Paint the Page

Everything starts monochrome… until you wave your mouse or finger and bring the colours back to life.

Why this works

• Single overlay – no per-element hacks.
• GPU accelerated – smooth even on low-end devices.
• Tiny footprint – ~25 lines of JS, everything else in CSS.
• Progressive – fails safe in browsers that lack backdrop-filter.

A Little Image Gallery

Move the pointer to reveal the true colours of these Unsplash photos.