circlez: because I couldn't come up with another shape after lines

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Yesterday u/Patryk27 posted this project which approximates images using lines. And I thought, but what if circles, and couldn't let go of the thought so made one that uses them to do that.

Code's here

The Starry Night, after about ~5s

Lines really are the best way because you really can draw anything with them, and circles lose a lot of detail (tried doing raft of the medusa with this and the massive amount of shading and detail just refused to come through) but it gives a sort of felted look which I really liked. Also the circles converging feels very cute, like bubbles surfacing.

Anyways, really loved Patryk's project, and glad it allowed me to make this.