This is a p5.strands version of the Shader as a Texture example. Shaders can be applied to 2D/3D shapes as textures.
To learn more about using shaders in p5.js: p5.js Shaders
Shader as a Texture (p5.strands): Based on p5.js Contributors. Revised by Caleb Foss. Remixed by Dorine Tipo. From 2026 onwards, edited and maintained by p5.js Contributors and Processing Foundation. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
You can find the code history of these examples here: pre-2023 code, 2023 code, 2026 p5.strands translation. You can suggest improvements by contributing to the current website!
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