Gentle curves

Started by N-drju, December 29, 2018, 09:10:11 AM

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N-drju

Guys, is there a way to gently curve a previously warped SSS so as a whole it takes a shape of a crescent / corner?

I am absolutely tired of hitting a "random seed" button in my attempted customization setup...
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cyphyr

You could try a simple shape shader plugged into a redirect shader.

Or

use two simple shape shaders in the shape of a corner in the first place ...
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bobbystahr

Quote from: cyphyr on December 29, 2018, 09:21:07 AM
You could try a simple shape shader plugged into a redirect shader.

Or

use two simple shape shaders in the shape of a corner in the first place ...

the 2nd option is the one I'd run with
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N-drju

I'm not really sure what I should do with the redirect shader. :(

Yes, connecting several SSS is something I thought about as well. It's just that in this case, warping on the individual SSS is obscuring other parts of a planned curve. Sigh.
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cyphyr

Like this :)
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N-drju

Darn it... I just don't get it. I arranged the nodes in exact same manner as you have in your working example but I cannot bend the desired SSS at all...

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N-drju

I think just now I'm beginning to understand...

The redirecting shader does not use its color or shape alone to redirect. Instead, its the displacement strength that redirects! Boy, what a plot twist... ::)


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cyphyr

Yes that's right (you could take the colour output and modify it further and plug it into a displacement shader to achieve a similar effect).
Also note that the SSS that is plugged into the redirect is offset from the SSS it is displacing.
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Dune

The black and white of SSS (or PF) are 'forces' that can warp, so you could also use a vector displce instead of a redirect.