import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np from matplotlib.patches import Ellipse
NUM = 250
ells = [Ellipse(xy=np.random.rand(2) * 10, width=np.random.rand(), height=np.random.rand(), angle=np.random.rand() * 360) for i inrange(NUM)]
fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw={'aspect': 'equal'}) for e in ells: ax.add_artist(e) e.set_clip_box(ax.bbox) e.set_alpha(np.random.rand()) e.set_facecolor(np.random.rand(3))