We’re kicking off a brand new mini-series dedicated to unlocking the power of SMOUSE add-ons for Blender. In this first video, we’ll be tackling the magic of underwater caustics: a fantastic SMOUSE tool that makes achieving this effect surprisingly easy.
Links and credits:
SMOUSE Everything Bundle – use a coupon code gleb10 to get an extra 10% discount (a limited number of copies)
SMOUSE on Gumroad – the coupon code gleb10 should still work!
Underwater Caustics Shader (Free and Pro versions)
Blue Glacier by rpaylor, CC Attribution
Underwater Terrain – #AgisoftNatureChallenge by yuma.jp, CC Attribution
Giants Cave #AgisoftNatureChallenge by Alexei MKLT, CC Attribution
Donut Photoscan by valwes, CC Attribution
Swimming pool entertainment Construction Water by Mehdi Shahsavan, CC Attribution
Music: Spooky Boop – Otis McDonald
This is just the beginning – in the next two videos, we’ll be exploring other powerful SMOUSE tools including a closer look at Shaders Plus and showing you how they all work together to create stunning visuals, previously really hard (if not impossible) to achieve in Blender.
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