Splatter Circular (Color)

In: Texture Generators/Patterns

Complex

Description

Splatter Circular generates a ring-based pattern with various controls. It can use pre-defined shapes or custom inputs. It's similar to Tile Generator, but with a circular placement instead of a grid.

This is useful for when you want to place shapes in a circular way with various randomisation options.

Parameters

Inputs

Both inputs are optional.

• Pattern Image Input 1-6: Grayscale Input (Color input)
  Splatter Circular only: Custom pattern image, used when the "Pattern" parameter is set to "Image Input".
• Background: Grayscale Input (Color input)

Parameters

• Pattern Amount: 1 - 64
  Amount of pattern tiles to place on a ring.
• Pattern Amount Random: 0.0 - 1.0
  Randomisation of the amount of patterns to be placed. Best used with a Ring Amount higher than 1.
• Pattern Amount Random Min: 1 - 10
  Sets the minimal amount of patterns for randomisation.
• Ring Amount: 1 - 10
  Sets the number of rings to fill. The rings are always placed inside the outer one, and space evenly.
• Non Square Expansion: False/True
  Enables compensation of squash and stretch with non-square ratios.
• Pattern
  
  • Pattern: Image Input, Square, Disc, Paraboloid, Bell, Gaussian, Thorn, Pyramid, Brick, Gradation, Waves, Half Bell, Ridged Bell, Crescent, Capsule, Cone
    Selects what pattern shape to use.
  • Pattern Input Number: 1 - 6
    Sets number of different Image inputs to use. Only available when Image Input is selected above.
  • Pattern Input Distribution: Random, By Pattern Number, By Ring Number
    Sets how multiple Pattern Inputs are chosen. Random means a random one is chosen, Pattern Number means they are just placed in a looping sequence, By ring numbers means every ring has a different one in sequence.
    
  • Image Input Filtering: Bilinear + Mipmaps, Bilinear, Nearest
  • Pattern Specific: 0.0 - 1.0
    Lets you change the selected pattern's shape. The effect is dependent on the selected pattern.
  • Symmetry Random: 0.0 - 1.0
    Sets the number of tiles that should be randomly flipped/mirrored according to the below behaviour.
  • Symmetry Random Mode: Horizontal + Vertical, Horizontal, Vertical
    Determines symmetry mirroring behaviour.
• Position
  
  • Radius: 0.0 - 1.0
    Sets the radius from the center at which the patterns are placed.
  • Radius Random: 0.0 - 1.0
    Randomises the radius for every pattern tile.
  • Ring Radius Multiplier: 0.0 - 1.0
    Affects spacing of multiple rings.
  • Angle Random: 0.0 - 1.0
    Randomises the angle of each pattern. A higher amounts means more rotation.
  • Spiral Factor: 0.0 - 1.0
    Turns the rings into Spirals, where every tile is placed at a slightly increasing radius.
  • Spread: 0.0 - 2.0
    Sets the amount of turns a ring does. This can be increased beyond its limits.
  • Offset along Direction: 0.0 - 1.0
    Moves every pattern out from the center along its angle. The effect greatly depends on Angle Random, or it looks just like a multiplier for the Radius.
  • Global Offset: 0.0 - 1.0
    Translates the entire shape.
• Size
  
  • Connect Patterns: False/True
    Makes the length of pattern tiles dependent on the radius, meaning each shape should touch the previous and next one.
  • Size (Connected): 0.0 - 1.0
    Changes the size of each pattern globally. When connected, it's relative to the total radius.
  • Size Random: 0.0 - 1.0
    Randomises the size of each pattern individually.
  • Scale: 0.0 - 2.0
    Uniformly scales each pattern.
  • Scale Random: 0.0 - 1.0
    Randomises uniform scaling.
  • Scale by Pattern Number: 0.0 - 1.0
    Makes the pattern scale dependent on the position along the ring.
  • Invert Pattern Number: False/True
    Used with the previous option, this can invert scaling from small to large and vice-versa.
  • Scale by Ring Number: 0.0 - 1.0
    Makes scale dependent on ring number.
  • Invert Ring Number: False/True
    Used with the previous option, it can invert scaling from small to large and vice-versa.
• Rotation
  
  • Pattern Rotation: 0.0 - 1.0
    Rotates every pattern uniformly.
  • Pattern Rotation Random: 0.0 - 1.0
    Randomises pattern rotation.
  • Pattern Rotation Pivot: Center, Min X, Max X, Min Y, Max Y
    Sets the pivot point position around which to rotate every pattern individually.
  • Center Orientation: False/True
    Rotates every pattern so it faces towards the center of the ring. Turning it of gives them all the same orientation - this can produce unwanted effects with Offset along direction.
  • Ring Rotation: 0.0 - 1.0
    Rotates entire ring around center.
  • Ring Rotation Random: 0.0 - 1.0
    Randomises rotation per ring.
  • Ring Rotation Offset: 0.0 - 1.0
    Offsets rotation per ring.
• Color
  
  • Color: (Grayscale value)
    Color to multiply with selected pattern.
  • Luminance Random: 0.0 - 1.0
    Randomizss color or Luminance for every pattern tile.
  • Luminance By Scale: 0.0 - 1.0
    Makes Luminance dependent on the individual pattern scale.
  • Luminance by Pattern Number: 0.0 - 1.0
    Makes Luminance dependent on the pattern sequence. Can for example be used with spirals.
  • Invert Pattern Number: False/True
    Inverts the previous option.
  • Luminance by Ring Number: 0.0 - 1.0
    Makes Luminance dependent on the ring sequence.
  • Invert Ring Number: False/True
    Inverts the previous option.
  • Random Mask: 0.0 - 1.0
    Randomly hides patterns.
  • Background Color: (Grayscale value)
    Changes solid background color.
  • Blending Mode: Add, Max, Add Sub
    Sets how to blend overlapping patterns.
  • Global Opacity: 0.0 - 1.0
    Sets the global opacity of the entire result.

Example Images