How can i make my material look like more like a crystal glass?

Asked Feb 16 '15 at 19:39

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I'm trying to make a crystal-like material but i cannot find out how...i added a Glass BSDF with Transparency, plus some transparent background made with the Holdout option in Nodes...but still, it just looks like Plastic, but not a crystal... Does anyone know a good solution for this? Maybe add more transparency via Mix Shader? i'm sure there are other better options.. enter image description here

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edited Feb 16 '15 at 21:02

asked Feb 16 '15 at 19:39

beavoru

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This tut may interest you: http://www.blenderguru.com/tutorials/how-to-make-a-cave/ – Paul Gonet Feb 16 '15 at 19:42
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most shiny and glass materials depend largely on the environment they reflect. – Feb 16 '15 at 19:47
Thanks, but the tutorial didnt worked for me or at least isnt what i need :/ and this scene does not have any enviroment because it needs to be totally black/transparent – beavoru Feb 16 '15 at 20:02
@beavoru You can have an Environment Texture for the World Background and still render the background as transparent. Is that what you want? – J Sargent Feb 16 '15 at 20:37
Hmm, i don't know if thats the solution because i already tried that before but it didnt help.. i edited the question now, with a reference :) – beavoru Feb 16 '15 at 21:10
You just need to add more details to your scene. Maybe make the roughness a little sharper as well. – J Sargent Feb 16 '15 at 21:18
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You may want to also look up some photographer advice how to shoot glass.. mainly how to setup the studio environment and how to position lights..its all the same – Jaroslav Jerryno Novotny Feb 16 '15 at 21:21
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possible duplicate of Rendering a Water Drop in Cycles – gandalf3 Feb 17 '15 at 04:37

How can i make my material look like more like a crystal glass?

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