Quiet Render
strata render in the graphite palette

qr-001028

Published 5 June 2026 · rendered in 4.3 s

Parameters

seed
1028
algorithm
strata
palette
graphite
octaves
6
frequency
3
warp
0.608
contrast
0.986
grain
0.0141
rotation
1.491 rad
rendered
3840 × 2160

Every value above is derived from the seed alone. Run this and you get this image back, bit for bit:

python gen/render.py --seed 1028

The renderer is on the code page, about 300 lines of NumPy and Pillow.

strata

A warped field folded through a sine into bands, then mixed back with the field it came from. Pure folding blows the highlights flat, so the underlying gradient keeps the majority weight.

graphite

Neutral black to white. The palette with no opinion.

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