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update / 04-nov-2009 added material details
After making a quick test for a frosted mirror material (sort of frosted glass in front of a mirror) I couldn’t resist making a nice studio render with heavy post production :)
Material of frosted mirror consist of a pure mirror behind (inside on the modelling point of view) a thick layer of glass, which refraction & reflection have approx 0.65 in glossiness. In the example above I’ve mixed the map with transparent glass to compare the frosted effect aside from clear glass.
Material don't contain actually any blend mat nor mix map, only a black & white map dimmed in reflection & refraction glossiness
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i guess you dont want to share the material? :)
You’ll learn more be trying to redo it, I gave some hints below the image :) Besides, when I look at your portfolio, you should be able to do even better !
wow thanks :) well i am not so sure, ive always been using only glass with simple refraction.. i should get into this and try something more complex (and fun to do) :)
anyway thanks
wow nice job!
did you use mix map or blend material to mix the clear glass and frosted together?
Thank arthur. Nice references you have on your website ! I think it was indeed a blend material, but I have to check this.
thanks!
I am actually trying to make similar material for a mirror but with the frosted glass lines, so its like opposite of what you have. Usually I use photoshop, but looking at your render it now I am trying to achieve similar result.
Looks like blend material with a mask is the only option to achieve that, but if you have used different technique, then I would really love to hear it.
Post updated with material details. Sorry, no blend no mix maps
wow, its much simpler than I thought!
thanks for posting more details!
great stuff!! would you mind sharing some tips and tutorials about your post production techniques ? =) … i really need some tutorials focusing on that part of CG visualization …