Take your creative ambitions in exciting new directions with the easy-to-learn and popular Arduino electronics platform Arduino for Artists is a guide for amateur and professional artists interested in using the Arduino microcontroller platform to create dynamic and interactive works of art. Discover a new way to leave your creative mark on the world using technology as a medium. While most how-to books approach Arduino and electronics from a scientific and engineering perspective, Arduino for Artists is designed for creatives who want to use technology as a tool for artistic expression instead. In this book, you'll learn about programming Arduino microcontrollers and connecting them to electronic components to create art. You'll learn to do things like... * Create kinetic art displays using motors * Program individually addressable LED light strips to create complex and mesmerizing light displays * Add sensors to your art pieces, allowing them to respond dynamically to input from