Generative

Substrate

Cracks that grow until they hit each other, then branch across.

Substrate: a generative effect on the built-in sample photograph. Computed on your machine right now.
Open Substrate in the studio

Controls

cracks
How many cracks grow at once. Few builds the drawing slowly and large; many splits the field at once and comes out fine
density
How thickly the field grows over — how long the growth runs. Low shows single lines, high crumbles the plan into noise
wander
How much a crack strays per step. At zero the lines are dead straight and the drawing reads as a city plan; higher, as crazing
branch
The angle a new crack leaves an old one at. Ninety degrees is cooling glaze; less turns the drawing into a fan
width
A number from 0.5 to 6, 1 by default.
ink
A colour, #151a22 by default.
paper
A colour, #f7f4ed by default.

Starting points

Nearby in Generative