. Balloon Dog Supernova

Digital art inspired by physics, based on spherical harmonic functions, created with custom code (No AI).

5000x5000 jpg image.

There is no watermark in the high-resolution image.

(c) elkement 2024, https://elkement.art

For personal / internal use: Create wall art for your home or personal office by having this image printed or display it on a screen.

Not permitted: Usage on websites, in printed publications, with products for sale. Contact me if you would be interested in a license for such purposes.

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Spherical harmonic functions look like balloon dogs to me - at least the simpler ones! All those rounded lobes, pinched off in the center!

These functions are described by the distance of the balloon dog surface from the origin, as this "radius" varies with two angles - the co-ordinates of a point on the surface of a sphere.

But I do not show the shiny surface of the balloon. Instead, I am drawing contour lines on the balloon dog! Then I am nesting lots of these balloon dog meshes of gradually changing color.

I watch the supernova explode from my spaceship, orbiting around it to find an interesting viewpoint to take a picture!

Created with custom javascript code based on threejs. No AI.