Gradients and glows
GradientA linear, radial, conic or wave gradient drawn as a dither.GlowA soft dithered spotlight from any point, breathing slowly.Mesh gradientColour blobs that drift and melt into each other.BeamsShafts of light from a point that fade with distance.RiseA vertical ramp whose top edge waves and drifts, dark above to bright below.
Textures
NoiseA slow, folding noise texture.PlasmaOverlapping sine waves that flow into each other.SilkFolds of silk with a bright highlight along each crest.SmokeSoft smoke that billows upward and thins out.WavesLayered swells under a glowing horizon.
Patterns
ContoursA topographic map: contour lines over slowly drifting hills.RipplesConcentric rings spreading from three points.MetaballsSoft blobs that drift, merge and split like a lava lamp.TunnelA slow flight down a tunnel of glowing rings.Retro gridA perspective grid floor scrolling toward a striped sun.