diff --git a/contour_layer.go b/contour_layer.go
index 67cb8f7..dec9f16 100644
--- a/contour_layer.go
+++ b/contour_layer.go
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@ import (
 
 type ContourLayer struct {
 	field  Field
+	rng    *rand.Rand
 	maxActors uint32
 	actors []*Actor
 	actorIndex uint32
 	actorColor rl.Color
-	rng    *rand.Rand
+	loActorAngle float32
+	hiActorAngle float32
 }
 
-func NewContourLayer(sketch *Sketch, rng *rand.Rand, field Field, color rl.Color) *ContourLayer {
+func NewContourLayer(sketch *Sketch, rng *rand.Rand, field Field, color rl.Color, loActorAngle float32, hiActorAngle float32) *ContourLayer {
 
 	maxActors := 200000
 
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ func NewContourLayer(sketch *Sketch, rng *rand.Rand, field Field, color rl.Color
 		maxActors: uint32(maxActors),
 		actorColor: color,
 		actorIndex: 0,
+		loActorAngle: loActorAngle,
+		hiActorAngle: hiActorAngle,
 	}
 
 	return &layer
@@ -43,6 +47,8 @@ func (s *ContourLayer) AddActors(color rl.Color, n, sourceWidth, sourceHeight in
 				field:    s.field,
 				stepSize: 1,
 				color:    s.actorColor,
+				loAngle: s.loActorAngle,
+				hiAngle: s.hiActorAngle,
 			}
 		s.actors[s.actorIndex] = newActor
 		s.actorIndex = (s.actorIndex + 1) % s.maxActors
@@ -72,11 +78,13 @@ type Actor struct {
 	field    Field
 	stepSize float32
 	color    rl.Color
+	loAngle  float32
+	hiAngle  float32
 }
 
 func (a *Actor) Draw() {
 	v := a.field.Get(a.position.X, a.position.Y)
-	rad := rl.Remap(v, 0, 1, 0, 5*math.Pi)
+	rad := rl.Remap(v, 0, 1, a.loAngle, a.hiAngle)
 	nextPosition := rl.Vector2{X: a.position.X + a.stepSize*float32(math.Cos(float64(rad))), Y: a.position.Y + a.stepSize*float32(math.Sin(float64(rad)))}
 	rl.DrawLineV(a.position, nextPosition, a.color)
 	a.position = nextPosition
diff --git a/field.go b/field.go
index cf921e7..9b9743a 100644
--- a/field.go
+++ b/field.go
@@ -90,3 +90,36 @@ func (f *ImageField) Get(x, y float32) float32 {
 	c := f.pixels.Get(int(x+float32(f.offsetX)), int(y+float32(f.offsetY)))
 	return Brightness(c)
 }
+
+
+/** LAYER HELPERS **/
+
+type FieldLayer struct {
+	field Field
+	loColor rl.Color
+	hiColor rl.Color
+	dirty bool
+}
+
+func (fl *FieldLayer) Update(ctx *RenderCtx) {
+	;
+}
+
+func (fl *FieldLayer) Draw(ctx *RenderCtx) {
+	rl.ClearBackground(rl.Blank)
+	rl.BeginBlendMode(rl.BlendAlphaPremultiply)
+	for x := range ctx.SourceWidth {
+		for y := range ctx.SourceHeight {
+			v := fl.field.Get(float32(x), float32(y))
+			clr := LerpCurve(v, 1.3, fl.loColor, fl.hiColor)
+			rl.DrawPixel(x, y, clr)
+		}
+	}
+	rl.EndBlendMode()
+	fl.dirty = false
+}
+
+func (fl *FieldLayer) IsDirty() bool {
+	return fl.dirty
+}
+
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 18700e2..e05d9bc 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"math"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"time"
-	"flag"
 
 	g "github.com/d2fn/sumi/internal/graphics"
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func main() {
 	//NewColor(11, 35, 176, 50),
 
 	//r
-	contourLayer := NewContourLayer(&sketch, rng, field, actorColor)
+	contourLayer := NewContourLayer(&sketch, rng, field, actorColor, -math.Pi, math.Pi)
 	sketch.AddLayer("contours", contourLayer)
 	sketch.AddLayer("sierpinski-arrowhead", sierpinskiLayer)
 //	aurora := NewImageLayer("/home/d/Dropbox/photos/Events/2025/Aurora/Photo Nov 11 2025, 9 52 03 PM.jpg")
@@ -246,32 +247,3 @@ func main() {
 	rl.CloseWindow()
 }
 
-type FieldLayer struct {
-	field Field
-	loColor rl.Color
-	hiColor rl.Color
-	dirty bool
-}
-
-func (fl *FieldLayer) Update(ctx *RenderCtx) {
-	;
-}
-
-func (fl *FieldLayer) Draw(ctx *RenderCtx) {
-	rl.ClearBackground(rl.Blank)
-	rl.BeginBlendMode(rl.BlendAlphaPremultiply)
-	for x := range ctx.SourceWidth {
-		for y := range ctx.SourceHeight {
-			v := fl.field.Get(float32(x), float32(y))
-			clr := LerpCurve(v, 1.3, fl.loColor, fl.hiColor)
-			rl.DrawPixel(x, y, clr)
-		}
-	}
-	rl.EndBlendMode()
-	fl.dirty = false
-}
-
-func (fl *FieldLayer) IsDirty() bool {
-	return fl.dirty
-}
-