# Water Stone

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/water-stone/1409957>\
**Category:** Finished Projects\
**Tags:** sculpting, render\
**Created:** [October 4, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/water-stone/1409957 "2022-10-04T16:01:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Samuel\_Sullins](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/samuel_sullins/32/1066093_2.png) [@Samuel\_Sullins](https://blenderartists.org/u/Samuel_Sullins)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/water-stone/1409957/1 "2022-10-04T16:01:31Z")

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![gem](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/f/7/4/f74ba0ce7b501b32fb3c2df0fb2a8a71e2c8af1f.jpeg)

This was rendered in Cycles. The model is sculpted with glass-based material on it. It uses noise for bump & roughness maps.

It also has a Volume Absorption (this always makes crystals & clear stones better.)

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**Author:** ![bartv](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bartv/32/1477233_2.png) [@bartv](https://blenderartists.org/u/bartv)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 10:05am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/water-stone/1409957/2 "2022-10-07T10:05:33Z")

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I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!

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**Author:** ![Samuel\_Sullins](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/samuel_sullins/32/1066093_2.png) [@Samuel\_Sullins](https://blenderartists.org/u/Samuel_Sullins)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/water-stone/1409957/3 "2022-10-07T14:48:58Z")

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Thanks, Bart! It’s an honor!