Renderworks00084.pngColor Shaders 

Shader
Description

Object Attribute

Selects the object’s fill color attribute to apply as a color texture

Image

Selects an imported image to apply as a color texture; the image can also be tinted with color (see Creating Image-based Shaders)

Color

Specifies a color to be applied as a texture

Color

Click the color box to select the shader color

Brightness (%)

Lightens or darkens the selected color

Fresnel

Can be used to create a texture with a somewhat fuzzy appearance, like that of a pillow that appears slightly darker or lighter on its edges

Edge Color

Select the edge color by clicking the color box

Center Color

Select the main color by clicking the color box

Bricks

Creates a variegated brick pattern

Bricks.png 

Scale (%)

Specifies the size of the bricks relative to the texture Size

Colors

On the Bricks, Gaps, and Alt Bricks panes, click the color boxes to select color variations within a brick/gap, or choose the same color for no variation

Choose Image

On the Bricks, Gaps, and Alt Bricks panes, click to use an image for the brick or gap texture. The chosen image is randomized to show no repetition on the textured object, so each brick/mortar joint will look realistically unique.

For the completed brick surface to display correctly, the brick image should show only the flat face of a single brick or a portion of a brick, without any mortar joints. The gap image should show only mortar without any brick. Images of clay tiles and other similar materials can also be used in place of a brick.

Delete Image

Removes the selected image from the shader and uses only colors to create the variegated pattern

Image Blend (%)

When an image is used, specifies the blending between the image and the colors selected, to enhance the randomization of the resulting pattern. A low percentage value uses more color in the pattern, while a high value uses more of the image. The selected colors tint the image unless a blend value of 100% is set.

Bricks

 

Contrast (%)

Sets the color contrast between the two brick colors, establishing the dot-like variation within a brick

Brick Width/Height

Sets the brick width and height in real-world dimensions

Shift (%)

Sets the horizontal offset between rows of bricks

Half Brick Row

Adds a row of half bricks at the specified row interval

Half Brick Shift (%)

For half-brick rows, sets the amount of horizontal shift

Gaps

 

Size

Sets the size of the mortar joint gap in real-world dimensions

Noise (%)

Specifies the wobbliness of the mortar joints

Alt Bricks

 

Row

Adds a row of alternate brick colors at the specified row interval

Column

Adds a column of alternate brick colors at the specified column interval. Row must be greater than 0 to show columns.

Noise

 

Pattern

Select the type of noise pattern to use. The preview helps distinguish the differences among the patterns. A generic noise pattern to select is Turbulence. Cell Voronoi is useful for creating speckled noise (set Low and High Clip around 70% each).

An example of each pattern is shown using default values for a color shader on a sphere with warm lighting on the top and cool lighting on the bottom. For comparison, this sphere has no texture applied:

None.png 

The pattern might look different on a plane as opposed to the sphere used for the example. In addition, the appearance of each pattern can be dramatically affected by changes to its parameters. This example shows three variations of the blistered turbulence pattern.

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Pattern
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Varying only the Low Clip and High Clip percentages can completely change the appearance of the pattern.

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The selected shader type also obviously affects the appearance of the pattern. This example shows the blistered turbulence pattern as a color shader and as a bump shader.

Textures00089.png 

Box

Smoothed, random cube pattern

Box.png 

Blistered Turbulence

Varied distribution of light and dark areas

Blistered.png 

Buya

Generally dark background with occasional random light areas

Buya.png 

Cell Noise

Tiled pattern with high contrast

Cell.png 

Cranal

Looping, curving pattern of lines

Cranal.png 

Dents

Organic, twisted pattern of light and dark areas

Dents.png 

Displaced Turbulence

Smooth version of turbulence, with random light and dark areas

DisplacedT.png 

FBM

Finer, detailed pattern of random light and dark areas

FBM.png 

Hama

Similar to the looping pattern of cranal, but more abrupt and with high contrast

Hama.png 

Luka

Mineral-like pattern of rough and more detailed areas

Luka.png 

Mod Noise

Similar to the tiled pattern of cell noise, but with less contrast

ModN.png 

Naki

Rough, concrete pattern

Naki.png 

Noise

Soft, random, and unfocused pattern of wider light areas and some dark areas

Noise.png 

Nutous

Generally dark background with smooth, flaked light areas

Nutous.png 

Ober

A variety of rough and detailed areas, interspersed with looping, flowing lines

Ober.png 

Pezo

Generally dark background with smaller, patchy, lighter areas

Pezo.png 

Poxo

Fine-grained, detailed pattern

Poxo.png 

Random

Very fine and even detailed pattern

Random.png 

Sema

Generally dark background with random, dripping/melted lines

Sema.png 

Stupl

Flowing, smeared pattern of light and dark areas

Stupl.png 

Turbulence

Soft and smooth, yet detailed noise pattern

Turbulence.png 

VL Noise

Smoothed, varied, less-focused noise pattern

VL_noise.png 

Wavy Turbulence

Smooth, soft noise pattern with occasional random peaks

WavyT.png 

Cell Voronoi

Similar to mod noise, but with irregular mosaic shapes rather than square tiles

CellVoronoi.png 

Displaced Voronoi

Organic voronoi pattern with smaller, inner pattern offset

Dis_voronoi.png 

Sparse Convolution

Soft, unfocused, wide pattern of light and dark areas

Sparse_conv.png 

Voronoi 1

Organic, detailed voronoi pattern of small cell shapes

Voronoi1.png 

Voronoi 2

Blurred voronoi pattern with offset secondary pattern

Voronoi2.png 

Voronoi 3

Sharp organic voronoi pattern of irregular cell shapes, high contrast with dark outlines

