Generative

Apollonian

Every gap between three touching circles holds a fourth — computed, never searched for.

Apollonian: a generative effect on the built-in sample photograph. Computed on your machine right now.
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Controls

depth
How far the packing subdivides. Circles triple with every step, so this is the expensive knob — and the one that decides the look
smallest
The smallest circle allowed. An honester limit than depth: the packing is infinite, paper is not
fill
Outline shows the construction — the tangencies, the nesting, the holes. Solid fills by depth and reads as a mosaic
width
A number from 0.2 to 4, 0.9 by default.
scale
A number from 0.3 to 1, 0.94 by default.
ink
A colour, #151a22 by default.
paper
A colour, #f7f4ed by default.

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