Calculator Art?

[Edward_Elric_1308]

Yeah. Sounds stupid, I know.

So yeah, I'll be sitting in my boring Advanced Functions and Modeling class at school, bored out of my mind because she obviously doesn't know how to teach the subject.

So, I take my graphing calculator, my TI-83 Plus calculator by Texas Instruments, and start playing around it. Especially the graphing portion.

Since you can make your own graphs and whatnot with it, I decided to try my hand in "calculator art" by using the pen tool on the device.

I made some [b]pretty simple and nonchalant[/b] drawings, including a parrot/toucan, and a dachshund. [b]Would be way more advanced than that if I had the time instead of a few measley minutes.[/b]

I'm just wanting to know, would I be allowed to submit this to FAC? I mean, I technically drew the drawings, but I had to photograph them first. Would it count as art at all, technically speaking?

[img]http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/EdwardElric1308/020708_12575B005D.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg245/EdwardElric1308/020808_12565B005D.jpg[/img]

[Brianhjh]

the amount of people who will appreciate it for what it is approaches zero.
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[cstdenis]

[quote="Brianhjh"]the amount of people who will appreciate it for what it is approaches zero.[/quote]
Come on. You could have presented that in a much more nerdy way.
lim-->0 people who appreciate

Back on topic, yes it is acceptable.

If you've played portal, you'll applicate this somewhat on topic video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjYaAlPKcKw
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[Stratadrake]

Such graphics are not a far cry from pixel art. 96x64 (128x64 for some models) monochrome pixels.
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[jhonenfreak]

I know some pixel artists who actually make intricate art in their TIs.
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[Brianhjh]

how do you fill in individual pixels?

I thought TI-83 was all vectors/functions (got his TI-83 two weeks ago for statistics)
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[Stratadrake]

Go to the "Draw" menu and select the "PixelChg" tool, then click to turn individual pixels on and off.

...At least that's how my late 1990's TI-85 does it.
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[Edward_Elric_1308]

[quote="cstdenis"]Back on topic, yes it is acceptable.[/quote]

Okay. That is what I thought.

[quote="jhonenfreak"]I know some pixel artists who actually make intricate art in their TIs.[/quote]

I would be able to create better-looking art on the TI-83 *if* I had more time to do so. Plus I have like a teacher breathing down my neck