[Mask] Spiral Textures

Spiral masks give you a controlled, rotational reveal pattern instead of a random one — useful whenever a transition needs to feel deliberate, like a whirlpool, a portal, or a stylized wipe, rather than organic and chaotic.

License

Free for personal and commercial use. No attribution required. Commercial games, film, and client work are all permitted. No credit, no backlink, no permission request needed. You may not resell or redistribute the texture files themselves as a texture pack.

What's in this collection

  • Tight spiral — densely wound rings for fast, sharp reveals.
  • Loose spiral — widely spaced rings for slow, gradual wipes.
  • Double spiral — two interleaved arms for symmetric patterns.
  • Faded spiral — soft-edged rings that blend gently into the base.

All masks are seamless in both directions and delivered at high resolution.

Where Spiral Masks are used

UI transitions. Loading screens and menu wipes use spiral masks for a distinctive, branded reveal.

Motion graphics. Spiral masks drive whirlpool, vortex, and portal-style transitions in video.

Game VFX. Magic circles, teleport effects, and status rings often start from a spiral base.

Print and packaging. Spiral patterns add a graphic, hypnotic focal point to layouts.

How to use these in Substance Designer

  1. Import the mask as a grayscale bitmap node.
  2. Feed it into a Blend node to control layer opacity.
  3. Use Levels to sharpen or soften the ring edges.
  4. Animate the input over time for a rotating reveal.

How to use these in Photoshop

  1. Place the mask above the layer you want to reveal.
  2. Convert it to a Layer Mask on that layer.
  3. Use Curves to adjust how gradual the reveal edge is.
  4. Rotate the mask to match your composition's focal point.

How to use these as blend masks in game engines

  1. Import the mask as a grayscale texture asset.
  2. Drive a material's opacity or dissolve input with it.
  3. Animate a threshold value over time for a wipe effect.
  4. Pair with an emissive edge for a glowing dissolve line.

Tips for Spiral Masks specifically

Animate a threshold against the mask rather than just fading opacity — that's what produces the classic spiral wipe effect.

Center the mask precisely on your object's pivot point, or the reveal will look off-axis and unintentional.

Pair tight spirals with fast transitions and loose spirals with slower, more atmospheric ones.

Browse the collection

Mask textures are organized into volumes, each containing multiple packs. New volumes are added continuously.

View the full Mask collection →

Related: Alpha, Abstract.

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