Rendering Diamonds

#1

We’ve no diamonds but we guess they should look like the attached images :slight_smile:

#2

“I aint got none either” but I think those are beautifull!

#3

Mocking my capital city are we? :wink: hehehe

Very, very nice Igors… I wonder what inspired this shader…
Ian

#4

my girlfriend has some :slight_smile:

Does it work with caustics ?

Reuben

#5

Gentlemen, thx for good words, but these diamonds (unlike CD’s) are only a “programmer’s trick”, real diamonds/jewels has nothing in common with diffraction, their color transitions are caused by other effects. In other words, we must to notify you: these diamonds are artificial :slight_smile:

>> Does it work with caustics ? <<

If you ask: “Can they cast a rainbowed shadow?” then the answer is “no”, it needs a serious physical model (+ significant time for calculation)

The “trick” is: just create random (but successive) highlights and let RT recursive labyrinth mixes it by using its refraction/reflection rules (RT does this automatically). As a result we see a lot of colors transitions that are well in animation. After all, CG goal is not to follow by physics only :slight_smile:

#6

Thats cool, so internal chromatic aberrations then…

You can fake the external ones (rainbow shadows) so this will come in handy to complete the effect!
Ian

#7

Hi, Ian

Such features would slow down RT/caustics render speed in several times (each wave of light spectrum requires a separate calculation). Plus user has almost zero “degree of freedom” to control these very capricious effects.

Of course, “chromatic aberrations” sounds very cool, but, IMHO, AE is muuch faster and more effective :wink:

#8

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