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# Recipes

Complete, self-contained projects. Each recipe builds a finished artwork from start to finish.

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-   **Image-to-Art Portraits**

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    Transform photos into dot art, halftone, color mosaics, and line art.

    [Build it](01-image-to-art.md)

-   **Geometric Patterns**

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    Checkerboards, hexagonal tilings, wave patterns, and Islamic geometry.

    [Build it](02-geometric-patterns.md)

-   **Flowing Curves & Waves**

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    Curve fields, wave visualizations, spirals, and flowing textures.

    [Build it](03-flowing-curves.md)

-   **Connected Networks**

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    Link entities with connections, arrow caps, and distance-based filtering.

    [Build it](04-connected-networks.md)

-   **Typographic Art**

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    ASCII art, text along paths, curved labels, and text overlays.

    [Build it](05-typographic-art.md)

-   **Advanced Compositions**

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    Multi-layer artwork, reusable motifs, merged regions, combined techniques.

    [Build it](06-advanced-compositions.md)

-   **Hidden Gems**

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    Algorithm-driven mazes, shortest paths, fractals, golden spirals, Voronoi art, and wave physics.

    [Build it](07-hidden-gems.md)

-   **Animated Art**

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    Animated fractals, Lissajous harmonographs, spiral galaxies, breathing mandalas, and orbital dances.

    [Build it](08-animated-art.md)

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