# Minipix Subdivison Renderer

January 20, 2026 · generative-art, algorithms, creative-coding, tools

Canonical: https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/minipix-subdivison-renderer
Originally published: https://mellogood.substack.com/p/minipix-subdivison-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): Subdivision. The renderer begins with the whole image and asks: "How can I break this into pieces?" It draws an imaginary line—horizontal or vertical, somewhere random—splitting the image in two. Then it looks at each piece and asks again: "Should I break this further?" Sometimes it does, sometimes it stops. This continues, each region potentially subdividing into smaller regions, until the image is a mosaic of fragments—some large, some small, following no particular logic. Then comes the transformation, each fragment is randomly flipped, horizontally or vertically to create a mirroring reflect across the irregular grid. What emerges is recognizable yet alien, its continuity broken into discontinuous reflections of itself.

![Subdivision renderer result 1](https://imagedelivery.net/BtaYDmQqPcGi8C3w4F2NuA/97f3d122-09c8-43a9-ae85-8e1ffd808b00/public)

![Subdivision renderer result 2](https://imagedelivery.net/BtaYDmQqPcGi8C3w4F2NuA/3768659b-d6e9-4531-1a63-ade89f307600/public)

![Subdivision renderer result 3](https://imagedelivery.net/BtaYDmQqPcGi8C3w4F2NuA/f17d3a39-dc8f-4656-d428-a9dc4debef00/public)

![Subdivision renderer result 4](https://imagedelivery.net/BtaYDmQqPcGi8C3w4F2NuA/ba64ac0c-a983-440f-f9a2-8a959e649000/public)

![Subdivision renderer result 5](https://imagedelivery.net/BtaYDmQqPcGi8C3w4F2NuA/dd2c86e8-6c6f-4651-0e06-757090d01300/public)