I have a glass window (a plane object) on which I want to print a graphic.
However, the glass turns black. below is a screenshot of the shader set-up I used. What did I do wrong?
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Related: https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/164277/add-two-principled-bsdf-with-aplha/164279?noredirect=1#comment277527_164279 – josh sanfelici Jan 21 '20 at 14:09
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Consider using the shrinkwrap mod with a text image. – Nate_Sycro27 Jan 21 '20 at 14:31
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Don't use shrinkwrap you will end up with Z-fighting errors. To add an image with alpha channel to a material read: add a transparent image on top of a material – Jan 21 '20 at 16:06
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You can use the shrinkwrap modifier and add a small offset from the surface to avoid Z-fighting @cegaton – Gorgious Jan 21 '20 at 17:06
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1There is no need to have a new mesh, when dealing with textures. – Jan 21 '20 at 17:07
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1just plug the color to the second socket of the color mix shader , not the first one, like this: https://i.stack.imgur.com/9wAut.jpg – Jan 22 '20 at 16:20
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To make a proper glass pane:
- Use a BW image instead of a transparent one
- Use the Mix Shader node
- Add some thickness to your glass pane, so it bends light like in reality
Additional notes
- It's better to use Principled BSDF if you're going for realism
- I used two materials so it looks better. Glass with white stripes for front face, and pure glass for the rest.
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1Hi! Just a quick sidenote: Adding manual line breaks to your post, probably breaks the layout of the website for a few devices. I didn't test it but I guess the website is created without such exception in mind. Cheers! – p2or Jan 22 '20 at 18:55