# Minipix Kaleidoscope Renderer

January 6, 2026 · generative-art, algorithms, creative-coding, tools

Canonical: https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/minipix-kaleidoscope-renderer
Originally published: https://mellogood.substack.com/p/minipix-kaleidoscope-renderer

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I've written a new [renderer](https://mellogood.substack.com/p/rendering-minipix) for [Minipix](https://mellogood.substack.com/p/minipix): Kaleidoscope. The renderer examines your image and asks: "What if every piece could see itself?" It divides the picture into a grid of squares, then mirrors each one so that every tile contains its own symmetry. As the grid multiplies, the original image dissolves into pattern, the way a word loses meaning when you repeat it enough times. Through small repetitions the culminative effect is a fragment that feels infinite.

![Kaleidoscope renderer example 1](https://imagedelivery.net/BtaYDmQqPcGi8C3w4F2NuA/47596b4e-9611-44ab-364c-37e7c5bd0000/public)

![Kaleidoscope renderer example 2](https://imagedelivery.net/BtaYDmQqPcGi8C3w4F2NuA/46645444-2497-4996-a645-35caaaf1c400/public)

![Kaleidoscope renderer example 3](https://imagedelivery.net/BtaYDmQqPcGi8C3w4F2NuA/d135404c-b91d-43d8-d2c1-f3bd0cd4af00/public)

—Mello

**P.S.** — This renderer is more prone to bad outcomes than the others but for me that elevates the "good outputs". It feels more like digging through dirt to find a gem.