Honey... pie?

An update to an old render originally made for VGen’s April 2026 “Bee” Challenge.

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This is gorgeous, that backlit golden hour lighting selling the honey translucency is the star here. The honeycomb pattern pressed into the side is a lovely touch, and those little droplets and the glisten on the surface really read as sticky and real. The volumetric haze catching the sun adds proper atmosphere. If I’m nitpicking, the parchment edge on the left goes a touch blown-out, but that’s minor. Really evocative work. What did you change from the original challenge version?

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Thank you so much! The original version was pretty basic, there were a good amount of material and shading issues. The new version added the volume, compositing + camera tweaks, more accurate render settings, updated materials etc. The original is below :3