Artists are making fantastic creations with Universal Rayhatcher. Have you been itching to try it out yourself and see what you can make? The possibilities are endless and in this guide you’ll get the building blocks you need. Let’s make art with code!


Getting Started with Universal Rayhatcher

A deep dive into how to create the SDF for a UFO flying over a landscape, using Piter Pasma's Universal Rayhatcher project.

Rayhatching a UFO scene

A collection of ideas and techniques for crafting and manipulating SDFs to use with Piter Pasma's Universal Rayhatcher project.

Revolving, twisting and transforming SDFs!

A systematic deconstruction of output #317 of Piter Pasma's Universal Rayhatcher project, "castle" by StrangerintheQ.

How StrangerintheQ used rayhatching to create a castle

In which we talk about our experiences out on the town at IRL events, the market, and everyone's favorite topic - signed distance functions! 

E72 - False Spring

A deep dive into how to create the SDF for a Truchet tiling, using Piter Pasma's Universal Rayhatcher project.

Rayhatching a Truchet tiling

We had the honor to sit down with Piter Pasma, the innovative brain behind the Universal Rayhatcher project, to dive into the creative universe of Signed Distance Functions (SDFs). From ensuring security within the system to exploring unexpected surprises from the user community, Piter unveils the experiences, revelations, and astounding artistic diversity that his project has catalyzed. The Universal Rayhatcher project is challenging creative boundaries, fostering learning, and inspiring an exciting new digital art landscape.

Code is Data: An Interview with Piter Pasma

Pensado a mano explores the intersection of Generative Art and Hand Drawing. The collector, by drawing a predefined number of shapes on canvas, creates a unique hand-crafted seed that generates the final artwork. That is the only customisable param, thought by hand, which interacts with various random attributes to produce a unique composition. Together with Piter Pasma's 'Universal Rayhatcher', we have now two speculative uses of fx(params) that transform fx(hash) into a real co-creating platform. I don't know if these can be called Generative Art, but they are definitely an interesting way for artists to collaborate with the community.

Draw that seed!

Universal Rayhatcher

Piter Pasma is a generative artist using randomness as a creative and inspirational force.

Universal Rayhatcher

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