PixiJS Meshes — guide skill for backgrounds & shaders

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Deform images with custom geometry in PixiJS v8: meshes, planes, ropes and 2.5D perspective corners.

• Type: Guide · Backgrounds & shaders
• Slug: pixijs-meshes
• Status: live
• Publisher: PixiJS (vendor, verified)
• License: MIT
• Source: https://github.com/pixijs/pixijs-skills/tree/main/skills/pixijs-scene-mesh
• Works in: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI
• Requires: PixiJS v8
• Cost: Free — open-source library (MIT)
• Adoption: 5,700 installs, 358 GitHub stars (skills.sh, 2026-10-26)

What it does

Renders custom geometry in PixiJS v8 with Mesh and MeshGeometry. Variants cover MeshSimple for per-frame vertex animation, MeshPlane for subdivided deformation, MeshRope for textures along a path and PerspectiveMesh for 2.5D corner pinning.

Use when

• Warping or waving an image
• A texture that follows a path
• Fake 3D perspective on a flat image

Install

• Claude Code: npx skills add https://github.com/pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-scene-mesh -a claude-code
• Codex: npx skills add https://github.com/pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-scene-mesh -a codex
• Cursor: npx skills add https://github.com/pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-scene-mesh -a cursor
• Gemini CLI: npx skills add https://github.com/pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-scene-mesh -a gemini-cli

Example output

https://skills.varg.ai/previews/pixijs-meshes.mp4 — v8.18 release video, 'MeshRope width' segment: one texture bent along waving rope meshes of three thicknesses (credit: PixiJS (@PixiJS), https://x.com/PixiJS/status/2044837805973790805)

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