Moire Grid
10sTwo line grids of slightly different pitch sit over one another and one rocks a couple of degrees, so wide interference bands sweep across the frame.
Tessellation Backgrounds
Quasicrystal Waves
Five line gratings laid at even angles over one another interfere into a rosette that never repeats, each grating sliding at its own rate.
- quasicrystal
- interference
- moire
About Quasicrystal Waves
Five line gratings laid at even angles over one another interfere into a rosette that never repeats, each grating sliding at its own rate.
Part of Tessellation Backgrounds. Runs 12 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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