TimMcCauley · April 5, 2018 12:00
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <canvas width="960" height="500"></canvas>
 <script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
 <script>

 var canvas = document.querySelector("canvas"),
    context = canvas.getContext("2d"),
    width = canvas.width,
    height = canvas.height,
    color = d3.scaleSequential(d3.interpolateRainbow).domain([0, 1000]),
    randomX = d3.randomNormal(0.3),
    randomY = d3.randomNormal(0);

 render();

 canvas.onclick = render;

 function render() {
  var x0 = width / 20,
      y0 = height / 2,
      mainWalk = randomWalk(x0, y0, 1000);

  context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
  context.lineJoin = "round";
  context.lineCap = "round";
  context.lineWidth = 1.5;
  context.strokeStyle = "black";
  renderWalk(mainWalk);

  context.globalCompositeOperation = "multiply";
  context.lineWidth = 1;
  for (var i = 0; i < mainWalk.length; i += 2) {
    var branchStart = mainWalk[i],
        x0 = branchStart[0],
        y0 = branchStart[1];
    for (var j = 0; j < 1; ++j) {
      context.strokeStyle = color(i + (Math.random() - 0.5) * 50);
      var x1 = x0, y1 = y0;
      for (var k = 0, m = 20; k < m; ++k) {
        context.globalAlpha = (m - k - 1) / m;
        var pieceWalk = randomWalk(x1, y1, 10),
            pieceEnd = pieceWalk[pieceWalk.length - 1];
        renderWalk(pieceWalk);
        x1 = pieceEnd[0];
        y1 = pieceEnd[1];
      }
      context.globalAlpha = 1;
    }
  }
 }

 function renderWalk(walk) {
  var i, n = walk.length;
  context.beginPath();
  context.moveTo(walk[0][0], walk[0][1]);
  for (i = 1; i < n; ++i) {
    context.lineTo(walk[i][0], walk[i][1]);
  }
  context.stroke();
 }

 function randomWalk(x0, y0, n) {
  var points = new Array(n), i;
  points[0] = [x0, y0];
  for (i = 1; i < n; ++i) {
    points[i] = [
      x0 += randomX() * 2,
      y0 += randomY() * 2
    ];
  }
  return points;
 }

 </script>
	<!DOCTYPE html>
	<meta charset="utf-8">
	<canvas width="960" height="500"></canvas>
	<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
	<script>

	var canvas = document.querySelector("canvas"),
	context = canvas.getContext("2d"),
	width = canvas.width,
	height = canvas.height,
	color = d3.scaleSequential(d3.interpolateRainbow).domain([0, 1000]),
	randomX = d3.randomNormal(0.3),
	randomY = d3.randomNormal(0);

	render();

	canvas.onclick = render;

	function render() {
	var x0 = width / 20,
	y0 = height / 2,
	mainWalk = randomWalk(x0, y0, 1000);

	context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
	context.lineJoin = "round";
	context.lineCap = "round";
	context.lineWidth = 1.5;
	context.strokeStyle = "black";
	renderWalk(mainWalk);

	context.globalCompositeOperation = "multiply";
	context.lineWidth = 1;
	for (var i = 0; i < mainWalk.length; i += 2) {
	var branchStart = mainWalk[i],
	x0 = branchStart[0],
	y0 = branchStart[1];
	for (var j = 0; j < 1; ++j) {
	context.strokeStyle = color(i + (Math.random() - 0.5) * 50);
	var x1 = x0, y1 = y0;
	for (var k = 0, m = 20; k < m; ++k) {
	context.globalAlpha = (m - k - 1) / m;
	var pieceWalk = randomWalk(x1, y1, 10),
	pieceEnd = pieceWalk[pieceWalk.length - 1];
	renderWalk(pieceWalk);
	x1 = pieceEnd[0];
	y1 = pieceEnd[1];
	}
	context.globalAlpha = 1;
	}
	}
	}

	function renderWalk(walk) {
	var i, n = walk.length;
	context.beginPath();
	context.moveTo(walk[0][0], walk[0][1]);
	for (i = 1; i < n; ++i) {
	context.lineTo(walk[i][0], walk[i][1]);
	}
	context.stroke();
	}

	function randomWalk(x0, y0, n) {
	var points = new Array(n), i;
	points[0] = [x0, y0];
	for (i = 1; i < n; ++i) {
	points[i] = [
	x0 += randomX() * 2,
	y0 += randomY() * 2
	];
	}
	return points;
	}

	</script>