Fractal mirror guide

Three looks

Each picture below was made in Fractal mirror from the sample it opens with. The table under each one is the whole recipe.

Auto-rotate is off to hold the picture still, and Zoom depth is low so each copy stays sharp.

Escher spiral

Copies of the sample picture winding inwards in a spiral
The Escher spiral preset with a low Zoom depth.

Follow the copies inwards: each is a smaller copy of the picture, and together they wind towards the centre. That is the spiral form of the Droste effect.

SettingValue
PresetsEscher spiral
Auto-rotateOff
Zoom depth0.7

Zen mandala

A round pattern of twelve mirrored slices, orange and blue at the centre
Twelve mirrored slices around the centre.

With Mirror on, the twelve slices meet edge to edge, so the sample becomes a round, even pattern.

SettingValue
PresetsZen mandala
Auto-rotateOff
PulseOff
Zoom depth0.7

Try Symmetry at 6 or 8 for bolder slices.

Wormhole

Copies of the sample picture set in rings around a tunnel that narrows to the centre
The Wormhole preset, held still.

The picture repeats in rings that shrink towards the middle, so you seem to look down a tunnel.

SettingValue
PresetsWormhole
Auto-rotateOff
Auto-zoomOff
Zoom depth0.5

Turn Auto-zoom back on to travel down it.