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– I wanted to give the surface a bit more detail, so I’ve applied a pool texture to the bump slot with strength of 14. Lastly, set a pale blue fog color with a 0.01 multiplier to make it behave like real water.
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Make sure you disable the ‘Affect Shadows’ setting too, otherwise we won’t be able to generate the caustic effect. We’ll give 100% refraction to our material with IOR of 1.33. A reflection color of pale blue, a glossiness of 0.97 and a reflective IOR of 3. – Now it’s time to create a proper water material for our pool. Also give the noise some fractal iterations and roughness. – Set the scale and seed of the noise so that it gives the appearance of little ripples. This will give us enough detail when we put a noise modifier to our box. This is why we need to add a lot of length and width segments to the box. – Caustic effect only occurs due to uneven water surface. This box geometry will give volume to our pool. Since we’re going to be creating an edgeless pool, the box will be a bit above our pool walls. – Create a box the size of the swimming pool. You can also see a comparison between my own swimming pool in Miami and the rendered one. To get started I’ve prepared a backyard swimming pool scene to demonstrate the vray caustics effect. This is a very computationally intensive effect, so remember to only use it when it’s actually going to be visible in your final render.
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Generally such caustic effects are native to unbiased render engines, but VRay gives you full control over its use. Just like Refractive Caustics are formed under water, Reflective Caustics are formed in the same way via reflection. You also might’ve seen similar light patterns on any ceiling near a pool. In layman terms, caustics are the wavy light patterns formed under clear water when sunlight refracts through any uneven water surface. Here’s a whole step-by-step method for making amazing swimming pools that just stand out and sell the project!Īs an introduction to caustics, let me first explain what caustics really are. One of the most exclusive and impressive features offered by VRay is the use of Caustics. By using this function you can create physically accurate water bodies on the cheap. Here’s an awesome method for creating PHOTO-Realistic swimming pool water with vray caustics effect.