Rendering bake-off

Which crayon style feels right?

The same small machine, rendered by four candidates. Click an example to select your favorite.

01

Wax stamp v2

Canvas · cached sprite

Strong pigment body with sparse clusters. Wheels are pre-rendered sprites, so their texture rotates without flicker.

02

Dry crayon

Canvas 2D

Drier strokes with gaps where paper fibers show through. These can be replaced with scanned brush masks.

03

Pigment shader v3

WebGL2 · local texture

Fractally distorted silhouette, fully transparent pigment gaps, and a narrow intermittent core that keeps the shape readable.

04

Original pigment · local

WebGL2 · local texture

The original dense, evenly granular pigment, now attached to the wheels and ball so it follows their movement.