Code as creative process - Atmosferas/LIS - October 2004
Day 3: Day of output - slide 02
 


Postscript output

- What is PostScript?
- Some references
- SimplePostscript and how to use it
- Alternative: AIExport (Allan William Martin)


SimplePostscript commands

- SimplePostscript.open()
- SimplePostscript.close()


Postscript commands

- moveto, lineto
- setrgb, setgray
- stroke, fill,
- setlinewidth, strokeclosepath, fillclosepath
- curveto


Exercises

All exercises should be 400x400 pixels.

OUT02: Use SimplePostscript to create an Illustrator file with a pattern consisting of lines. Use different colors and line widths.

OUT03: Modify OUT02 so that it also uses filled shapes (polygons).

 
Lisbon, 2004.1011 - Marius Watz
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