Geometry

Tubes

Flow lines with a body: wires that cross over each other and catch the light.

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

Controls

along
Edges send the tubes around the shapes; slope sends them across, following the light
lines
How many tubes. Far fewer than flat lines can take: a tube has thickness and shadow, and hundreds of them merge into one lump
length
The longest a tube may run before it stops
threshold
How strong an edge has to be before a tube starts there
radius
How thick a tube is, as a share of the frame width — it lives in the scene, not on the canvas
rise
How far brightness lifts a tube off the plane. At zero it is a flat drawing seen at an angle; higher, the wire follows the relief
tilt
A number from 10 to 89, 62 by default.
turn
A number from -180 to 180, 0 by default.
light
A number from -180 to 180, -50 by default.
contrast
A number from -1 to 1, 0 by default.

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