# Gem Smoke

> Animated WebGL shader background in the Gem Smoke style. Metaballs variant. Generated by the 21st.dev Shader Builder. Adapted from Paper Shaders under Apache-2.0. 4-color palette (#231A10, #A47148, #E3B587, #F9F1E7). Features: cursor-reactive (ripple). A drop-in, zero-dependency React component for hero sections and animated gradient/noise backgrounds.

- Author: [Bailey Rosen](https://21st.dev/@baileyrosen3)
- License: apache-2.0
- Tags: Animation, WebGL, Shader, Hero Background, Paper
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@baileyrosen3/components/gem-smoke

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/baileyrosen3/gem-smoke?api_key=$API_KEY_21ST"
```

Requires a 21st API key (generate one at https://21st.dev/mcp) passed as `API_KEY_21ST`. Free accounts get a limited number of installs per day; unlimited on a paid plan — see https://21st.dev/pricing.

Full component directory: https://21st.dev/llms.txt · More like this: https://21st.dev/community/components/s/animation.md