ocean sunset particles

Up to 180,000 shaded points form the coastal rock, clouds, sun, and sea. Waves move the water while fine particles drift away and reform around the surfaces. Move your pointer across the scene to shift the perspective, or pause to keep a still view.

renderer

Three.js WebGL2 point cloud with shaded grains, depth, and luminous highlights

motion

GPU wave and flow displacement, depth-tested particles, HDR bloom, and filmic color

palette

Sunset amber from the ASCII ocean, with cyan water and violet rock

Inspired by cullenwebber/three-ml-sharp, adapted as a procedural ocean study for this site.