Lunatic & Drax
Drax
You ever try to turn your spontaneous art into a calculated system? I have a formula that might just help.
Lunatic
Yeah, I've tried that. My equations are more like wild scribbles than order. Drop your formula and let's see if it can tame the chaos.
Drax
The simplest tool is a linear fit. First, collect pairs (x₁, y₁)…(xₙ, yₙ). Compute the slope a = Σ(xᵢ−x̄)(yᵢ−ȳ)/Σ(xᵢ−x̄)². Then find the intercept b = ȳ−a·x̄. Your prediction is ŷ = a·x + b. Plug in your points, solve for a and b, and you’ll have a tidy line that at least pretends to explain your scribbles.
Lunatic
Nice, a tidy line for my chaotic doodles. Let’s see if it can still catch the wild side of my art. Give it a shot.
Drax
Try it with three points: (1,2), (2,5), (3,8). The slope is ( (1-2)(2-5) + (2-2)(5-5) + (3-2)(8-5) ) / ( (1-2)² + (2-2)² + (3-2)² ) = 3, the intercept is 2-3·1 = -1. So the line is y = 3x – 1. Plug your own points in, and the line will at least be consistent, even if the art still feels like a storm.
Lunatic
Looks good—so my art now has a straight‑line personality. Guess that’s the best you can do with my tornado of ideas, huh?
Drax
You’ll get a slope that describes the average rise, not the wind gusts, but at least the math will follow your rhythm. It’s not a brushstroke, it’s a blueprint.