Custom Spacial Shader Online
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What you can expect
Write your own spacial displacement shader to warp every pixel of an image. Edit a short WGSL function body using position and sample() to create effects like ripples, waves, swirls, bulges, and more.
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→Frequently asked questions
- What is a custom spacial shader?
- A small WGSL function that runs for every output pixel. It receives the pixel position and reads the source image with sample(), letting you build your own warp effects.
- What effects can I make?
- Ripples, waves, swirls, bulges, magnification, directional drifts, and any other displacement or resampling effect you can express in WGSL.
- What does max displacement do?
- It tells the renderer how far pixels can move so edges and tiles render correctly. Keep it at or above your largest offset; the demo derives it from the amplitude.
- What file formats can I export?
- You can export as PNG, JPEG, WebP, TIFF, BMP, or HEIC.
- Is this tool free to use?
- Yes — completely free, no account needed. Your images are processed entirely in your browser and never uploaded to a server. Downloads have no watermarks.
For developers
Use Custom Spacial Shader from Python
Open the Jupyter notebook example to see how to run this tool from the BrushCue Python API, inspect the processing steps, and adapt the workflow for scripts or batch image jobs.
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