Ambient patterned grobs

grid.pattern_ambient() draws noise patterns onto the graphic device powered by the ambient package.

grid.pattern_ambient(
  x = c(0, 0, 1, 1),
  y = c(1, 0, 0, 1),
  id = 1L,
  ...,
  type = "simplex",
  fill = gp$fill %||% "grey80",
  fill2 = "#4169E1",
  frequency = 0.01,
  interpolator = "quintic",
  fractal = switch(type, worley = "none", "fbm"),
  octaves = 3,
  lacunarity = 2,
  gain = 0.5,
  pertubation = "none",
  pertubation_amplitude = 1,
  value = "cell",
  distance_ind = c(1, 2),
  jitter = 0.45,
  res = 72,
  alpha = NA_real_,
  default.units = "npc",
  name = NULL,
  gp = gpar(),
  draw = TRUE,
  vp = NULL
)

Arguments

x	A numeric vector or unit object specifying x-locations of the pattern boundary.
y	A numeric vector or unit object specifying y-locations of the pattern boundary.
id	A numeric vector used to separate locations in x, y into multiple boundaries. All locations within the same id belong to the same boundary.
...	Currently ignored
type	Either cubic, perlin, simplex, value, white, or worley
fill	Fill colour
fill2	Second colour
frequency	Determines the granularity of the features in the noise.
interpolator	How should values between sampled points be calculated? Either 'linear', 'hermite', or 'quintic' (default), ranging from lowest to highest quality.
fractal	The fractal type to use. Either 'none', 'fbm' (default), 'billow', or 'rigid-multi'. It is suggested that you experiment with the different types to get a feel for how they behaves.
octaves	The number of noise layers used to create the fractal noise. Ignored if fractal = 'none'. Defaults to 3.
lacunarity	The frequency multiplier between successive noise layers when building fractal noise. Ignored if fractal = 'none'. Defaults to 2.
gain	The relative strength between successive noise layers when building fractal noise. Ignored if fractal = 'none'. Defaults to 0.5.
pertubation	The pertubation to use. Either 'none' (default), 'normal', or 'fractal'. Defines the displacement (warping) of the noise, with 'normal' giving a smooth warping and 'fractal' giving a more eratic warping.
pertubation_amplitude	The maximal pertubation distance from the origin. Ignored if pertubation = 'none'. Defaults to 1.
value	The noise value to return. Either 'value' (default) A random value associated with the closest point 'distance' The distance to the closest point 'distance2' The distance to the nth closest point (n given by distance_ind[1]) 'distance2add' Addition of the distance to the nth and mth closest point given in distance_ind 'distance2sub' Substraction of the distance to the nth and mth closest point given in distance_ind 'distance2mul' Multiplication of the distance to the nth and mth closest point given in distance_ind 'distance2div' Division of the distance to the nth and mth closest point given in distance_ind
distance_ind	Reference to the nth and mth closest points that should be used when calculating value.
jitter	The maximum distance a point can move from its start position during sampling of cell points.
res	Assumed resolution (in pixels per graphic device inch) to use when creating array pattern.
alpha	Alpha (between 0 and 1) or NA (default, preserves colors' alpha value).
default.units	A string indicating the default units to use if x or y are only given as numeric vectors.
name	A character identifier.
gp	An object of class "gpar", typically the output from a call to the function gpar. This is basically a list of graphical parameter settings.
draw	A logical value indicating whether graphics output should be produced.
vp	A Grid viewport object (or NULL).

Value

A grid grob object invisibly. If draw is TRUE then also draws to the graphic device as a side effect.

See also

For more information about the noise types please see the relevant ambient documentation: ambient::noise_cubic(), ambient::noise_perlin(), ambient::noise_simplex(), ambient::noise_value(), ambient::noise_white(), and ambient::noise_worley(). grid.pattern_plasma() provides an alternative noise pattern that depends on magick.

Examples

 if (requireNamespace("ambient")) {
   x_hex <- 0.5 + 0.5 * cos(seq(2 * pi / 4, by = 2 * pi / 6, length.out = 6))
   y_hex <- 0.5 + 0.5 * sin(seq(2 * pi / 4, by = 2 * pi / 6, length.out = 6))
   grid.pattern_ambient(x_hex, y_hex, fill = "green", fill2 = "blue")
   grid::grid.newpage()
   grid.pattern_ambient(x_hex, y_hex, fill = "green", fill2 = "blue", type = "cubic")
 }
#> Loading required namespace: ambient