Tidal contours: rippled plum rings that turn as they grow, in crisp vector
From a small five-lobed core, 25 rings spread outward, and each ring's ripple is rotated a little further than the one inside it. The lobes therefore appear to spiral, like a tide mark left on sand or the grain around a knot in wood. Deep plum 1.6 lines on pale lilac give the figure a soft, slightly hypnotic presence that works behind a player screen or a meditation timer.
Make it yours
Let the rings bleed off the frame
Shape scale is 100, which shows the whole figure with margins. Raise it to 140 and move Horizontal position from 50 to 75 so only part of the rings is visible; cropped like that, the preset becomes a background texture instead of a centered emblem.
Go from calm to scalloped
Complexity is the number of lobes on each ring. The preset uses 5; at 2 or 3 the figure relaxes into slow, tide-pool curves, while 9 or more gives a tightly scalloped edge that looks like a shell. Ease Curvature down from 40 if the scallops feel too deep.
FAQ
How is Tidal contours different from Pebble study?
They share the same ring construction, but in Pebble study every ring has its ripple in the same place, so the outlines nest neatly. In Tidal contours the ripple is rotated progressively from the inner ring to the outer one, which creates the spiral twist. The presets also differ in lobes: 3 for Pebble study, 5 for Tidal contours.
How it works
Choose a system
Pick one of 24 geometric systems, from Ray crown and Iris fold to Latitude cage and Twist tower.
Shape the geometry
Set density, detail, bend, openness, weight, scale, rotation and offset, and change the variation for a new arrangement.
Color, frame and use it
Set paper, primary, secondary and accent colors, choose landscape, square or portrait, then sign in with a free UX Pilot account to use it on the canvas or export it.