Concept

I’ve been asked by many people about how did i create my fractals. This question is probably been asked by many people for so many times: “Did you have a concept in mind when you start to create your fractals?”. The answer is simple: yes, i do have a concept in my mind before i create my fractals. But what i mean by concept here is not a concept of something like what shapes i want to make, what colors i want to use, or any other plan about something i want to create like any other visual artist do with their art. The approach of having a concept in fractal creation is a bit different because we don’t really know what we gonna get by combining different kind of formula or variations, unless you know the math behind it. I didn’t have a deep knowledge about the math behind fractals and only know the basic. So, i have a different approach about what is a concept on my fractal creation.

When i want to create a fractal, i do have a concept in mind about what formula/variations that i’m gonna use, and i’m going to use that formula/variations as the main part of my fractal until i get something that i like. You probably say that you want to create something more than what you LIKE, but rather something that you WANT. Yes, that is also true, and i agree with that. But fractals is different than any other artform. We cannot guess what the image gonna look like when we use a varitions/formula, unless you know the math, just like i said before. So, for me, what i WANT is to keep using a formula/variations until i find something that i LIKE.

Yes it’s true that it’s not easy to use only small number of formula/variations on a single fractal. Fractal is about exploration. But exploration doesn’t meant to you didn’t have a goal or something you want to achieve. Exploration, for me is to abuse a variation/formula until there’s nothing else can be done with it. I can work on a single formula/variation for a very long time until i know exactly what those formula/variations can create. After that, i will try to combine it with another formula/variation and see what it’s gonna look like. Combining a formula/variations is not always a success for me. Sometimes it work perfectly. But sometimes the result didn’t come up right. But there’s a good point on failing on something: you know what’s work and what’s didn’t. And when you know something that work, you can create something you WANT, not only wander about looking for something you LIKE.

Like i said, it takes time to know what’s work and what’s didn’t. So, the key is to keep practicing, be patient, and keep your passion on fractaling. You might not always get a good or decent result for the first time, but don’t be sad and never give up. Everybody is a noob at a time. And who have the patience and passion, those who will be a better fractalist.