Colorize

Applies a Color signal to every point in a frame. The two preservation switches decide how much of the source shape's own brightness and saturation survive the tint, so you can sit anywhere on a sliding scale from a flat replace to a gentle wash.

Inputs

Port	Type	Default	Range	Description
Frame	Frame	—	—	The frame to colorize
Color	Color	white	—	The target color, evaluated per-point
Preserve Brightness	Switch	on	—	When on, multiplies the target color's brightness by the source point's brightness, so dim parts stay dim
Preserve Saturation	Switch	on	—	When on, multiplies the target color's saturation by the source point's saturation, so unsaturated parts stay unsaturated
Fade Ends	Scalar	0.0	0–1	Fades brightness at path endpoints. Useful for open paths
Mix	Scalar	1.0	0–1	Blends between the source color (0) and the colorized result (1)

Outputs

Port	Type	Description
Frame	Frame	The colorized frame

Ideas

Wire a Color node into the Color input for HSL-controlled coloring, then animate Hue for rainbow cycling.
Enable Preserve Brightness when tinting a shape that already carries its own shading (a Dotter pattern, an SVG with brightness variation). Bright parts stay bright, dim parts stay dim.
Enable both Preserve switches to leave whites and grays untouched while saturated colors get pulled toward the target. Useful when you want to tint accents without flattening the whole shape.
Set Fade Ends > 0 on open paths (Wave, Spiral) to soften the start and end instead of hard cut-offs.
Pull Mix down to 0.5 for a half-strength tint that lets the source color show through.

Tips

The Color input is per-point. Wire a Color node whose Hue is driven by an Oscillator to get a gradient that shifts along the path.
Fade Ends calculates falloff by arc length, so it works proportionally regardless of path complexity. Closed paths are skipped, since there's no endpoint to fade.
With Color disconnected, the default is white.

Color: build a Color signal from HSL, HSV, or RGB
Parametric Curve: has a built-in Color input if you're building a frame from scratch
Dotter: pairs well with Colorize for colored dot patterns

Inputs

Port	Type	Default	Range	Description
Frame	Frame	—	—	The frame to colorize
Color	Color	white	—	The target color, evaluated per-point
Preserve Brightness	Switch	on	—	When on, multiplies the target color's brightness by the source point's brightness, so dim parts stay dim
Preserve Saturation	Switch	on	—	When on, multiplies the target color's saturation by the source point's saturation, so unsaturated parts stay unsaturated
Fade Ends	Scalar	0.0	0–1	Fades brightness at path endpoints. Useful for open paths
Mix	Scalar	1.0	0–1	Blends between the source color (0) and the colorized result (1)

Port

Type

Description

Frame

The colorized frame

Ideas

Wire a Color node into the Color input for HSL-controlled coloring, then animate Hue for rainbow cycling.

Enable Preserve Brightness when tinting a shape that already carries its own shading (a Dotter pattern, an SVG with brightness variation). Bright parts stay bright, dim parts stay dim.

Enable both Preserve switches to leave whites and grays untouched while saturated colors get pulled toward the target. Useful when you want to tint accents without flattening the whole shape.

Set Fade Ends > 0 on open paths (Wave, Spiral) to soften the start and end instead of hard cut-offs.

Pull Mix down to 0.5 for a half-strength tint that lets the source color show through.

Tips

The Color input is per-point. Wire a Color node whose Hue is driven by an Oscillator to get a gradient that shifts along the path.

Fade Ends calculates falloff by arc length, so it works proportionally regardless of path complexity. Closed paths are skipped, since there's no endpoint to fade.

With Color disconnected, the default is white.

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