmYmH5e847KQzGJfMzsfr17m4mwDw1DCGZxujp9S7KcSXB)

I also added straight lines into the mix.

![](ipfs://QmR6MzsbrHBK47kz9SicLRsPDuEAk9WShbywJecUtGk36u)

And sometimes the straight lines can be all horizontal. This reminded me of another inspiration from Hope - these minimalist movie colour palette posters.

![](ipfs://QmPcREAKUvPEAeKeqVJWq7eBZKZXbtwCrht6sRELCwr1QX)

Thicker lines give those nice big bands of colour.

![](ipfs://QmSDsXGsRFXUDPJT6dLs84NbJG1eAJinZ8RvWMAUDYF9NY)

Thinner lines and various blend modes create all sorts of smaller lines and colour shifts.

![](ipfs://QmbDVUxY7UB2B4SprbEngaxbapq5scXVCrdWbmJRY2iUZd)

Final parameters:

-   There can be 12, 52 or 365 lines.
-   The lines can be straight, curvy, or both.
-   Straight lines can be angled or horizontal.
-   The line thickness can be random from 1 – 365, or all 12, 52 or 365 pts.
-   12 colour palettes.

![](ipfs://QmWDo7ZbEfnWpSuhMwP5aYuBdViELJSvLdSKezdeKWrXJ2)

Finally, #fxhashturnsone is about celebrating the community and giving back. I wanted to donate to The Coding Train for teaching me how to code p5js, but they don’t have a tezos wallet so Daniel Shiffman recommended sending it to [the Processing Foundation](https://processingfoundation.org/), which will receive 33.3% of all primary + secondary sales. Also the [Waiting To Be Signed](https://open.spotify.com/show/1mCgOIE98vpVpE9nRzWfrM) podcast will receive 33.3% of primary + secondary sales—thank you Will & Trinity for the great weekly recaps, interviews and fx(hash) content. Keep on keepin’ on!

Thanks for reading about Timelines. There are still some mints left, help yourself!

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Generative Art Director & collector. Advertising background.  Easygoing Canadian dude from the early 80’s.

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