Ripples off the skin

KnightWind

Is there a way to make the water ripples on the water actually reflect on the skin of a near by model?

fastbike1

Do I understand the you want the primatic diffraction effect on the skin that sometimes can be seen?

If so, I think this can be achieved in Iray by turning on Caustics in render preferences and using the correct water shaders. I would guess that a great deal of experimenting with light sources, strengths, and placements will be required.

All a guess mind you (but a probable future experiemnt).

mjc1016

fastbike1 said:

Do I understand the you want the primatic diffraction effect on the skin that sometimes can be seen?

If so, I think this can be achieved in Iray by turning on Caustics in render preferences and using the correct water shaders. I would guess that a great deal of experimenting with light sources, strengths, and placements will be required.

All a guess mind you (but a probable future experiemnt).

Yes, it will...and correspondingly increase the render time.  Iray will do reflective caustics as well as refractive (the light playing through water or glass).