Sand settles along the still lines of a vibrating plate, and as the driving mode swings through zero the whole nodal figure inverts and reforms.
Curve & Field Backgrounds
String Art Envelope
Straight chords join every point to a multiple of itself, and the curve you end up seeing is the envelope none of the lines actually traces.
- string art
- curve stitching
- cardioid
About String Art Envelope
Straight chords join every point to a multiple of itself, and the curve you end up seeing is the envelope none of the lines actually traces.
Part of Curve & Field Backgrounds. Runs 10 seconds by default, exports in 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5, as MP4 or transparent WebM up to 8K.
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