diff --git a/plotter/field.go b/plotter/field.go
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+// Copyright ©2019 The Gonum Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package plotter
+
+import (
+	"math"
+
+	"gonum.org/v1/plot"
+	"gonum.org/v1/plot/vg"
+	"gonum.org/v1/plot/vg/draw"
+)
+
+// FieldXY describes a two dimensional vector field where the
+// X and Y coordinates are arranged on a rectangular grid.
+type FieldXY interface {
+	// Dims returns the dimensions of the grid.
+	Dims() (c, r int)
+
+	// Vector returns the value of a grid value at (c, r).
+	// It will panic if c or r are out of bounds for the grid.
+	Vector(c, r int) XY
+
+	// X returns the coordinate for the column at the index x.
+	// It will panic if c is out of bounds for the grid.
+	X(c int) float64
+
+	// Y returns the coordinate for the row at the index r.
+	// It will panic if r is out of bounds for the grid.
+	Y(r int) float64
+}
+
+// Field implements the Plotter interface, drawing
+// a vector field of the values in the FieldXY field.
+type Field struct {
+	FieldXY FieldXY
+
+	// DrawGlyph is the user hook to draw a field
+	// vector glyph. The function should draw a unit
+	// vector to (1, 0) on the vg.Canvas, c.
+	// The direction and magnitude of v can be used
+	// to determine properties of the glyph drawing
+	// but should not be used to determine size or
+	// directions of the glyph.
+	//
+	// If DrawGlyph is nil, a simple black arrow will
+	// be drawn.
+	DrawGlyph func(c vg.Canvas, v XY)
+
+	// max define the dynamic range of the field.
+	max float64
+}
+
+// NewField creates as new heat map plotter for the given data,
+// using the provided palette.
+func NewField(f FieldXY) *Field {
+	max := math.Inf(-1)
+	c, r := f.Dims()
+	for i := 0; i < c; i++ {
+		for j := 0; j < r; j++ {
+			v := f.Vector(i, j)
+			d := math.Hypot(v.X, v.Y)
+			if math.IsNaN(d) {
+				continue
+			}
+			max = math.Max(max, d)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &Field{
+		FieldXY: f,
+		max:     max,
+	}
+}
+
+// Plot implements the Plot method of the plot.Plotter interface.
+func (f *Field) Plot(c draw.Canvas, plt *plot.Plot) {
+	trX, trY := plt.Transforms(&c)
+
+	cols, rows := f.FieldXY.Dims()
+	for i := 0; i < cols; i++ {
+		var right, left float64
+		switch i {
+		case 0:
+			right = (f.FieldXY.X(1) - f.FieldXY.X(0)) / 2
+			left = -right
+		case cols - 1:
+			right = (f.FieldXY.X(cols-1) - f.FieldXY.X(cols-2)) / 2
+			left = -right
+		default:
+			right = (f.FieldXY.X(i+1) - f.FieldXY.X(i)) / 2
+			left = -(f.FieldXY.X(i) - f.FieldXY.X(i-1)) / 2
+		}
+
+		for j := 0; j < rows; j++ {
+			var up, down float64
+			switch j {
+			case 0:
+				up = (f.FieldXY.Y(1) - f.FieldXY.Y(0)) / 2
+				down = -up
+			case rows - 1:
+				up = (f.FieldXY.Y(rows-1) - f.FieldXY.Y(rows-2)) / 2
+				down = -up
+			default:
+				up = (f.FieldXY.Y(j+1) - f.FieldXY.Y(j)) / 2
+				down = -(f.FieldXY.Y(j) - f.FieldXY.Y(j-1)) / 2
+			}
+
+			x, y := trX(f.FieldXY.X(i)+left), trY(f.FieldXY.Y(j)+down)
+			dx, dy := trX(f.FieldXY.X(i)+right), trY(f.FieldXY.Y(j)+up)
+
+			if !c.Contains(vg.Point{X: x, Y: y}) || !c.Contains(vg.Point{X: dx, Y: dy}) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			c.Push()
+			c.Translate(vg.Point{X: (x + dx) / 2, Y: (y + dy) / 2})
+			v := f.FieldXY.Vector(i, j)
+			c.Rotate(math.Atan2(v.Y, v.X))
+			s := math.Hypot(v.X, v.Y) / (2 * f.max)
+			v.X *= s
+			v.Y *= s
+			c.Scale(s*float64(dx-x), s*float64(dy-y))
+			if f.DrawGlyph == nil {
+				drawVector(c, v)
+			} else {
+				f.DrawGlyph(c, v)
+			}
+			c.Pop()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func drawVector(c vg.Canvas, v XY) {
+	if math.Hypot(v.X, v.Y) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	// TODO(kortschak): Improve this arrow.
+	var pa vg.Path
+	pa.Move(vg.Point{})
+	pa.Line(vg.Point{X: 1, Y: 0})
+	pa.Close()
+	c.Stroke(pa)
+}
+
+// DataRange implements the DataRange method
+// of the plot.DataRanger interface.
+func (f *Field) DataRange() (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax float64) {
+	c, r := f.FieldXY.Dims()
+	switch c {
+	case 1: // Make a unit length when there is no neighbour.
