Geometry

Circle packing

Circles packed by tone: smaller where the image is darker.

Circle packing: a geometry effect on the built-in sample photograph. Computed on your machine right now.
Open Circle packing in the studio

Controls

min radius
The smallest circle allowed. Together with the largest it sets how far tone can stretch the grain
max radius
The largest circle allowed
attempts
How many candidates are tried. The density knob and the whole cost of a frame in one
spacing
Gap between circles. At zero they touch
tone
Which end gets the small tight circles: the shadows, the way ink behaves, or the highlights, for glowing work on dark
stroke
Draws rings instead of discs — the same packing, outlined
contrast
A number from -1 to 1, 0 by default.
background
A colour, #000000 by default.

Starting points

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