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Shrinkwrap

Tighten the image onto silhouette contours like shrink wrap.

Shrink-wrap thinking pulls an image toward a silhouette, as if plastic were heated over a form. In effects work it tightens content onto contours and can produce a sticky, vacuum-sealed read.

Strength decides between subtle contour hugging and full vacuum pack.

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Example

Properties

  • Depth

    height / wrap strength

    Range
    0 to 2
    Default
    0.55
  • Wrap

    parallax UV slide along the light

    Range
    0 to 2
    Default
    0.65
  • Light

    light direction in image space

    Range
    -1, -1 to 1, 1
    Default
    0.45, 0.55
  • Ambient

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0.35
  • Diffuse

    Range
    0 to 2
    Default
    0.85
  • Specular

    Range
    0 to 2
    Default
    0.35
  • Shininess

    Range
    4 to 128
    Default
    32
  • Self shadow

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0.45
  • Shadow length

    pixels

    Range
    0 to 40
    Default
    12
  • Invert height

    flip raised / recessed

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0
  • Smooth

    normal sample radius in pixels

    Range
    0 to 4
    Default
    1

Command line

Requires Rethings Pro. Install the tool from Rethings → Install Command Line Tool…

rethings apply --effect shrinkwrap --set depth=0.55 --set wrap=0.65 -i input.jpg -o output.png

Gallery

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