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Optical properties of gemstones
The table shows some optical properties of assorted gemstones. Shown are the index of refraction (IoR), the Brewster's angle in air and vacuum and the critical angle. For more information on how th...
Optical properties of liquids
The table shows some optical properties of assorted liquids. Shown are the index of refraction (IoR), the Brewster's angle in air and vacuum and the critical angle. For more information on how this...
Optical properties of transparent materials
The table shows some optical properties of assorted transparent materials. Shown are the index of refraction (IoR), the Brewster's angle in air and vacuum and the critical angle. For more informati...
Carrara 5 Gemstone Shaders
At the beginning of last year (2007) I was playing around with Carrara's shader editor to achieve a what I would call a "good compromise" between physical correctness and capability of software con...