On 2022-01-25 08:55 (-4), William F Pokorny wrote:
> 
> Agree, though, I still don't get what all is happening there to get the
> milky effect. On the overdone sphere - remember I'm testing limits not
> going for any given look. Even the milky effect I found by using bump
> sizes larger than what I think most would / should typically use in
> practice.
> 
> I'm thinking some of the milkiness is coming from getting less overall
> reflection because some of the normals are inverting and some not - some
> we see more of the metallic effect in the result. More of the raw color
> shows through.

I've used bump_size as high as 2, with f_ridged_mf used as a normal,
though not in an attempt at micronormal effects.  I did not see any sign
of normal inversion.

> The reflections which are there are no longer fuzzy though, which has me
> puzzling.

I ran into this issue with my 2020 year-in-review scene.

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