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Red Plume

A low, cinematic Problem-red plume rises through a nearly black field in layered curls, opening around the pointer and resolving pale mineral highlights inside the densest folds.

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LIVE RENDERERCanvas 2D · LIVE INSTANCE
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Red Plume LIVE
DPR ≤ 2RESPONSIVEPOINTER SAFE
SIMILAR SYSTEMS03 RELATED RELEASES
01 / BackgroundCurrent TerrainOPEN SYSTEM
02 / BackgroundPrism RelayOPEN SYSTEM
03 / BackgroundSignal FlurriesOPEN SYSTEM
Exported · MIT
RENDERERCanvas 2D
DEPENDENCIESReact + Canvas 2D
OUTPUTAdaptive live canvas
MOTIONReduced-safe
WHAT IT DOES

A low, cinematic Problem-red plume rises through a nearly black field in layered curls, opening around the pointer and resolving pale mineral highlights inside the densest folds.

BEST FOR
  • Hero backdrops
  • Section transitions
  • Ambient product moments
KEY FEATURES
  • Seeded curls combine at three vertical scales instead of reading as one flat gradient
  • Batched smoke paths receive one controlled blur pass per tonal channel
  • Pointer displacement bends nearby curls and closes naturally after leaving
  • The shared renderer suspends the plume offscreen and in background tabs
  • Every control maps directly to this component's independent renderer contract
  • Full-size and compact previews use the same implementation and behavior
PERFORMANCE

Adaptive sampling, capped DPR and visibility-based suspension keep the renderer predictable. Test density on low-power mobile hardware before increasing it.

INTERACTION

Pointer and touch coordinates are container-scoped; offscreen renderers stop work and pixel ratio is capped.

ACCESSIBILITY

The visual canvas is decorative by default. Pair it with a semantic heading or description, and reduced motion holds a stable rendered frame.

BEHAVIOR

Built to move without taking over.

  • Seeded curls combine at three vertical scales instead of reading as one flat gradient
  • Batched smoke paths receive one controlled blur pass per tonal channel
  • Pointer displacement bends nearby curls and closes naturally after leaving
  • The shared renderer suspends the plume offscreen and in background tabs
  • Every control maps directly to this component's independent renderer contract
  • Full-size and compact previews use the same implementation and behavior

SOURCE STATUS

Portable implementation included in the verified MIT open-source package.