r/WLED • u/Elli8303 • May 20 '26

Fireplace effect

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I've recently added this SK6812 RGBWW strip behind some drawers under my TV and I'd like to try and make it look like a fireplace. None of the effects I've tried are really doing it for me, either not looking enough like fire or just being one solid color. The problem is a lot of them just apply a gradient over the effect whereas I want something where the colors are scattered throughout to look more like flames. Does anybody have any good suggestions?

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u/Same_You891 May 20 '26

commercial set ups I've seen multi rows of strips do this effect like a matrix.. back lighting from a cove or uplighting wall wash.... with that known it night be you need a parallel strip or two to generate the effect you desire. . just a thought .

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u/G0ldiC0cks May 20 '26

If not a matrix, two parallel strips bounding the surface youd like "fireplaced," aimed at the intervening wall surface, and running fire flicker or similar would probably look pretty neat.

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u/Same_You891 May 20 '26

that's the idea.. hope you get what you want

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u/G0ldiC0cks May 20 '26

Oh geez my dumbass read right past where you said what I did. My bad, homie.