Wave Lines
Like Parallel Lines, but each stroke is a sinusoidal curve with a per-line phase shift. Perfect for fabric-style undulations without any filters in the stack.
Parameters
Wave Lines parameters
Line Count- Number of parallel wavy strokes. Range 1–500, default 50.
Spacing- Horizontal distance between adjacent lines in mm. Range 0.1–20, default 2.
Length- Vertical length of each stroke in mm. Range 10–500, default 200. The wave oscillates along the length.
Amplitude- Peak horizontal displacement of the wave in mm. Range 0–100, default 10. At 0 the pattern reduces to Parallel Lines.
Frequency- Wave frequency (radians per mm). Range 0.001–0.5, default 0.05. Higher values produce more peaks per line; lower values produce slow gentle undulations.
Phase Shift/Line- Phase offset added between adjacent lines, in radians. Range 0 to 2π, default 0.5. Non-zero values create a staggered look — neighbouring lines are out of sync, which reads like woven fabric.
Resolution- Number of sample points per line. Range 2–500, default 100. Higher resolution gives smoother curves; needs to be high enough that the wave reads as a curve, not as zigzag segments.
Typical use
- Fabric-style weaves out of the box — set
Phase Shift = πfor alternating rows that cross each other neatly. - Gentle ripples: small
Amplitude+ lowFrequencyturns a flat panel into a quilt-like surface. - Base for displacement: stack
noise-displacementon top for an organic, hand-drawn texture.
Related
- Fabric Sculpt Overview
- Parallel Lines — the non-wavy counterpart.
- Weave Offset filter — alternating displacement per line, useful on top of Wave Lines.