Hi folks.
This is supposed to be a an extreme closeup of a small gemstone (a few
mm across), set in a gold setting. But it looks nothing like that - and
I can't figure out why.
The stone doesn't look remotely gem-like. Can't figure that out. It's
transparent, reflective, and reflective. What am I missing?
The setting doesn't look like gold. I've fiddled with brilliance,
specular, roughness, reflection, and turned on metallic (as well as
conserve_energy). Still doesn't look remotely like metal. Why?
Also can't figure out why the metal setting apparently isn't resulting
in any photons. (It makes the photon process hundreds of times slower -
that is, I had to multiply the photon spacing a few hundred times to get
it to render this year.)
This was supposed to end up being a single link in a bracelet - but it
looks so rubbish I hadn't get that far yet.
Any ideas?
Andrew @ home.
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