Arduino for Artists
eBook - ePub

Arduino for Artists

How to Create Stunning Multimedia Art with Electronics

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Arduino for Artists

How to Create Stunning Multimedia Art with Electronics

About this book

Take your creative ambitions in exciting new directions with the easy-to-learn and popular Arduino electronics platform! Arduino for Artists is a guide for amateur and professional artists interested in using the Arduino microcontroller platform to create dynamic and interactive works of art. Discover a new way to leave your creative mark on the world using technology as a medium.


While most how-to books approach Arduino and electronics from a scientific and engineering perspective, Arduino for Artists is designed for creatives who want to use technology as a tool for artistic expression instead.


In this book, you'll learn about programming Arduino microcontrollers and connecting them to electronic components to create art. You'll learn to do things like...

  • Create kinetic art displays using motors
  • Program individually addressable LED light strips to create complex and mesmerizing light displays
  • Add sensors to your art pieces, allowing them to respond dynamically to input from their viewers

If you're an artist looking to incorporate light, motion, and interactivity in your work, Arduino for Artists belongs in your library!

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Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. The Electronic Artist’s Toolbox
  3. Getting Started with Arduino
  4. Your First Arduino Sketch
  5. Your First Electronic Circuit
  6. Adding a Push Button
  7. The Serial Monitor
  8. Functions
  9. Motion
  10. Infrared Distance Sensors
  11. Playing with DC Motors
  12. Playing with Servo Motors
  13. Light and Color
  14. Intro to Individually Addressable LED Strips
  15. Programming LED Strips
  16. LED Strips: Advanced Hardware
  17. Arduino + Processing
  18. Glossary
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. Appendix