Advanced Setups 06 - Yarn Art Using Metropolis Hastings Sampling (Patreon)

Preface: Originally I planned on something different for today, but recording the theory of that one takes way longer than anticipated, so here's another setup I quite like...

Stumbled upon a tweet by Keenan Crane and had to try this: Yarn Art using Metropolis-Hastings sampling. It's one of those algorithms whose name sounds so intimidating it must be a super complex technique... Turns out it is easier than expected!

In this tutorial we'll build a setup to turn images into yarn art using Metropolis-Hastings sampling.

Keenan Crane's Tweet:

https://twitter.com/keenanisalive/status/1381254194993201152

Crane's Lecture on sampling strategies:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQhLk_XaFc8&t=3398s