How can I add Emission to the "Mortar" of a grid texture?

Question

I'm new at Blender, and so far I’ve made a simple grid:

That is how my grid looks right now, but I want the green part to emit light, I knew that emission would work well, but the input for that is a color, not a material.

Does anyone know how to make this?

Are you saying that you want this to emit the material instead of just a basic color? Also, are you wanting glow for your emission? — Pro Effects MAX, Feb 23 '21 at 21:35
I want the green part (the grid), to glow, I am aiming for a glowing si-fi look so, hope you understand. -tysm AncientBison — The Bison, Feb 24 '21 at 00:58

Alexis King · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-23T22:08:15.817

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If you generate your grid texture with a Brick Texture node, you can connect the Fac output to the Emission Strength input of a Principled BSDF:

Note the green glow cast on the small sphere.

If you want a more visible glow/glare around the grid itself, you could try adding some volumetric mist, or you could fake it with Bloom (in Eevee) or using a Glare node in compositing (in Cycles). Here’s an example using Bloom:

(Note that to get the indirect lighting on the sphere to work in Eevee you will need to add Light Probes and bake the lights.)

edited Feb 23 '21 at 22:08

answered Feb 23 '21 at 21:47

Alexis King

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Cool, the emission strength is finally there :). Blender 2.92? – jachym michal Feb 23 '21 at 22:37
@JachymMichal It was added in 2.91. :) – Alexis King Feb 23 '21 at 23:07

How can I add Emission to the "Mortar" of a grid texture?

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