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Op art design: swelling band, bulging grid, ring flicker

Op art — Bands a millimetre wide swelling and thinning across the frame in a slow wave, strictly two tones, the spacing modulated so the flat sheet appears to bulge toward the viewer in the middle., op-art repeat, two tones only, mechanically drawn bands whose spacing is modulated on a curve so the flat sheet appears to swell, no shading and no third colour, hard vector edges, no gradient

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Reading 1Ditsy
Reading 2Medium
Reading 3Large

Op art makes a flat sheet move: bands that swell and thin, grids that bulge, concentric rings that flicker, drawn with a mechanically even line whose spacing changes on a curve, in two tones and nothing else. These nine render swelling-band, bulging-grid and ring-flicker op art across three colourways. Ask for a different modulation curve, and the same three colourways carry it.

  • a poster or gallery-style print
  • a phone case or tech accessory print
  • a phone wallpaper
  • a fabric or wallpaper swatch
  • a stationery or notebook cover print

Frequently asked questions

What size and format do these print at?
Each pattern is a seamless square tile at even resolution, so it repeats cleanly on a poster, fabric, or a wallpaper roll.
Can I get a different modulation curve?
Yes — the direction field takes any curve or rhythm description, and the same three colourways render it.
What's the difference between the three modulations?
Swelling band thickens and thins straight lines, bulging grid warps a grid as if seen through a lens, and ring flicker spaces concentric rings to create a vibrating effect.
Is this two colours only, like real op art?
Yes — the set holds to the real op art convention of two tones and a mechanically drawn line, no gradients or shading.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.