'occult shapes' — http://beesandbombs.tumblr.com/post/91741742904/

gistfile1.pde

// by david 

int[][] result;

void setup() {
  setup_();
  result = new int[width*height][3];
}

void draw() {

  if (!recording) {
    t = mouseX*1.0/width;
    draw_();
  } else {
    for (int i=0; i<width*height; i++)
      for (int a=0; a<3; a++)
        result[i][a] = 0;

    for (int sa=0; sa<samplesPerFrame; sa++) {
      t = map(frameCount-1 + sa*shutterAngle/samplesPerFrame, 0, numFrames, 0, 1);
      draw_();
      loadPixels();
      for (int i=0; i<pixels.length; i++) {
        result[i][0] += pixels[i] >> 16 & 0xff;
        result[i][1] += pixels[i] >> 8 & 0xff;
        result[i][2] += pixels[i] & 0xff;
      }
    }

    loadPixels();
    for (int i=0; i<pixels.length; i++)
      pixels[i] = 0xff << 24 | (result[i][0]/samplesPerFrame) << 16 | 
        (result[i][1]/samplesPerFrame) << 8 | (result[i][2]/samplesPerFrame);
    updatePixels();

    saveFrame("f###.gif");
    if (frameCount==numFrames)
      exit();
  }
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

int samplesPerFrame = 8;
int numFrames = 120;        
float shutterAngle = .8;

boolean recording = true;

void setup_() {
  size(800, 500, P2D);
  smooth(8);
  noFill();
}

float r(float th, float q) {
  
  float pr = cos(PI/3)/cos(th - TWO_PI/3 *floor((3*th + PI)/TWO_PI));
  float cr = .69;

  return lerp(pr, cr, q);
}

int N = 120;
float sc = 185;
float x, y;
float d, ang;
float t;
float ph;

void figure(float q) {
  beginShape();
  for (int i=0; i<N; i++) {
    ang = i*TWO_PI/N;
    d = sc*r(ang, q);
    x = d*cos(ang); 
    y = d*sin(ang);
    vertex(x, y);
  }
  endShape(CLOSE);
}

void makeMask() {
  background(0);
  fill(255);
  noStroke();
  for (int i=0; i<3; i++)
    arc(width/2, height/2, 800, 800, (i+.25+.5*t)*TWO_PI/3, (i+.75+.5*t)*TWO_PI/3);
}

PImage mask, first;
float sw = 14;

void draw_() {
  ph = t;
  for (int i=0; i<3; i++)
    ph = 3*ph*ph - 2*ph*ph*ph;
    
  makeMask();
  mask = get();

  pushMatrix();
  translate(width/2, height/2);
  rotate(HALF_PI + TWO_PI/6*t);
  noFill();
  background(0);
  stroke(255); 
  strokeWeight(sw);
  figure(ph);
  pushMatrix();
  scale(-1, 1);
  stroke(0); 
  strokeWeight(1.8*sw);
  figure(1-ph);
  stroke(255); 
  strokeWeight(sw);
  figure(1-ph);
  popMatrix();

  first = get();
  first.mask(mask);

  background(0);
  pushMatrix();
  scale(-1, 1);
  stroke(255); 
  strokeWeight(sw);
  figure(1-ph);
  popMatrix();
  stroke(0); 
  strokeWeight(1.8*sw);
  figure(ph);
  stroke(255); 
  strokeWeight(sw);
  figure(ph);

  popMatrix();

  image(first, 0, 0);
}