Comments on: They're not just for breakfast!

They're not just for breakfast!

WolfDaddy — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:08:38 -0800

By: Plutor

Plutor — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:30:42 -0800

1) Mix up some dye. 2) Using the end of a candle, draw a pattern on the egg. 3) Dip the egg in the dye, and let dry. 4) Using a smaller candle, draw the same pattern, but smaller, at regular intervals on top of the initial pattern. 5) Dip in another color of dye. 6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 an infinite number of times.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:31:47 -0800

I would love to have this one as a poster. It looks like an insane circus tent that's being engulfed in cotton candy.

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:36:35 -0800

Nice Eggs. Thanks.

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:40:47 -0800

Fractal eggs and how to simulate them.

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:48:20 -0800

ico, was that the linda bucklin one? Seems the file to the larger image has (already?) been moved. I'm fond of the Golden egg by peter k (found in WolfDaddy's Eggs link) even though it wasn't a winner.

By: Psharden

Psharden — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:50:41 -0800

Too many people with too much time on their hands.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:00:02 -0800

Yep safetyfork - the Linda Bucklin one. You can't see it in my link? I uploaded it to image shack just in case.

By: gigawhat?

gigawhat? — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:24:05 -0800

That looks exactly like the cover of my 5th grade Trapper Keeper!

By: matildaben

matildaben — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:30:56 -0800

I was highly disappointed to realize these are computer-generated, not hen-generated.

By: Bonzai

Bonzai — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:58:12 -0800

Am I missing something? The instructions don't mention what software he is referring to. That's kind of a critical piece of information.

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:13:53 -0800

iconomy, thanks for putting the bigger view up, the thumbnail doesn't do it justice. I'm seeing the Trapper Keeper in it, too!

By: PlanoTX

PlanoTX — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:17:30 -0800

Fractal hens DO lay fractal eggs! The origin of that species goes way back to Darwina Dumpty, mother of the first fractile child, Humpty. Fractalization was initially considered a birth defect, caused by the massive amounts of Prozac ground into chicken feed ever since the sky fell down on Chicken Little. Subsequent mass hysteria and jihads have forced fractal hens to go underground. Their eggs pop up occasionally on web sites such as those already linked here. A Fractal Hen Protection League is in the embryonic stages of development. Watch metafilter.com to see if anything hatches.

By: bjgeiger

bjgeiger — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:20:08 -0800

MetaCreations Painter is one program.

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:56:18 -0800

Whoops, Bonzai. Try UltraFractal. Sorry 'bout that. PlanoTX: that was great.

By: WaterSprite

WaterSprite — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:16:15 -0800

These are beautiful. But way too hard to make :-(

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:05:56 -0800

Fractal eggs are one of the reasons I bought Ultra Fractal. They are a little tricky to get right but once you get the hang of it you can make all sorts of lovely eggs. I use a similar technique to make 3d-looking spheres. By the way, make sure to check out the rest of the websites in WolfDaddy's links. The second belongs to Janet Parke, who makes some of the most gorgeous fractal art, and the first is home to several Ultra Fractal artists, including two of my favorites, Dan Kuzmenka and Paul DeCelle.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:44:48 -0800

You have to assume they come from Fractal Chickens, yeah?

By: dreamsign

dreamsign — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:26:47 -0800

6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 an infinite number of times. Erm. I do Pysanky and an important part of the process is determining colours and dipping in order, or all you end up with is one or two bright colours and a lot of black. Now waxing the whole egg, then etching off colours, that I could see. But adding wax layers? That egg is getting darker and darker with every coat, and colours mix if unwaxed...

By: tgyg

tgyg — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:59:58 -0800

I'm a fan of Linda Allison, the winner of the egg contest mentioned by safetyfork. Her web site has gallery after gallery of large (and beautiful) images.