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By Ricardo Eloy

Realistic Gemstone Shaders in V-Ray

Creating realistic gemstone shaders can seem daunting, but with the right techniques, it becomes a straightforward process. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to build a stunning gemstone shader using V-Ray. The video covers essential steps like adding a normal map for surface details, exploring volumetric translucency to achieve realistic light scattering, and applying procedural displacement for extra depth.
This concise guide will walk you through each step, from setting up the basic Shader to layering textures for a more natural appearance. By the end, you'll have a gemstone that looks like it was plucked straight from nature.
Curious to see the process in action? Watch the full tutorial in the player below and take your V-Ray skills to the next level!
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Creating realistic gemstone shaders can seem daunting, but with the right techniques, it becomes a straightforward process. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to build a stunning gemstone shader using V-Ray. The video covers essential steps like adding a normal map for surface details, exploring volumetric translucency to achieve realistic light scattering, and applying procedural displacement for extra depth.

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Ricardo EloyVanguard

CGarchitect Editor/3D Specialist at Chaos

placeSão Paulo, BR