NIGHT TIDE · Full Python Source

The complete, runnable Python source code of the ASCII artwork "NIGHT TIDE". Run one file and the sea at night rolls in, in a window on your screen: dark water that keeps moving, waves that come in one after another and break into white foam, and moonlight that only shows up as glitter on the water. Everything is made only of letters, numbers and symbols.

The preview above is night_tide.py running live on a computer.

What's included

• night_tide.py: the complete source code of the animation (one file)
• README: setup guide, install and run in three steps
• HOW_IT_WORKS: how the swells, the light, the breakers and the letters are made, step by step
• LICENSE: terms of use

Requirements

• Python 3 with two libraries: numpy and pygame-ce (one install command)
• Tested on: Windows 11 + Python 3.13
• Expected to work, not tested yet: Python 3.10 to 3.12, macOS, Linux

About the price

The same code is free on my GitHub. Buying it here is a way to support my work, and it helps me keep making new pieces.

Licence summary (please read before buying)

You may: run the artwork on your own computer · read and study the code · change it for your own personal experiments.

You may not: sell it or any modified version · use it or its output commercially without written permission (ads, products, client work, monetised videos, NFTs, templates) · claim the artwork or the code as your own.

Posting a screen recording for fun is fine, please credit @jin_22ee. The full terms are in LICENSE.txt inside the download.

All sales are final. Because this is an instant digital download, refunds are not available.

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JIN2 · creative coding artist · Instagram @jin_22ee