Faux SSS

Faux SSS

I've been looking into different techniques for "faking" SSS in Cheetah 3D (hopefully we won't need to fake it for long, but these techniques may prove useful elsewhere).

The basic idea here is the faux SSS object is has a very transparent material with high transparency blur (0.5 or more) and if needed you add a secondary internal "light blocker" (black in the wireframe) that is matte black and stops the transmission of the light.

I thought I'd toss out this technique and some of you can pick up the ball and run with it.

Pretty cool! Thanks for showing

The lampshade looks better when I remember to toggle on geometry for the lightbulb.

Really good!!!! its looks like the shadow on the lamp needs a more central look. its looks like the light source is on the other side of the lampshade

MrRazorCakes said:

Really good!!!! its looks like the shadow on the lamp needs a more central look. its looks like the light source is on the other side of the lampshade

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The shadow is perfectly centered — just a trick of perspective.