A celebration of the new open-form platform: Afterburn is a collection of flame fractal art.
Each piece has a deterministic, layered variation map, a custom color palette from over 70 options, and a recessive single-color option that has a small chance of appearing. We utilize depth-aware randomness and DNA lineage for layer structure growth with increased complexity as we go deeper.
There are 26 variation functions, each of which is assigned a letter for DNA lineage, and some are only available at deeper layers. There is also a possibility of a genetic mutation at any layer beyond layer 0 that ends in a 5 or 0, where the palette is inverted.
Collectors and curators are stewards of the visual lineage, playing a key role in the rarity and therefore the success of palettes. So here’s a little more information: There are over 70 palettes, and this continues along the lineage. Each lineage also has a chosen recessive single-color palette with a low chance of appearing. Evolving a recessive output will not improve the chances that the next in line will be recessive. I would expect that those recessive palettes will become rare. Any recessive palettes that appear within mutations (which can occur at depths that end in a 5 or 0) should become ultra rare.
There is also the chance of a rare "Pure" output which is often more minimal.
This isn’t just generative art — it’s generative evolution. Each piece grows from the last: a living system of fractals where no two outputs are alike, yet all are connected. The visual style ranges from cosmic nebulae to crystalline lattices, driven by mathematical harmony of particle systems. Keys – Press “P” for PNG and “J” for JPG exports Made by P1xelboy: @p1x3lboy August 2025
