Hraban (and others),

You got me thinking so I added this code to end of your code as a bit of 
fun. It's code from the luametafun manual to which I added two and a 
half lines.

Best Wishes

Keith

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\startMPcode
vardef tst (expr x, y, i, n) =
definecolor [ name = "MyColor1", r = uniformdeviate(1), g = 
uniformdeviate(1), b = uniformdeviate(1) ] ;
definecolor [ name = "MyColor2", r = uniformdeviate(1), g = 
uniformdeviate(1), b = uniformdeviate(1) ] ;
draw lmt_outline [
text = "Ein",
kind = "both",
fillcolor = "MyColor1",
drawcolor = "MyColor2",
rulethickness = 1/2,
]ysized (30+5*i/n) shifted (10x,10y) 
rotatedaround(origin,uniformdeviate(360));
enddef ;
draw lmt_poisson [
width = 20,
height = 20,
distance = 1,
count = 20,
macro = "tst"
arguments = 4,
] xsized 6cm ;
\stopMPcode

On 08/07/2023 15:28, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
> Am 08.07.23 um 15:14 schrieb Keith McKay:
>> I played about with the number of shadow layers and added a wee bit 
>> randomness which gave a nice effect. See the code below and the 
>> attached png.
>
> Good idea, makes sense for big text – my captions are only 8pt, there 
> 10 layers are already a lot, and the randomness doesn’t make a 
> difference.
>
> For titles, it would be nice to apply lmt_poisson to arbitrary paths.
>
> I wonder what’s possible if we don’t _draw_ lmt_outline but use it as 
> a base for more fun…
>
> Hraban
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