# Cider Rocks! \[MeshSurfaceSampler + Texture, gradient, modified pass\]

**URL:** <https://discourse.threejs.org/t/cider-rocks-meshsurfacesampler-texture-gradient-modified-pass/56764>\
**Category:** Resources\
**Tags:** texture, meshsurfacesampler, postprocessing, gradient\
**Created:** [October 7, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/cider-rocks-meshsurfacesampler-texture-gradient-modified-pass/56764 "2023-10-07T22:19:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![prisoner849](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/prisoner849/32/535_2.png) [@prisoner849](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/prisoner849)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/cider-rocks-meshsurfacesampler-texture-gradient-modified-pass/56764/1 "2023-10-07T22:19:44Z")

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Hi community!

Picture:

 ![изображение](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/threejs/original/3X/d/1/d198dfa05cbbd44738139f09a0815eef01b8f2d0.jpeg)

**Demo: [https://codepen.io/prisoner849/full/zYymbBa](https://codepen.io/prisoner849/full/zYymbBa)**

As usual, it’s all started as an attempt of an answer in a forum topic([ShaderMaterial not working correctly](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/shadermaterial-not-working-correctly/56669)). Ended up with a funny sketch 🙂

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**Author:** ![PavelBoytchev](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/pavelboytchev/32/38639_2.png) [@PavelBoytchev](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/PavelBoytchev)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 7:02am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/cider-rocks-meshsurfacesampler-texture-gradient-modified-pass/56764/2 "2023-10-08T07:02:03Z")

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Beautiful, as always.

You may start a new religion with people who believe the Earth is shaped like an apple. Apple Earthers.

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**Author:** ![fleixi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3da27b/32.png) [@fleixi](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/fleixi)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/cider-rocks-meshsurfacesampler-texture-gradient-modified-pass/56764/3 "2023-10-08T09:39:06Z")

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All hail to the great apple tree, the mother off our glory appleshaped earth.

Beautiful as every time

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**Author:** ![prisoner849](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/prisoner849/32/535_2.png) [@prisoner849](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/prisoner849)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/cider-rocks-meshsurfacesampler-texture-gradient-modified-pass/56764/4 "2023-10-08T09:46:56Z")

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@PavelBoytchev @fleixi thanks, guys 🙂  
Glory to apples! 🤘

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**Author:** ![unni\_krishnan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f4b2a3/32.png) [@unni\_krishnan](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/unni_krishnan)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/cider-rocks-meshsurfacesampler-texture-gradient-modified-pass/56764/5 "2023-10-08T13:22:35Z")

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thats looks good. @prisoner849

> **[컬러버스 - 오픈 메타버스 플랫폼.](https://colorver.se/en/)**
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> 컬러버스는 자신만의 색깔을 담은 세계를 만들고 공유하는 오픈 메타버스 플랫폼입니다.

do you know how to achieve this morphing animation like in this site . i used gsap but its not working correctly. is shader is must wanted for these kind of morphing. or is there any other simple ways ?  
if any one knows please help .