This page walks you through three simple steps to create the visual below. This project, called DeepInMatrix, is part of the tutorial and loads automatically the first time you run MCP. It is also described in detail in the built‑in manual. If you are starting from scratch, the entire project takes about 12 minutes—approximately 6 minutes to prepare all parameters and 6 minutes to render.
The first step is to create an image that controls a vector field. A potential vector field is generated from an image in which red pixels push brushes outward and green pixels pull them inward; these pixels act as the field’s sources. The image PField.png shown below was created in Windows Paint in about two minutes using the airbrush. You do not need to be precise, because MCP automatically selects an optimal number of sources from your image to balance detail and performance (see the built‑in manual for more information).
The second step is to create a palette that controls the number of steps each brush will take and the color used by all brushes at each step. The image Palette.png shown below was created in Windows Paint in about two minutes. The color is always read from left to right along the middle horizontal line, which in this palette provides 700 colors and therefore 700 steps.
The third step is to set the parameters for MCP, which takes about two minutes. For more details on MCP parameters, see the built‑in manual.
Then click Render or press F5, and in about six minutes on a regular PC the final image will be ready (see this video showing how it forms).
