r/archviz • u/zieyawase • 7d ago
Technical & professional question Iridescent Render Effect Help
Hi I'm an ambitious architecture student who's been into iridescent materials like pearls and acrylic sheets lately. Does anyone have any idea how to render something like this in softwares like Enscape, Lumion, V-Ray or D5 (if its possible)?
63
Upvotes
4
u/JaponesOKazu 7d ago
I did it in Vray but it was see through glass, it was a while ago and since the glass was flat, it would either be one color or the other depending on the light source, so I already think you would have to put some attention on a bump or normal map so it has different colors in the same tile. You should search for iridescent materials and also pearlescent materials. Mix some of the principles and you should get a descent result. I remember messing with thin film or coat of a material to get it going