+		xmax = 0.5
+		xmin = -0.5
+	default:
+		xmax = f.FieldXY.X(c-1) + (f.FieldXY.X(c-1)-f.FieldXY.X(c-2))/2
+		xmin = f.FieldXY.X(0) - (f.FieldXY.X(1)-f.FieldXY.X(0))/2
+	}
+	switch r {
+	case 1: // Make a unit length when there is no neighbour.
+		ymax = 0.5
+		ymin = -0.5
+	default:
+		ymax = f.FieldXY.Y(r-1) + (f.FieldXY.Y(r-1)-f.FieldXY.Y(r-2))/2
+		ymin = f.FieldXY.Y(0) - (f.FieldXY.Y(1)-f.FieldXY.Y(0))/2
+	}
+	return xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax
+}
+
+// GlyphBoxes implements the GlyphBoxes method
+// of the plot.GlyphBoxer interface.
+func (f *Field) GlyphBoxes(plt *plot.Plot) []plot.GlyphBox {
+	c, r := f.FieldXY.Dims()
+	b := make([]plot.GlyphBox, 0, r*c)
+	for i := 0; i < c; i++ {
+		for j := 0; j < r; j++ {
+			b = append(b, plot.GlyphBox{
+				X: plt.X.Norm(f.FieldXY.X(i)),
+				Y: plt.Y.Norm(f.FieldXY.Y(j)),
+				Rectangle: vg.Rectangle{
+					Min: vg.Point{X: -5, Y: -5},
+					Max: vg.Point{X: +5, Y: +5},
+				},
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	return b
+}
diff --git a/plotter/field_test.go b/plotter/field_test.go
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+// Copyright ©2019 The Gonum Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package plotter_test
+
+import (
+	"image/png"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gonum.org/v1/plot"
+	"gonum.org/v1/plot/cmpimg"
+	"gonum.org/v1/plot/plotter"
+	"gonum.org/v1/plot/vg"
+	"gonum.org/v1/plot/vg/draw"
+	"gonum.org/v1/plot/vg/vgimg"
+)
+
+type field struct {
+	c, r int
+	fn   func(x, y float64) plotter.XY
+}
+
+func (f field) Dims() (c, r int)           { return f.c, f.r }
+func (f field) Vector(c, r int) plotter.XY { return f.fn(f.X(c), f.Y(r)) }
+func (f field) X(c int) float64 {
+	if c < 0 || c >= f.c {
+		panic("index out of range")
+	}
+	return float64(c - f.c/2)
+}
+func (f field) Y(r int) float64 {
+	if r < 0 || r >= f.r {
+		panic("index out of range")
+	}
+	return float64(r - f.r/2)
+}
+
+func ExampleField() {
+	f := plotter.NewField(field{
+		r: 17, c: 19,
+		fn: func(x, y float64) plotter.XY {
+			return plotter.XY{
+				X: y,
+				Y: -x,
+			}
+		},
+	})
+
+	p, err := plot.New()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	p.Title.Text = "Vector field"
+
+	p.X.Tick.Marker = integerTicks{}
+	p.Y.Tick.Marker = integerTicks{}
+
+	p.Add(f)
+
+	img := vgimg.New(250, 175)
+	dc := draw.New(img)
+
+	p.Draw(dc)
+	w, err := os.Create("testdata/field.png")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	png := vgimg.PngCanvas{Canvas: img}
+	if _, err = png.WriteTo(w); err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestField(t *testing.T) {
+	cmpimg.CheckPlot(ExampleField, t, "field.png")
+}
+
+func ExampleField_gophers() {
+	file, err := os.Open("gopher_running.png")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	gopher, err := png.Decode(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+
+	f := plotter.NewField(field{
+		r: 5, c: 9,
+		fn: func(x, y float64) plotter.XY {
+			return plotter.XY{
+				X: -0.75*x + y,
+				Y: -0.75*y - x,
+			}
+		},
+	})
+
+	// Provide a DrawGlyph function to render a custom
+	// vector glyph instead of the default arrow.
+	f.DrawGlyph = func(c vg.Canvas, v plotter.XY) {
+		// Draw a unit square gopher running to the right
+		// centered on the origin.
+		c.Translate(vg.Point{X: -0.5, Y: -0.5})
+		c.DrawImage(vg.Rectangle{Max: vg.Point{X: 1, Y: 1}}, gopher)
+	}
+
+	p, err := plot.New()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	p.Title.Text = "Gopher vortex"
+
+	p.X.Tick.Marker = integerTicks{}
+	p.Y.Tick.Marker = integerTicks{}
+
+	p.Add(f)
+
+	img := vgimg.New(250, 175)
+	dc := draw.New(img)
+
+	p.Draw(dc)
+	w, err := os.Create("testdata/gopher_field.png")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	png := vgimg.PngCanvas{Canvas: img}
+	if _, err = png.WriteTo(w); err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func max(a, b int) int {
+	if a > b {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+func TestFieldGophers(t *testing.T) {
+	cmpimg.CheckPlot(ExampleField_gophers, t, "gopher_field.png")
+}
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