Add randomness to your life.

As with most good things in life, the Geomancy plugins are full of randomness. A ‘Randomness’ parameter varies the value of the parameter it is associated with. Randomness allows you to avoid setting keyframes or labor over visual choices. This can lead to a quicker, more organic looking composition.

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Want a good example of what Randomness does? Let's take a look at the Opacity and Opacity Randomness sliders in the HairLines plugin.

Let's say our lines' Opacity is set to 50. You set the Randomness to 50%. This means each line particle would get a value between 25 and 75 (50 + or - 50%... or 25, which is half of 50). It's very easy to add in _just_ the right amount of Randomness you want. Randomize a little bit or go all over the place.

Opacity Randomness at 0, making every line the same Opacity.

Opacity Randomness at 50, which gives variety to the lines.

Opacity Randomness at 100, giving a major shift in Opacity per line.

Options, options everywhere.

The Randomness sliders come in amazingly handy when you're trying to just 'break things up a bit'. Grab the slider, scrub to find the variations you like, and you're done.

Of course, Randomness does increase the number of parameters in a Geomancy (or Text Anarchy) plugin. This can make the plugin look a bit more daunting than it really is. Check out some of our intro tutorials and you'll be fine.