SOLER'S FRACTAL GALLERY
If you know next to nothing about fractals (also called фрактал, frattale, fraktal) then you might want to read an elementary explanation of the what, why, how, and when of fractals.
What are fractals?
If you just want to look at some fractal pictures then click on one of the small images on this page. You are welcome to keep copies of the images. I began making fractals in 1998 and have made over 17,000 two-dimensional ones, mostly using a wonderful program called Tierazon (v2.7). I have also made over 3,000 three-dimensional fractals. My best 684 fractals are on this site. Most of the 2D fractals were made using one of the programs written by the amazing Stephen C. Ferguson. Since the large images are best seen full-screen, please hit F11.
Grand Premiere SterlingW266aa1 |
Corn flower Tierazon4875aa |
Metal plate Tierazon1424aa |
Stormy world Tierazon2963aa3 |
Upward towards oblivion Tierazon3367aa |
Fractal rocket science Tierazon526aa |
Energy beams Tierazon4172aa |
Fetish ktaza235aa |
Copper life form Tierazon4046aa |
Pond ktaza376aa |
Mystic cross Tierazon4618aa |
Super volcano Tierazon4414aa |
3D 14 3D 15 3D 16 3D 17 3D 18 3D 19 3D 20 3D 21 3D 22 3D 23 3D 24 New
Sterling2 is an excellent and free fractal generating program based on Stephen Ferguson's Sterling. Download it here. Rooms 20 to 23 showcase fractals made using Sterling2.
Twenty-four gallery pages, some movies and an explanation of three-dimensional fractals. It's amazing that such complex images are generated by simple mathematical formulas.
Here is an annotated selection of my best fractals and here are my best 3D fractals.
Click here to read about fractal-generating programs and download a free program of your choice.
If you are puzzled about how anti-aliasing can improve your fractal images then click here.
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So you have made a fractal, but it looks dull or the colours clash. I recommend changing the colours using a graphic program.
If you already use Tierazon you may want to get Tierazon instructions written by me. Also available:
Sterling instructions and Visions of Chaos instructions.
I made four posters using fractals for a gem poster competition held in Brazil in May 2011. I didn't win but I think the images are interesting.
Visit Paul DeCelle's fractal art gallery.
Stroll through a fractal museum.
Try another fine fractal site: Third Apex to Fractovia, and then there's Fractal Arts
There are fractal program downloads at Software Informer.
There is a news group dedicated to fractal images alt.binaries.pictures.fractals
That's all very well, but is it art?
Please send feedback, complaints, questions, suggestions to "tad@soler 7.com" - this email address has an extra space - please remove it if you want to email me. I have used this little trick to avoid being targeted by automated spammers, as opposed to nice people like you.
If you have a fractal website and would like to exchange links then please send me your URL. In most cases I will be happy to link to your site.
This site was created on 27 Nov 1999, last updated 1 January 2012.