The Last Leave
Pure, Blender 4.3.2
All textures are based on own photos. And as it is difficult enough, to get a decent material from just a self-shot photo, I have no problem declaring it pure.
Originally I wanted to make the leave explode or break upon impact. But as I went out to collect leaves, I was so inspired by the ice crystals, that I included them into my render, yes even making them to the secret star of the scene ;-).
Here a reference photo by me:
I finally learned, how to use UV-Maps in GeomNodes, so that I can use the alpha map, to prune the mesh.
