Is it possible to make a water refraction?

[Adam_Kubala]

Hi I am quite new to blender and 3D in general and I was trying to find some tutorial on how to make the water refraction effect in blender and couldn’t find anything. I am looking for an effect of how the water distorts an object that’s behind it. Thanks guys.

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[moony]

Take a look at the links in this thread

rendering water volume in a glass with correct IORs

Hello, I have been struggling to render my fluid animation with blender+cycles. The principal method to render the water in a glass is to set the different materials (air-water, water-glass, and air-glass) for each surface. FYI, please refer to http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2009help/mr/shaders/architectural/arch_mtl.html#Water_and_Liquids http://www.yafaray.org/community/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=4134 This method works well and it is not so difficult for an (static) scene. …