canvas-sketch

Another tool for doing this is https://github.com/mattdesl/canvas-sketch ... for example, check out https://github.com/mattdesl/canvas-sketch/blob/master/exampl... from its examples. What you do is, run the script, and then hit Command-S (at least on a mac), and it'll save a screenshot and an SVG into your downloads folder. You can then send the SVG to your plotter however it is you do that. It doesn't require p5.js, but does play nicely with it. And you can use it with Typescript, too—although that's still rough around the edges.

With canvas-sketch[1] you hit a keystroke when you see a generation you like, and it runs git commit, captures a print resolution output, and exports it as a file tagged with git hash and optional PRNG seed suffix. This way you can reproduce exactly a generative artwork from years ago, without the hassle of manual git/shell commands, and with any file/image viewer to browse and find these outputs at a later point. [1] - https://github.com/mattdesl/canvas-sketch/blob/master/docs/e...

Further - I am using git commits to store hashes for code-created artworks, so that I can reproduce and remix the exported PNG at a later point. See here: https://github.com/mattdesl/canvas-sketch/blob/master/docs/e... Client side git would mean one less reliance on nodejs.

Reflektor is doing some great & innovative WebGL work. Shameless plug: this was using canvas-sketch[1] to build out some of the sketches. [1] https://github.com/mattdesl/canvas-sketch/

There is one demo linked to in this issue: https://github.com/mattdesl/canvas-sketch/issues/36 The issue expands on your suggestion as well.

Thank you! This is all in JavaScript with some open source tools I'm building[1]. I write about my process in a few places: often on Twitter, recently in a TinyLetter, and occasionally more in-depth on my blog[2]. I'd suggest Tim Holman's GenerativeArtistry[3] as a starting point to get back into it. Good luck! Feel free to ping me any time on Twitter or IG if you have any Qs about generative art. [1] - https://github.com/mattdesl/canvas-sketch [2] - https://mattdesl.svbtle.com/ [3] - https://generativeartistry.com/