https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Visualization/Lightworks-SAND/m-p/77138#M21391 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Has anyone successfully created a nice sand/beach look using the lightworks material settings?<BR /> <BR /> Thanks in advance.</T></DIV> Thu, 11 May 2023 12:25:37 GMT Anonymous 2023-05-11T12:25:37Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Visualization/Lightworks-SAND/m-p/77138#M21391 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Has anyone successfully created a nice sand/beach look using the lightworks material settings?<BR /> <BR /> Thanks in advance.</T></DIV> Thu, 11 May 2023 12:25:37 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Visualization/Lightworks-SAND/m-p/77138#M21391 Anonymous 2023-05-11T12:25:37Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Visualization/Lightworks-SAND/m-p/77139#M21392 Sand is tricky. <BR /> How close do you need to get to it?<BR /> Even the smallest bit of granular roughness is too much - it is exagerrated.<BR /> <BR /> But you can't consider the surface without the contour. The attached image shows sand applied to the water object - the closest thing to a programmed rippled surface. Pretty bad, depending on your distance.... <BR /> <BR /> In you neckoftheocean, perhaps the beaches are broad and have graceful dunes - these elements need to be modeled with the same attention as bedsheets would..<BR /> <BR /> Sand has that sparkly twinkle - could do it with a specular mask, but in general, sand could use a high degree of specular reflection since it glares so much at low sun angles.... Wed, 04 May 2005 21:48:30 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Visualization/Lightworks-SAND/m-p/77139#M21392 Dwight 2005-05-04T21:48:30Z