# Water caustics

Visual style (Techniques)
Source: https://visual-gallery.asami.tokyo/en/styles/water-caustics

Light refracted by a rippling water surface casts a web of thin bright lines on a pool floor.

## Palette
- #0B1E3A Floor navy (~70%)
- #16325A Tile grout (~10%)
- #F2C14E Caustic gold (~15%)
- #FFF4D6 Flare (~5%)

## Visual traits
- A network of thin, bright, curved lines forms irregular rounded cells
- Where several lines meet, the light is brightest and blooms slightly
- Inside the cells the floor stays dark; brightness varies across the web
- The floor is deep navy ceramic tile with a faint grid
- The light lines are warm gold to near white

## Prompt
Water caustics: a web of thin, bright, curved gold lines on a deep navy ceramic-tile pool floor, cast by light refracted through a rippling water surface. The lines form irregular rounded cells and bloom brightest where several meet; the floor inside the cells stays dark, with faint tile grout lines.

## Avoid
visible water surface, underwater figures, straight lines, uniform brightness, daylight scene above water