waterpipe.js - smoky backgrounds generator (HTML5 Canvas)
waterpipe.js is a jQuery plugin for smoky backgrounds developed by dragdropsite.com
Examples
Here are some examples generated using waterpipe.js plugin.
Usage
1. Include jQuery and waterpipe.js
<script src="lib/jquery-1.11.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="waterpipe.js"></script>2. Create wrapper with canvas element inside
<div id="wavybg-wrapper" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;">
<canvas>Your browser does not support HTML5 canvas.</canvas>
</div>3. Initialize with
var smokyBG = $('#wavybg-wrapper').waterpipe({
//Default values
gradientStart: '#000000',
gradientEnd: '#222222',
smokeOpacity: 0.1,
numCircles: 1,
maxMaxRad: 'auto',
minMaxRad: 'auto',
minRadFactor: 0,
iterations: 8,
drawsPerFrame: 10,
lineWidth: 2,
speed: 1,
bgColorInner: "#ffffff",
bgColorOuter: "#666666"
});Options
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| gradientStart | string | '#000000' | Gradient start color in hex format. |
| gradientEnd | string | '#222222' | Gradient end color in hex format. |
| smokeOpacity | number | 0.1 | Smoke opacity 0 to 1. |
| numCircles | int | 1 | Number of circles (smokes). |
| maxMaxRad | int or 'auto' | 'auto' | Could be used to change circle radius size |
| minMaxRad | int or 'auto' | 'auto' | Could be used to change circle radius size |
| minRadFactor | int | 0 | It's a factor representing the size of the smallest radius with respect to the largest possible. Integer from 0 to 1. |
| iterations | int | 8 | The number of subdividing steps to take when creating a single fractal curve. Can use more, but anything over 10 (thus 1024 points) is overkill for a moderately sized canvas. |
| drawsPerFrame | int | 10 | Number of curves to draw on every tick of the timer |
| lineWidth | number | 2 | Line width |
| speed | int | 1 | Drawing speed (tick of timer in ms) |
| bgColorInner | string | '#ffffff' | Background outer color in hex format |
| bgColorOuter | string | '#666666' | Background inner color in hex format |
Methods
The following code could be used to call a method: smokyBG.data('waterpipe').generate();Please make sure variable smokyBG exists
| Method | Arguments | Description |
|---|---|---|
| generate | Generates background canvas | |
| setOption | optionName, | Set a new value to an option. Please check the above table for possible option names and values |
| optionValue | ||
| download | width: int, | Download size in pixels |
| height: int |
Demo
Please check the demo to generate and download your own smoky backgrounds: http://dragdropsite.github.io/waterpipe.js
Credits
rectangleworld.com - big part of code has been taken from the examples provided on this blog
License
Licensed under MIT license