Translucent / frosted Glazing ?
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ā2010-04-30
02:07 AM
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ā2023-05-11
01:56 PM
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Noemi Balogh
How can I make the glass translucent or ' frosted ' similar to the image below ( not my image )
Thank You
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ā2010-04-30 07:27 AM
The dots confuse the rendering engine to produce translucence.
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ā2010-04-30 04:50 PM
Dwight wrote:What do I apply the texture to ?
Apply an image of tiny white dots as a texture with the interstices between the dots masked transparent.
The dots confuse the rendering engine to produce translucence.
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ā2010-04-30 08:19 PM
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ā2010-04-30 10:27 PM
As you can see it isn't translucent but I did select the option in material attributes... unless it is the image I have used.
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ā2010-05-01 05:26 AM
The easiest way:
In photoshop, select the dots and apply a Quick Mask.
Saved as a tiff or PSD, the masked part of the image is told to be transparent in the material dialog.
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ā2010-05-02 08:02 PM
It does seem to be slightly more translucent in the photorender projection ( if this is where the texture alters the render ) in normal 3D it is just dots.
I appreciate your help on this.
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ā2010-05-03 04:57 AM
ā¢ material settings in the internal engine
ā¢ the four channels of your dots image.
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ā2010-05-03 01:25 PM
Here's how I did it:
Converted the dots image from Bitmap to Grayscale ( using a 25% grey, changing the frequency, angle and shape.
Duplicated he Background layer - The background layer cannot be transparent, so I created an new layer that can support transparency. I then deleted the first background layer, keeping the duplicate
New top layer selected, > Add Layer Mask
Option-clicked on the mask icon
Go to Image > Apply Image and apply the Layer image onto the Mask...
Clicked back on your Layer icon in the Layer palette. The dots should now show transparency (checkerboard pattern) in the background area.
Filled the Layer with White so that I have white dots on a transparent background.
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ā2010-05-03 01:26 PM
Thank You