Cycles test - Drinking Glass

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#1

Hello! This was my first time using Cycles. Just ignore the fact that the top of the glass is square, i noticed that just now lol.

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I thought it went pretty well. I didn’t know how EASY cycles was until i tried it. ;D

457 Cycles/Samples
9 Hours

#2

9 hours? What’s your pc specs?

#3

@marcoG_ita

I’m not sure about all the specs but…

250Gb’s
Single Core
Laptop

#4

Aww well, the “single core” justifies the 9 hours long render. :slight_smile:

Cheers

#5

Are you sure your normals are point in the right direction?

#6

The black edges? Might also be too dim of an environment/world color, or lack of transmission depth.

#7

I’v been trying to figure out that problem. But then again i’m new to Blender so it may just be a simple fix.

#8

World backrgound what is it color? is it black maybe?

#9

Well, glass needs something to refract/reflect. This is okay because its just a plane. If there were an environment, lighting, etc. it would look fine.

#10

Oh okay, btw, in most “Cycles” tutorials, cycles looks different on there computer. I’v been un-able to figure this out, got any ideas?

#11

1.)Push up the raydepth!
2. Push the color of the glass-shader to maximum brightness