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Solar Veil

Copper light curtains hang in fine, flowing folds above a dark horizon.

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Just React. No extra dependencies.

Copy the component and its CSS module into your project.

CSS Modules

Usage

Matches your current playground settings.

jsx
import SolarVeil from "./SolarVeil";
export default function Example() {
return (
<SolarVeil
speed={0.65}
folds={9}
intensity={1}
scale={1}
grain={0.04}
mouseInfluence={1}
overlayOpacity={0.3}
paused={false}
minHeight={480}
/>
);
}

Using Solar Veil

Raise folds for finer copper pleats or lower it for broad, theatrical sheets. Keep speed low to reveal the filament texture. The lower part of the composition stays darker and works well behind a restrained heading.

Copy the React file and its adjacent CSS module together. The scene uses native WebGL 2 with no external packages or assets. Pass foreground content through children and style it in your application.

Pause preserves the current frame and reduced motion disables automatic animation and pointer parallax. Hidden tabs and offscreen instances stop rendering. A static CSS fallback remains visible when WebGL is unavailable, and the canvas resumes after context restoration.

Props

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
foldsnumberNo9Fold frequency from 4 to 18. Higher values create narrower, more closely spaced curtain pleats.
speednumberNo0.65Motion speed from 0 to 4. Zero freezes time while retaining pointer interaction.
intensitynumberNo1Light intensity from 0.4 to 2. Adjusts the shader brightness without changing the foreground content.
scalenumberNo1Scene magnification from 0.6 to 1.6. Higher values bring the forms closer.
grainnumberNo0.04Film grain strength from 0 to 0.2. Zero removes the texture.
mouseInfluencenumberNo1Mouse parallax strength from 0 to 3. Zero disables it. Touch input is ignored.
overlayOpacitynumberNo0.3Opacity of the dark overlay, from 0 to 1. Use it to soften the scene behind foreground text.
pausedbooleanNofalseFreeze time and pointer animation at the current frame. Prop edits still update the scene; resuming preserves elapsed time.
minHeightnumber | stringNo420Minimum container height in pixels or a CSS length. Use style for additional sizing.
childrenReactNodeNoundefinedOptional foreground content above the decorative canvas. Supply your own layout and text colours.
classNamestringNo""Additional CSS classes merged with the base component styles.
styleCSSPropertiesNoundefinedInline styles for caller-defined dimensions and visual overrides.

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