Shadertiedon

Shadertiedon refers to a loose online community and series of shader challenges that focus on real-time shader art and experimentation. Participants typically submit fragment shaders and share explanations of techniques, such as color palettes, noise functions, ray marching, or procedural textures. Submissions are often presented in a gallery and documented in public repositories or blog posts.

Origin and development are community-driven; it began in the early 2020s as an informal gathering on forums and later adopted a more structured format with prompts and deadlines.

An iteration usually starts with a prompt or theme. Participants write a shader, test locally with WebGL, Shadertoy-like environments, or offline tools, and publish with notes on techniques. The gallery includes thumbnails and short descriptions; some entries include performance notes and resolution guidance.

Shadertiedon serves educational purposes: it provides exposure to shader programming concepts, fosters peer review, and preserves techniques. The project also contributes to the broader shader art community by linking to tutorials and showcasing creative uses of algorithms.

See also: Shadertoy, The Book of Shaders, WebGL, GLSL, OpenGL Shading Language.