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      <title>Vector Field Engine</title>
      <dc:creator>Devang Pradhan</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/devangpradhan/vector-field-engine-2bh2</link>
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&lt;h1&gt;
  
  
  🎨 Vector Field Engine — Real-Time Generative Art in the Browser
&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I built a small but powerful generative art tool called:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;👉 &lt;a href="https://vfengine.vercel.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://vfengine.vercel.app/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
👉 &lt;a href="https://github.com/devangpradhan/VFE" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://github.com/devangpradhan/VFE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It’s a &lt;strong&gt;vector field engine&lt;/strong&gt; that lets you create, animate, and export procedural line art directly in the browser.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  ⚙️ How It Works
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;At its core, the engine loops over a grid and assigns a direction (angle) to every point using math like noise or trigonometric functions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Each point draws a line → together they form flowing patterns.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🚀 Features
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🎛 Real-time controls (density, flow, rotation, colors)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🔀 Modes: Static, Dynamic, Animated&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🎲 Random presets for quick exploration&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;📤 Export as PNG, JPG, or SVG (for design tools &amp;amp; plotters)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🛠 Tech Stack
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;SvelteKit&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;p5.js (instance mode)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;p5.js-svg&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tweakpane&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Vercel&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  💡 Why I Built This
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I wanted a &lt;strong&gt;fast, interactive playground for generative art&lt;/strong&gt; that:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;runs in the browser&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;feels smooth and responsive&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;supports professional exports (SVG)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  🔗 Try It
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;👉 &lt;a href="https://vfengine.vercel.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://vfengine.vercel.app/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p&gt;If you're into creative coding or generative design, give it a try 🚀&lt;/p&gt;

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