Mandelbrot Fractal Explorer
The application below allows you to explore two different Mandelbrot set fractals -- the regular Mandelbrot set and the "cubic" Mandelbrot set. By zooming into the multicolored areas around the edges of each Mandelbrot set, you can discover a whole world of vibrant and beautiful patterns. To zoom, position your mouse at the center of the area you would like to zoom into and click and drag to change the size of the zoomed area. You can drag the color slider to cycle through different colors, which can help to accentuate the pattern. You can use the Undo and Redo buttons to step through your complete history of changes, and the cubic and regular Mandelbrot set buttons on the right to reset your view to either set, completely zoomed out.
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If you enjoy this activity, be sure to try the Fractal Explorer filter in SketchRay, our digital image explorer for OS X and Windows. You can use it to explore the regular and cubic Mandelbrot sets in the same way as above, but it also allows you to create and save fractal images at any size, blend them with other images, or process them with additional dynamic filters. Download SketchRay for free!
