Dan Tapper

Cyanotype in TouchDesigner + cyanotype/physarium combinations

Tutorial showing how to create Cyanotype style effects in TouchDesigner. Access to the project file and plugins here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/cyanotype-in-127758891 Video explaining physarium/slimemold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3vVrvGdNE8&t=277s #touchdesigner #cyanotype #generativeart

Wavetable synthesis in TouchDesigner – Turn images into sound

Earlier in the year I shared some projects using wavetable synthesis to take real time image data and turn it into sound. This tutorial shows the basics of making a wavetable in TouchDesinger (at least how I figured out how to do it) and turning CHOP and TOP data into sound. Download wavetable.tox for free […]

Wavetable synthesis in TouchDesigner – Turn images into sound

Some of the projects I have used wavetable synthesis for. Find out how to turn images into sound via wavetable synthesis here: https://youtu.be/2ZiTTqRe8NQ #touchdesigner #maxmsp

Plexus in CHOPs – TouchDesigner tutorial

A plexus effect using the Script CHOP. A fun way to work with scripting and put some unique twists on a classic effect! Files are on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/plexus-in-chops-127294986 **Note: please ignore the section of code that says: if d bigger then bthreshold (lines 62-68), appearing at 24 mins in. I tried something out […]

Randomized pixel sampler – TouchDesigner

A simple but helpful little TouchDesigner component to randomly sample non repeating pixel positions. Available for download here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/random-pixel-127298000 #touchdesigner #creativecoding #pixel

Eye grid techno – TouchDesigner

Audioreactive grd of eyes – eyes tracked via camera and fed to textures in TouchDesigner. MAde February 18th, 2025

Cyanotype.tox – TouchDesigner

Simple .tox to create cyanotype style renders. .tox available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/cyanotype-tox-126568613 #touchdesigner #cyanotype #nature

Gaussian Splatting #2, portrait mode, camera positions and noise – TouchDesigner

Updated Gaussian splat tools for M1 macs – control your splats in portrait mode, automate cameras and apply cool noise effects! Portrait plugin here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/gaussian-2-126464810 Camera and noise plugins here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/gaussian-2-and-126443463 Original tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr8H0irijhM&t=88s

Particle slit-scanning – TouchDesigner tutorial

A tutorial rebuilding a network from 2022, utilizing a particle system to control multiple slit-scan style effects. Tutorial file + archival experiment available for download on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VisualCodePoetry

Slimemold (Physarum) GLSL simulation in TouchDesigner

A GLSL component I made to simulate slime molds. Inspired by this p5js version https://openprocessing.org/sketch/2213463/#code + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyXxSNcgDtg I have converted into GLSL – a new and fun language for me. You can get the component to experiment with and use in your own work here: https://www.patreon.com/VisualCodePoetry

Custom presets in TouchDesigner – slime mold simulation

Working on a custom preset set and recall system in TouchDesigner. Press a button and log each scene into a DATT, can be recalled when you need ✨ Live recording, listening to Alaska Reid

Music Monday TouchDesigner Live Coding to Holly Waxwing

Every Monday I’m challenging myself to try and live code something from scratch in the time it takes for a single song to play. Started off with Holly Waxwing, 4:47 is tough, need to pick longer songs in future! Project files can be found in the Music Mondays folder https://github.com/atarilover123/TouchDesigner-Tutorials

3D particle trails in TOPs – TouchDesigner tutorial

A tutorial to make 3d instanced particle trails driven by TOPs, connections between particles based in nearest neighbour proximity – a similar and very cool effect for particle connection can be found in this Paketa12 plexus tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A01XKt_3rM

DATT2040 Feedback Lab (2022) – TouchDesigner intro/beginner friendly

DATT2040 remote lecture on feedback in TouchDesigner. This content is beginner friendly

Flow Field in TOPs – TouchDesigner Tutorial

Super simple and fun network to make a flow field from TOPs + feedback

TouchDesigner – Key commands and workflow tricks

Some of my favourite TouchDesigner key commands and workflow tricks. Key commands list from Matthew Ragan here: https://matthewragan.com/teaching-resources/touchdesigner/touchdesigner-keyboard-shortcuts/ Post your favourite key commands and workflow tricks in the comments!

GLSL video mixer – TouchDesigner tutorial

Tutorial on how to use GLSL multi to mix between video inputs.

TouchDesigner – Adding a background

Short tutorial showing multiple ways of adding solid backgrounds in TouchDesigner. Part of DT TD Bitesize, a series of short tutorials that simply go over specific elements and processes in TouchDesigner.

Audioreactive Fluid, T3D TouchDesigner

Audioreactive experiments with T3D fluid in TouchDesigner. Smoky and diffuse. Music by Moonwalk

Gaussian splat, TouchDesigner for Mac

A short demo of a modified version of Tim Gerritsen’s Gaussian splat component for Mac. Download the component here: https://github.com/atarilover123/GaussianSplat_TD