Some opals

[Drvquiron]

Hi

I finished to create a tutorial on opal material. I liked this resulting image that I used for title, so I am sharing it here also as artwork. Hope you like it!

For the tutorial, check the post:

OPAL material NODES here + tutorial on YOUTUBE

Hi Tutorial is ready (BLENDER 2.8, CYCLES). I’ve created a lovely way to make opals, hope you like it. Nodes on the following screens. The material uses underlying mesh geometry, created from 2 different particules on an inicial oval shaped mesh. Then there are 3 different materials, one for the outside shape with is the opal glass, and one for each inside geometry micro cristals. That allows to play with the colors of each and easily create different looking and colored opals. Geometry can…

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[Ace_Dragon]

Nice, as gemstones do tend to have a 3D effect, figuring out a way to have proper interior shading is an important piece.