I was recommended I try out this free little program called Mandelbulb when I was in composition class yesterday. It takes Benoit Mandelbrot's formulas and processes and creates a 3D render of a fractal. You can input/change variables in the program to access the algorithm and modify how the object acts. Really interesting stuff, take a little while to mess around with it and learn the program's quirks.
As I said, it's freeware and open-source, so it may be less-than-functional at times. If you can get it running, it's worth it though.
http://mandelbulb.com/category/introduction/
Here are a couple things I've made with Mandelbulb since yesterday- the rendered images have been put into photoshop and messed about with (backgrounds added, etc):
Raw export:
Photoshop edit:
Take it for a spin!
As I said, it's freeware and open-source, so it may be less-than-functional at times. If you can get it running, it's worth it though.
http://mandelbulb.com/category/introduction/
Here are a couple things I've made with Mandelbulb since yesterday- the rendered images have been put into photoshop and messed about with (backgrounds added, etc):
Raw export:
Photoshop edit:
Take it for a spin!