Spinning Wheels

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spinning_wheels

Spinning Spectral Spiralweb

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spinning_spectral_spiralweb

Spectral Golden Spiral II

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spectral golden spiral 2

Spectral Golden Spiral

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Spectrral Golden Spiral

Spectral 3d6

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Spectral 3d6

Two Versions of a Slowly Rotating Rhombic Triacontahedron, Adorned with Spectral Patterns on Each Face

Rhombic Triaconta

It took three programs to make this. First, outlines of the “double rainbow” patterns on each face were constructed using Geometer’s Sketchpad. A screenshot from that program was then pasted into MS-Paint, which was used to add color to the outline of the pattern on each face. Next, the colorized image was projected onto each face of a rhombic triacontahedron, using Stella 4d: Polyhedron Navigator — the program that put this all together, and what I used to generate the rotating .gif above. Stella is available at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php, with a free trial download available.

Interestingly, while this polyhedron itself is not chiral, the coloring-pattern of it, shown above, is.

With only small modifications, Stella can produce a very different version:

Rhombic Triaconta

Which one do you like better?

Spectral Flower

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Spectral Sunrise

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Spectral Sunrise

A Gallery of Rainbow-Colored Artwork Inspired By Polyhedra

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Rainbow Artwork Inspired By Polyhedra

The smaller images below may each be enlarged with a single click.

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I made these using Stella 4d, which you can find at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.

Candy

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Candy

Medium: electrons and photons, arranged carefully using Stella 4d: Polyhedron Navigator, software I bought at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php. There is a free trial download available at the same website.