My project was graphing Snoopy on his little red cabin, as well as using some other skills we learned in class to graph spirographs and other shapes. In order to do this, I used Mathematica and inspired myself from some of the labs we did in class and their programs. I started with Snoopy, who I decided to look at as a combination of spheres and ellipsoids. I used the Show Function to combine all of the different body parts, and then modified their coordinates to get them in their right places. The Christmas tree, which I added because I thought it could help me get into the holiday spirit, is composed of a cone and cylinder. I used those shapes from a lab we did, and modified the colors. Finally, I decided to graph snowflakes, which are actually spirographs. I played around with the different parameters of the function and observed the shapes I was getting, as well as understanding more and more how the spirograph would look depending on the numbers I input. I liked these two shapes and felt that they were the most snowflake-like.
I sadly did not graph the Christmas tree lights or the star, but I think the lights could have been done using parametric plotting as well, and then maybe combining it with ellipsoids for the light bulbs. I really enjoy watching animated movies, as I find it very intriguing how the creators are able to graph the characters. I hope to learn how to make cooler and more advanced graphics!
