Variations that generate specific shapes using polar coordinates. Unlike normal blurs, which ignore the input point, these variations are half blurs that take the angle of the input point (theta) and compute a random distance (rho) within the shape. This allows some flexibility in coloring. They can be substituted for normal blurs in many flames; if it doesn’t work, try adding some pre_blur to the transform to generate random angles (this is done for the examples here).
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cannabiscurve_wf
Shape resembling a cannabis leaf.
Type: 2D half blur
Author: Andreas Maschke (thargor6)
Date: 15 Jan 2012
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| filled | Density of the filling, from 0 (not filled, just an outline) to 1 (filled with maximum density); prior to JWildfire version 7.0.0, the value had to be 0 or 1 |
cloverleaf_wf
Shape resembling a four leaf clover.
Type: 2D half blur
Author: Andreas Maschke (thargor6)
Date: 15 Jan 2012
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| filled | Density of the filling, from 0 (not filled, just an outline) to 1 (filled with maximum density); prior to JWildfire version 7.0.0, the value had to be 0 or 1 |
conic / conic2
Conic section shape (ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola)
Type: 2D half bluf
Author: cyberxaos
Date: 28 Jan 2007
Note that there is a different variation named “conic” which different from this one. This is probably why the Apophysis plugin is named conic2 (the variation is named “conic” in Apophysis versions where is it built-in, as well as JWildfire). There is also a variation named “Z_conic” which is the same as this one.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| eccentricity | Determines the conic section type: 1 for a parabola, less for an ellipse, more for a hyperbola. |
| holes | Set to 0.5 to generate two shapes, the main one on the left and one turned 180° on the right (a hyperbola naturally includes both). Set to 0 or 1 to show only the left or right shape. Go past 0 or 1 to create a hole. |
Apophysis plugin
Conic section on Wikipedia
Understanding Conic video tutorial
japanese_maple_leaf
Shape resembling a Japanese maple leaf.
Type: 2D half blur
Author: Andreas Maschke (thargor6)
Date: 7 Aug 2021
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| filled | Density of the filling, from 0 (not filled, just an outline) to 1 (filled with maximum density) |
How to Draw with Math (source of the formula for this variation)
maple_leaf
Shape resembling a maple leaf.
Type: 2D half blur
Author: Andreas Maschke (thargor6)
Date: 7 Aug 2021
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| filled | Density of the filling, from 0 (not filled, just an outline) to 1 (filled with maximum density) |
How to Draw with Math (source of the formula for this variation)
oak_leaf
Shape resembling an oak leaf.
Type: 2D half blur
Author: Andreas Maschke (thargor6)
Date: 7 Aug 2021
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| filled | Density of the filling, from 0 (not filled, just an outline) to 1 (filled with maximum density) |
How to Draw with Math (source of the formula for this variation)
shape
General shape generator using the superformula.
Type: 2D half blur
Author: cyberxaos
Date: 18 Feb 2007
The shape variation was later incorporated into the super_shape variation using the rnd parameter.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| m | Number of corners |
| n1, n2, n3 | Shaping variables |
| a, b | Stretch or contract the shape |
| holes | Puts a hole in the center if less than 0. (Although the default is 1, it works best to use 0 for no hole and a negative value to add a hole.) |
Superformula entry on Wikipedia
Description and examples by Paul Bourke
Lazysusan-Shape Apophysis script
