Slices = instant clones
Set slices to 24 and each brush line is echoed every 15°, so a single squiggle becomes 24 ribbons orbiting the center.
Rotational magic
Kaleidoscope Pattern — Calm, Seeded, Mobile-Friendly
Controls
0.40×
Slices12
Speed0.4x
ModeAuto
Canvas
Auto Rosette: gently rotating. Switch to Draw to paint with symmetry.
Tip: in Draw mode, each stroke keeps its own color. Toggle 🌬️ for subtle “breathing.”
How it works
Auto Rosette uses a seeded random generator to place petals, dots, and starlets on concentric rings, then mirrors them around N slices for perfect rotational symmetry. The scene rotates slowly, with an optional “breathing” scale for subtle motion. Switch to Draw and your finger/pen strokes are echoed across all slices—instant kaleidoscope doodling.
- Slices: symmetry order (6–24). Higher values give intricate mandalas.
- Palette: choose monochrome, analogous, triad, or pastel hues.
- Seed: use any text to recreate the same rosette later.
- Speed: rotation speed (0 = still).
- Breathing: gentle in/out scaling to add life without being flashy.
About Kaleidoscopes: Symmetry, Creativity, and Calm
This kaleidoscope generator blends gentle animation with hands-on creativity. It’s designed for focus breaks, classroom demos, and quiet meditation sessions. Select your symmetry, palette, and speed, or switch to Draw mode to sketch lines that mirror across slices in real time. Because every stroke keeps its own color, you can layer a multicolour mandala that slowly rotates—soothing, private, and fully client-side in your browser on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Chromebooks.
What’s a kaleidoscope, mathematically?
A kaleidoscope image shows radial symmetry: the design repeats as you rotate it. The slice count you choose (e.g., 6, 12, 24) is the symmetry order—how many times a pattern maps onto itself during a full 360° turn. Our Auto Rosette mode scatters petals, dots, and spokes on concentric rings using a seeded random generator (so the same Seed recreates the same rosette). The engine then replicates each element around the circle, producing a perfectly rotationally symmetric design. Turn on Breathing for a subtle in–out scale that adds life without distraction.
Mindful use: a mini meditation
- Set an intention: choose a calm speed (0–0.4×) and a soft palette (Pastel or Analogous).
- Breathe with the motion: inhale as the pattern “expands,” exhale as it “contracts.” If Breathing is off, match your breath to the slow rotation.
- Draw deliberately: in Draw mode, pick a color and make slow, continuous lines. Watch them echo around the circle. Change color for the next phrase—like verses in a song.
- Single-point focus: choose a small junction near the center and rest your gaze there, letting peripheral vision absorb the movement.
- End gently: pause, notice any tension released in the eyes, jaw, and shoulders, then resume your day.
Creative tips & learning angles
- Color harmony: Analogous palettes (neighbouring hues) read as calm; Triad palettes feel lively. Mix short warm strokes with long cool strokes for depth.
- Structure first: start with a few large curves near the outer ring, then add finer lines toward the center to create a sense of scale.
- Symmetry exploration: compare 6 vs 12 vs 24 slices—more slices create denser, snowflake-like detail.
- Seed sharing: type a Seed so classmates or friends can reproduce the same base rosette before adding their own colours.
5 Fun Facts about Kaleidoscope Patterns
Seeds behave like mixtapes
Type any phrase into Seed; the app runs it through an FNV-style 32-bit hash, so “moon jelly” regenerates the same rosette on any device.
Shareable patterns
Petal factory under the hood
Auto mode stacks between 10 and 17 rings and randomly assigns petals, dots, or spokes before mirroring them, so two generations rarely match.
Procedural art
Breathing sync is a slow tide
🌬️ Breathing adds a sine-wave scale that sways only about +/- 3% roughly every 7.8 seconds—perfect timing for inhale/exhale pacing.
Mindful motion
Color chords, literally
Analogous palettes offset the base hue by +/- 12° and +/- 24°, while Triad jumps 120°, 240°, plus 30°/210° accents—basically music chords, but in color.
Palette nerdiness