Fractals in GLSL

A fractal is z = z² + c repeated until it escapes. You plot the complex plane, color the escape smoothly, animate c into Julia sets and zoom in.

1. The complex planeEvery pixel is a number with two halves. Welcome to the map.
2. z = z² + cOne rule, repeated. The seed of everything.
3. EscapeDo you stay or fly to infinity? Count the steps.
4. SmoothingThe steps melt into a continuous gradient.
5. PaletteThe smooth count becomes color. Here it ignites.
6. JuliaFix c, free z. Filaments everywhere.
7. Animated cThe constant breathes in a circle. The creature lives.
8. ZoomRecenter and dive. The detail never ends.
9. Orbit trapDo not count the escape: measure how close the orbit passed.
10. VividAll of it: palette, edge glow, veins and vignette. Your piece.