Opacity

Fine-tune, Opacity

How visible the pattern is. Every shape gets its own opacity between the lightest and the strongest value; these settings choose that range and how it spreads over the pattern.

Opacity range

The lightest shape and the strongest shape, as opacity percentages. The Opacity slider above the canvas sets both ends in one move (Subtle, Medium, Bold), and Bold stops at about 22% for most shapes. Here you can set each end, up to 100%. A narrow range looks calm and even; a wide range gives more contrast between shapes.

Opacity range in the app, set to 10% to 12% — 10% to 12%

Opacity range in the app, set to 2% to 22% — 2% to 22%

Opacity range in the app, set to 2% to 45% — 2% to 45%

Shapes shown

The share of shapes that are drawn at all. Leaving some out makes a lighter, more open pattern and a smaller file.

Shapes shown in the app, set to 100% — 100%

Shapes shown in the app, set to 70% — 70%

Shapes shown in the app, set to 40% — 40%

Favour

More options

Leans the spread of opacities toward one end of the range. Below 0 most shapes are light with a few strong ones; above 0 most are strong.

Favour: -1, more light shapes — -1, more light shapes

Favour in the app, set to -1, more light shapes — -1, more light shapes

Favour in the app, set to 0, even spread — 0, even spread

Favour: 1, more strong shapes — 1, more strong shapes

Favour in the app, set to 1, more strong shapes — 1, more strong shapes

Variation

More options

How opacity varies from shape to shape. Random picks each shape's opacity on its own. Clustered uses smooth noise, so stronger shapes gather in soft patches; this reads as designed rather than random. Mix blends the two, set by Clustered share.

Variation in the app, set to Random — Random

Variation in the app, set to Clustered — Clustered

Cluster size and Detail

For Clustered and Mix. Cluster size is roughly how many shapes wide each patch is. Detail adds smaller ripples on top of the large patches: 1 is smooth, 4 is busy.

Variation cluster size: Cluster size 0.5 — Cluster size 0.5

Variation cluster size in the app, set to Cluster size 0.5 — Cluster size 0.5

Variation cluster size: Cluster size 1.5 — Cluster size 1.5

Variation cluster size in the app, set to Cluster size 1.5 — Cluster size 1.5

Variation cluster size: Cluster size 4 — Cluster size 4

Variation cluster size in the app, set to Cluster size 4 — Cluster size 4

Gaps

More options

Which shapes are left out when Shapes shown is under 100%. Scattered leaves out shapes at random. Clustered leaves out whole patches, with their own Cluster size.

Gaps in the app, set to Scattered — Scattered

Gaps: Clustered, cluster size 3 — Clustered, cluster size 3

Gaps in the app, set to Clustered, cluster size 3 — Clustered, cluster size 3