Voronoi Flow

A cellular engraving: continuous currents pass through irregular Voronoi islands, separated by fine channels of open space.

Voronoi Flow: A cellular engraving: continuous currents pass through irregular Voronoi islands, separated by fine channels of open space.Voronoi Flow: A cellular engraving: continuous currents pass through irregular Voronoi islands, separated by fine channels of open space.

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Georgy Voronoy, 1908

Voronoi Flow, voronoi diagram, drawn by GART: A cellular engraving: continuous currents pass through irregular Voronoi islands, separated by fine channels of open space.
Voronoi Flow · CC BY 4.0

Seeded Voronoi cells divide the plane by nearest site. Curved hatch lines are clipped to slightly inset cells, leaving channels between the islands. Density controls the engraving and spacing opens the tessellation.

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