Sine Waves

Layered harmonics form a rippling sheet. Phase offsets pull parallel strands into luminous folds and open pockets of negative space.

Sine Waves: Layered harmonics form a rippling sheet. Phase offsets pull parallel strands into luminous folds and open pockets of negative space.Sine Waves: Layered harmonics form a rippling sheet. Phase offsets pull parallel strands into luminous folds and open pockets of negative space.

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Sine Waves, drawn by GART: Layered harmonics form a rippling sheet. Phase offsets pull parallel strands into luminous folds and open pockets of negative space.
Sine Waves · CC BY 4.0

Two sine harmonics are layered with a phase offset between neighbouring strands. Frequency sets the folds, depth controls their relief, and turn rotates the whole sheet. Motion gently modulates the phase.

1D fold
One dimension: a sine, before it is stacked into a field of parallel wavefronts.