Translucency
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Printed Date: 11 September 2025 at 2:32pm
Topic: Translucency
Posted By: EyeCraft
Subject: Translucency
Date Posted: 12 December 2005 at 5:55pm
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Having a bloody hard time wrapping my head around the concepts of light
interacting with translucent objects, specifically ice. Had a little
crack at trying to pixel an ice stallictite, but it looked VERY crap,
hahaha. So could anyone shine any light (  ) on the subject, or provide any tutorials for it? I would greatly appreciate it.  |
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Posted By: PixelSnader
Date Posted: 12 December 2005 at 6:38pm
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i am working on an image right now that'll be a very good example of translucensy, and i'll show you when its don and submitted to the gallery but for now i can say this: when light hits a translucent object at a straight angle, it goes straight through the object (if the object is just a cube with straight edges) however, then lightbeams are more tilted when they hit the object, they will start to reflect on the surface. every substance has its own angle that is the breakpoint between shining through and reflecting, but in pixels i think a 45 degree would most likely be good enough more info on reflection is here: ------------- ▄▄█ ▄▄█ ▄█▄ ▄█▄ |
Posted By: EyeCraft
Date Posted: 12 December 2005 at 8:49pm
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Ah yes, I actually got an ice cube out of the freezer and had a good
look at it, but its all straightish edges, whereas the stallictites im
working on are like cones, so its way more confusing, hahah. I did manage to make some pretty good looking stuff however, screenshot:  |
Posted By: PixelSnader
Date Posted: 13 December 2005 at 7:49am
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here's an old stalagmite i once made for some game i never heard about again =P
looking back on it its not that good, but maybe some help anyways ------------- ▄▄█ ▄▄█ ▄█▄ ▄█▄ |
Posted By: PixelSnader
Date Posted: 13 December 2005 at 7:27pm
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and here's the finished thing i was talking about, maybe usefull fo reference: http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/7368.htm - http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/7368.htm ------------- ▄▄█ ▄▄█ ▄█▄ ▄█▄ |