Night Scan: cyan scan lines pulled into a gravity well
Night Scan sets thin cyan lines on pure black, evenly spaced like the scan lines of an old monitor. A Pinch distortion field at full Spatial depth draws the lines toward a single point, so they crowd and bend inward as if space were sinking into a gravity well. On Counterflow the pinch wanders in a slow figure eight around the center, dragging the lines along with it every 6 seconds.
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Thicken the scan lines
Mark weight is 22, which keeps the lines thin. Raise it to 60 and cyan covers more than half the frame, leaving black slits that crowd into the pinch like cracks in a lit screen.
Reverse the gravity
Distortion field is Pinch, which pulls the lines inward. Switch it to Lens and the same lines swell outward around a bright bulge, or to Fold for a vertical seam where they bunch together.
FAQ
What does a pinch distortion do to straight lines?
It pulls every point toward a center, strongest near the middle and fading with distance. Straight lines passing nearby are drawn inward and crowd together, so the eye reads a dip in the surface, like a sheet pressed down by a weight.
How it works
Choose a starting point
Start from one of 16 looks such as Riley Current, Cobalt Tunnel or Moiré Twins, or pick one of 8 pattern geometries, from Halftone and Checkerboard to Moiré and Weave.
Bend the pattern
Pick a Mark shape and a Distortion field such as Lens, Pinch, Fold or Twist, set Pattern density, Mark weight, Spatial depth, Wave distortion and Color separation, then drag the artwork to position it.
Loop it and use it
Press Play to run a seamless Flow, Breathe or Counterflow loop, set the two inks, Light color and Backlight, then sign in with a free UX Pilot account to use it on the canvas or export it.