
Matter with a mind of its own.
A dark, reflective WebGPU material with soft peaks that respond to the cursor. Shape the field, height and lighting of this ferrofluid-inspired surface.
Part of Aperveil Pro · Coming soon. The live demo, editor and downloads will open in a later release. Free shaders and blocks are available now.
THE SYSTEM BEHIND THE SURFACE
Inside Magnetic Ink.
Magnetic Ink combines directional height waves with analytic surface gradients and bounded parallax refinement. A local cursor field raises the surface into soft peaks; a procedural studio light makes the dark material legible.
The surface is ferrofluid-inspired, not a magnetohydrodynamic solver. It does not simulate particles, physical magnets, true fluid topology or a three-dimensional imported object.
No published timing sample. Profile this effect on your target devices.
Crest spacing
How many crests fit across the surface; higher values pack them closer.
Surface height
How tall the crests stand.
Crest shape
Shape of each crest: low values give soft mounds, high values sharp spikes.
Surface roughness
Softness of the studio reflections on the liquid.
Color Looks preserve these settings. Open the editor for all 14 controls.
APERVEIL PRO
Coming soon.
This Pro surface's demo, editor and downloads will open in a later release. Free shaders and blocks are available now.
Explore shadersTHE SURFACE IN CONTEXT
Made for a real interface.
Give an experimental hardware studio, sound instrument or material-led portfolio a tactile identity. Keep typography spare and let the broad highlights reveal the shape of the dark surface.

An independent material practice
Drawn to a different kind of matter.
Objects with weight, texture and a reason to exist. Exploring the space between useful instruments and things you simply want to touch.
An illustrative layout. Your content stays in HTML; the shader sets the atmosphere.
A FEW USEFUL DETAILS
Before you ship.
What this surface does, where it fits, and where it stops.
ANOTHER WAY TO SEE IT
Keep exploring.
YOUR COLORS. YOUR CONTEXT.


