Spirals Studies

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01

DNA Helix

Double helix structure with orbiting elements

01Geometry

Double Helix

350 points × 2 strands

02Structure

Base Pairs

Bridging rungs

03Shader

Vertex Pulse

GLSL position wave

04Particles

Ambient Field

500 drifting points

05Interaction

Repulsion

Cursor scatter in NDC

06Color

Dual Tone

Indigo + gold

07Motion

Scroll Wind

Winds as you scroll

08Render

Additive

Overlap glow

02

Tree Spiral

Realistic tree with spiraling elements

01Geometry

Procedural Trunk

180-step tapered curve

02Structure

Fractal Branches

Seven recursive levels

03Canopy

Leaf Clusters

Spherical distribution

04Particles

Fireflies

35 golden sparks

05Atmosphere

Spores

700 floating motes

06Shader

Wind Sway

Per-vertex breeze

07Color

Forest Palette

Bark, green & gold

08Motion

Gentle Drift

Sway + leaf shimmer

03

Tower Library

Spiral bookcase with orbiting elements

01Architecture

Stone Column

16-unit core spire

02Structure

Spiral Shelves

Eight helical levels

03Instancing

2,240 Books

GPU instanced meshes

04Detail

Per-Book Variance

Random tilt & height

05Lighting

Candlelight

Four flickering lights

06Atmosphere

Dust Motes

800 golden particles

07Material

Leather & Wood

PBR, 20-tone palette

08Motion

Slow Orbit

Camera circles spire

04

Galaxy Spiral

Spiral galaxy with orbiting elements

01Geometry

Log Spiral

Four arms, true curve

02Particles

6,200 Points

Arms, core & nebula

03Core

Dense Nucleus

800 warm points

04Nebula

Dust Clouds

600 soft particles

05Color

Radial Grade

Yellow → blue → violet

06Motion

Differential Spin

Inner orbits faster

07Shader

Core Pulse

Center breathes

08Render

Additive Glow

Light builds the core

05

Vortex

Energy tornado with dynamic particle flow

01Structure

Funnel Form

Cylindrical spiral

02Particles

3,860 Points

Five layered systems

03Layers

Spiral Bands

Three funnel-wall bands

04Atmosphere

Debris & Cloud

Ground dust, dark top

05Shader

Rise & Expand

Widen with height

06Interaction

Scroll Intensity

Drives speed & spread

07Effect

Lightning

Rare bright flashes

08Color

Storm Palette

Gray, dust, cold white

06

Neural Network

Interconnected web with signal propagation

01Geometry

Node Cluster

100 spherical nodes

02Structure

Neighbors

Linked by distance

03Signals

Travelling Pulses

~250 along the links

04Shader

Node Firing

Sine brightness bursts

05Particles

Node Bodies

Ten points per node

06Depth

Ambient Field

500 parallax points

07Membrane

Outer Shell

Faint wireframe sphere

08Color

Neural Tones

Indigo web, cyan pulses

07

Crystal Geode

Prismatic crystal formation with light refraction

01Geometry

Hex Shards

65 radiating cones

02Structure

Dual Layer

40 inner crystals

03Lighting

Prismatic Lights

Four orbiting colors

04Material

Faceted PBR

High metalness

05Sparkle

Diamond Shader

Sharp power curve

06Particles

Glitter Field

600 + 500 points

07Color

Amethyst

Purple, rose, clear

08Motion

Slow Rotation

Turns as lights sweep

08

Deep Ocean

Bioluminescent jellyfish in the abyss

01Geometry

Jellyfish

7 bells + tentacles

02Particles

2,390 Points

Bells, bubbles, ambient

03Shader

Bell Pulse

Domes contract

04Motion

Tentacle Sway

Depth-phased trail

05Detail

Rising Bubbles

350 wobble upward

06Atmosphere

Deep Field

500 dim points

07Color

Living Light

Cyan, pink, violet

08Drift

Slow Ascent

Drift and sway upward

09

Disco Ball

Mirror-faceted sphere throwing light across the room

01Geometry

Mirror Sphere

~1,300 tiles · 32 rings

02Material

Chrome Facets

Metalness 1.0 PBR

03Reflection

Live Env Map

Procedural cube room

04Lighting

Sweep Lights

Four orbiting colors

05Beams

Light Shafts

20 radiating rays

06Glitter

Cast Spots

1,150 twinkling dots

07Color

Dancefloor

Magenta · cyan · gold

08Motion

Spin & Sweep

Ball spins, room turns