INSERT OR REPLACE INTO images (id, width, height) VALUES ('mandelbrot', 400, 400) RETURNING id; WITH RECURSIVE image AS (SELECT *, 0.008 AS scale, (width * 5)/7 AS ox, (height / 2) AS oy FROM images WHERE id = 'mandelbrot'), horizontal(x) AS (SELECT width FROM image UNION ALL SELECT x - 1 FROM horizontal WHERE x > 1), vertical(y) AS (SELECT height FROM image UNION ALL SELECT y - 1 FROM vertical WHERE y > 1), mando(i, px, py, cx, cy, x, y) AS ( SELECT 0, 0.0, 0.0, (SELECT (horizontal.x - ox)*scale FROM image), (SELECT (vertical.y - oy)*scale FROM image), horizontal.x, vertical.y FROM vertical, horizontal UNION ALL SELECT i + 1, px*px - py*py + cx, 2.0*px*py + cy, cx, cy, x, y FROM mando WHERE (px*px + py*py) < 4.0 AND i < 20 ), mandogrouped(x, y, i) AS (SELECT x, y, max(i) FROM mando GROUP BY x, y), colors(i, r, g, b) AS ( SELECT 19, 255, 150, 150 UNION ALL SELECT 10, 150, 120, 120 UNION ALL SELECT 7, 50, 100, 100 UNION ALL SELECT 0 , 0, 50, 50 ), _pixels(x, y, r, g, b) AS ( SELECT x, y, c.r, c.g, c.b FROM mandogrouped g JOIN colors c ON c.i = (SELECT max(i) FROM colors WHERE i <= g.i) ) INSERT INTO pixels (image_id, x, y, r, g, b) SELECT 'mandelbrot', x, y, r, g, b FROM _pixels;