Ripples

The Ripples transformation adds a water ripple effect to the fractal. The 

center, strength, and frequency of the ripples are adjustable.

Interesting interference effects are obtained by adding multiple Ripple 

transformations to a fractal, with different center and strength values.

The following parameters are available:

Specifies the center of ripples. Use the 

eyedropper

 (right click and 

click Eyedropper) to select this by clicking on a point inside the fractal 

Ripple Center

window.

If checked, the ripple center is always centered on the screen. In this 

Use Screen Center

case, the Ripple Center parameter is ignored.

Specifies the strength of the ripples. Larger values give a larger 

Ripple Strength

distortion.

Specifies the frequency of the ripples. Larger values will create more 

Ripple Frequency

and smaller ripples.

Specifies how soon the ripples fade out. Larger values cause the 

Ripple Fade

ripples to fade out over a larger distance (so more ripples are visible).

Selects how the ripples distort the fractal. The default Forward and 

Back option gives the most natural water like effect, but the other 

Ripple Type

options are also interesting.

See Also

Lake

Twist

Standard transformations

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