# Help with "Freezing" Animation **URL:** \ **Category:** Patterns and Code\ **Tags:** beginner, v3\ **Created:** [July 27, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/help-with-freezing-animation/2368 "2022-07-27T16:37:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LEDland](https://forum.electromage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LEDland](https://forum.electromage.com/u/LEDland)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/help-with-freezing-animation/2368/1 "2022-07-27T16:37:16Z")
Hi Everyone! Beginner here looking for a little guidance. I am working on a project that calls for a coat with embedded LEDs to “freeze” and “thaw”. I was thinking I would make them as two patterns. One that starts with the 2D plane in black and fills with blue as it freezes and a second that begins as blue and fills from the center with an orange circle. I’ve been trying to use samples of code from a few other programs and got somewhat close but not quite where I want it to be. I’ve attached what I have below. The issue I’m having with it is that the outside edges of the plane start out blue so it’s more like a black ring moving through rather than a blue circle expanding. [Freeze 2.epe](https://forum.electromage.com/uploads/short-url/c2BFC5yS3rlcXHjUKVzcMXdjZOi.epe) (4.1 KB) Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![bbqchickennn](https://forum.electromage.com/user_avatar/forum.electromage.com/bbqchickennn/32/1952_2.png) [@bbqchickennn](https://forum.electromage.com/u/bbqchickennn)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.electromage.com/t/help-with-freezing-animation/2368/2 "2022-07-28T14:44:27Z")
I wonder if it wouldn’t be simpler to use `triangle` or `wave` as a control value instead of two different patterns. Maybe even as an ambient temperature if you’re using physical models