Thin-Film Lab preview
Thin-Film Lab Pro · Coming soon for Aperveil 1.0 WebGPU shader

Color, a layer deep.

An angle-dependent thin-film material for React. Explore thickness, IOR and spectral color on a smooth WebGPU surface, with editable studio lighting.

Meet the 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.

A surface, not a screenshot.
Pro · Coming soon for Aperveil 1.0React exportRaw WGSL

THE SYSTEM BEHIND THE SURFACE

Inside Thin-Film Lab.

Thin Film Lab evaluates thin-film reflection across wavelength samples and varies it with thickness and viewing angle. A controlled thickness field changes the coating without a crumpled normal texture.

It is a bounded real-time material approximation, not a calibrated measurement tool or a general spectral renderer. It does not load GLTF materials.

5.079 ms GPU timestamp median; p95 8.978 ms. 1440x900 @ dpr 1.5; Metal driver on macOS Version 26.6.2 (Build 25G83); measured 2026-09-06. This is a recorded headless sample, not a browser FPS or mobile-performance guarantee.

01

Roughness

Softness of the reflections; higher values give a duller satin.

02

Surface curvature

How domed the surface is; more curvature bends the highlights across it.

03

Light angle

Direction of the studio light, in degrees.

04

Light spread

Size of the studio's area light; larger lights give broader, softer highlights.

Color Looks preserve these settings. Open the editor for all 18 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.

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THE SURFACE IN CONTEXT

Made for a real interface.

Build an optical-material showcase for a product studio. Let a short technical heading sit beside the broad interference highlight and explain the coating controls below.

Thin-Film Lab used behind an example interface
LAYER / OPTICAL STUDIESExample composition

An exploration of light and material

Look beyond the surface.

A visual notebook for shifting color, quiet reflections and the surprises held in a very thin layer.

Observation

Color changes with the view.

Practice

A surface worth spending time with.

Illustrative layout, not a customer project. The image is a still preview of the selected Look.

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

All shaders
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YOUR COLORS. YOUR CONTEXT.

Make Thin-Film Lab yours.