Mitch Richling: Valentines Day Card 1998

The idea behind this image was to start with a star support structure typically found in bridges, and deform it via a conformal transformation into a heart shape. The final product was rendered in Povray. I used it as the centerpiece for an e-card for valentines day of 1998. Back then we made our own e-cards, and the Internet was delivered via a tautly stretched cotton string…