Checking your mesh | Complexity metrics: R, D, and H | Rugosity | Shape Metrics | Transform mesh into a DEM or 2D shape | References

Height range | Rugosity | Fractal dimension | Height variation method | Area method | Multiple metrics | Multiple squares | Sample a random square | Rules of thumb

The lvec | Non-fractal surfaces | References

Color palettes | 1) Browse the internet or your personal folders until you find a pretty picture of your favorite fish | 2) Go to https://coolors.co/app or use your illustration software of choice (Adobe Illustrato, Inkscape, etc). | 3) Press the camera symbol and either paste the link of a picture from the internet or upload one from your computer. | 4) Let the fun begin! Carefully pick 5 colors that represent the full beauty of your fish. Make sure to follow an appropriate color order according to color spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet (or vice versa). | 5) Copy the hex color codes. | 6) Go to https://github.com/nschiett/fishualize/issues, start a new issue with the label "enhancement" and paste the 5 colors and the species name (only scientific names please, i.e. genus and species separated by an underscore: "Zebrasoma_velifer"). | 7) Awesome. Your work is done! We will add your fish color palette as soon as we can. | Silhouettes | 1) The shape MUST be a .png file with clear background. | 2) Only contribute silhouettes you have drawn yourself and for which you hold copyright. | 3) Ensure that the silhouette is black and 9cm in width for consistency. | 4) Check that your file is smaller than 50 kb. | 5) Fish only! No mammals, birds, insects, or other products of your taxonomic imagination. | 6) Name the file as “Family_Genus.species.png”. No common names, no abbreviations, no Genus.spp, no spelling mistakes. | 7) Send your silhouette to [email protected] or directly clone and pull the “fishape” repo on GitHub (https://github.com/simonjbrandl/fishape), add your silhouettes to the folder “shapes,” and push everything back on GitHub. | Frequently asked questions | I am having SO.MUCH.FUN making fish color palettes and want to help more. How do I do this? | I want to use the color palette of my study species, but I am not happy with the palette as it is currently provided. What can I do? | I love fishualize. Can I put the fishualize hexagon sticker on my laptop?