Voronoi3.png 

Zada

Twisting, organic pattern with sharp looping areas and flat areas

Zada.png 

Wood

Detailed wood-grain pattern

Wood.png 

Marble

Marbled, veined pattern with high detail

Marble.png 

Colors

Click the color boxes to select color variations within the noise pattern

Scale

 

Global (%)

Sets the size of the pattern as a percentage of the texture Size

Relative (%) U, V, W

Allows the pattern to be stretched in the U, V, and/or W direction; can be used to simulate the appearance of scratches

Options

 

Dimensionality

Select 2D Wrapped or 3D Solid. Wrapped shaders are 2D patterns projected onto a 3D object surface. Solid shaders are 3D patterns applied to a 3D object surface; when the shape changes, the object and pattern are still displayed correctly.

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Detail

Sets the level of detail or resolution for many of the patterns

Cycles

Creates a repeating pattern of banded noise texture; set the number of repetition cycles to use

Low/High Clip (%)

The low and high clip determine the abruptness of the transition between noise colors and are often set as a combination to achieve a desired effect. Set the Low clip higher or the high clip lower for a sharp transition to the other color; set the clips evenly to make the transition between noise colors more even.

Pavement

Creates the appearance of cracked pavement; with no gaps, simulates variegated pavement, and with the same two colors, simulates solid pavement

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Scale (%)

Sets the size of the pavement as a percentage of the texture Size

Stones

 

Colors

Click the color boxes to select color variations within the pavement, or choose the same color for no variation

Coarse Marbling (%)

Increases or decreases the coarse marbling appearance of the stones

Fine Marbling (%)

Increases or decreases the fine marbling appearance of the stones

Gaps

 

Colors

Click the color boxes to select color variations within the pavement joints

Width (%)

Sets the width of the pavement joint gap as a percentage of the texture Size

Softness (%)

Sets the bevel amount between pavement stones and pavement joints

Grain (%)

Sets the amount of color variation within the pavement gaps

Smudges

 

Colors

Click the color boxes to select color smudging variation within the pavement gaps

Amount (%)

Sets the amount of smudging for the pavement gap smudges

Size (%)

Increases or decreases the amount that the smudging extends from the gap centers

Tiles

 

Pattern

Select the type of tile pattern. The preview helps distinguish the differences among the patterns. Some of the patterns use two of the tile colors, while others make use of all three.

Brick 1

Alternating brick pattern with two colors

Tile_brick1.png 

Brick 2

Alternating brick pattern with three colors

Tile_brick2.png 

Circles 1

Alternating polka dot pattern with two colors

Tile_circles1.png 

Circles 2

Offset polka dot pattern with two colors

Tile_circles2.png 

Circles 3

Offset polka dot pattern with three colors

Tile_circles3.png 

Hexagons

Alternating hexagon pattern with three colors

Tile_hex.png 

Lines 1

Alternating pattern of lines with two colors

Tile_lines1.png 

Lines 2

Line pattern with three colors

Tile_lines2.png 

Parquet

Parquet pattern with three colors

Tile_parquet.png 

Planks

Alternating rectangular pattern, similar to wood planks, with two colors

Tile_planks.png 

Radial Lines 1

Starburst pattern with two colors

Tile_radial1.png 

Radial Lines 2

Starburst pattern with three colors

Tile_radial2.png 

Random

Irregular cellular pattern with blends of three colors for a stained glass effect

Tile_random.png 

Rings 1

Alternating circular pattern with two colors

Tile_rings1.png 

Rings 2

Alternating circular pattern with three colors

Tile_rings2.png 

Sawtooth 1

Alternating zig-zag pattern with two colors

Tile_sawtooth1.png 

Sawtooth 2

Zig-zag pattern with three colors

Tile_sawtooth2.png 

Scales 1

Alternating scale pattern with two colors

Tile_scales1.png 

Scales 2

Alternating scale pattern with three colors

Tile_scales2.png 

Spiral 1

Alternating spiral pattern with two colors

Tile_sprial1.png 

Spiral 2

Alternating spiral pattern with three colors

Tile_sprial2.png 

Squares

Alternating checkerboard pattern with two colors

Tile_squares.png 

Triangles 1

Alternating triangle pattern with two colors

Tile_triangle1.png 

Triangles 2

Offset triangle pattern with two colors

Tile_triangle2.png 

Triangles 3

Offset triangle pattern with three colors

Tile_triangle3.png 

Waves 1

Alternating wavy pattern with two colors

Tile_waves1.png 

Waves 2

Wavy pattern with three colors

Tile_waves2.png 

Weave

Basketweave pattern with two colors

Tile_weave.png 

Colors

Click on each color box to select the color for the grout, and up to three colors for the tiles

Randomize Colors

Uses randomly-selected colors for the pattern, mixing the selected colors in no particular order

Dimensions

 

Grout Width (%)

Sets the width of the grout joint as a percentage of the texture

Bevel Width (%)

Sets the bevel amount between tiles and grout

Horizontal Orientation

When selected, tiles are oriented horizontally; deselect for vertical tiles

Scale

 

Global (%)

Sets the size of the tile pattern as a percentage of the texture Size

Relative (%) U, V

Sets the relative scale of the tile pattern in the U (width) or V (height), allowing the tiles to be stretched

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