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Swirl

Swirl / Twirl. spatial warps & optics

Typeface · Berkshire Swash

Real-world algorithm demonstration, applied to a NASA portrait.
Real-world algorithm demonstration, applied to a NASA portrait.Image: NASA / Eileen Collins · scikit-image (public domain)View source ↗

Prompt

Apply Swirl, twisting the central image region into a smooth spiral with rotation strongest near the center and gradually fading toward unchanged outer edges. Curve nearby contours and textures into flowing arcs while retaining original colors, lighting, and recognizable details. Keep the original subject and composition.

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Identify

The center of the image rotates in a spiral.

Principle

The angle of rotation1 depends on the distance to the center.

Try it out

Shift the vertebral center.

Classification

Calculated image processing2 result.

Further examples · 8 images

Luminance Spiral by Hue (51786183893)
02 Luminance Spiral by Hue (51786183893)A color wheel pattern processed with a radial distortion. The image displays a clear spiral rotation originating from the center, where the degree of rotation is a function of the distance from the vertebral center.Fulvio Baccaglini from Greater London, UK · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Swirl, applied to “Bearded man smoking pipe-3013924”
03 Swirl, applied to “Bearded man smoking pipe-3013924”A spiral distortion originates from the center of the man's pipe. The swirl effect pulls the man's mouth and beard into a tight rotation.ThuyHaBich (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Swirl, applied to “Lifeguard stand, Miami Beach”
04 Swirl, applied to “Lifeguard stand, Miami Beach”The lifeguard stand's purple and orange structure is twisted into a spiral. Straight architectural lines curve progressively more as they approach the shifted center.Radomianin (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Swirl, applied to “Dianthus carthusianorum Neulengbach 20160611 01”
05 Swirl, applied to “Dianthus carthusianorum Neulengbach 20160611 01”The pink flower petals are pulled into a circular vortex on the right side. The spiral deformation is localized, leaving the outer edges mostly intact.Uoaei1 (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Swirl, applied to “Mill on the old bridge in Millau 13”
06 Swirl, applied to “Mill on the old bridge in Millau 13”A swirl effect is centered on the water under the stone bridge. The rotation distorts the masonry and the building's support beams into a spiral.Krzysztof Golik (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Swirl, applied to “Electric guide 3×2.5 mm”
07 Swirl, applied to “Electric guide 3×2.5 mm”The green insulation of the electric cable is twisted into a spiral. This rotation distorts the copper wire ends and the surrounding white casing.Petar Milošević (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Swirl, applied to “Luxembourg City Hall (54540726309)”
08 Swirl, applied to “Luxembourg City Hall (54540726309)”The center of the Luxembourg City Hall facade is spiraled inward. Windows and stone walls curve around the central point of the digital distortion.Pierre Blaché from Paris, France (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons