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I'd like to make a crystal triangular pillar in Blender that looks like the example someone gave in response to a question like mine.

the image in question

I've tried to get it to look like this but just end up with it looking like this

my go at it

Since I do not have to privilige to comment yet I can't ask the creator how he/she did it. Can someone please help me out?

Thanks in advance ;)

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  • $\begingroup$ Is this is like a game of spot the difference? Only thing I see different is that you have the order of the last mix shader inverted compared to the example solution $\endgroup$
    – Duarte Farrajota Ramos ♦
    Commented Mar 6, 2017 at 23:29
  • $\begingroup$ But when I switch those around I get this link $\endgroup$
    – ben-e
    Commented Mar 6, 2017 at 23:46
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    $\begingroup$ You may have inverted normals. Also, the example solution seems to have a bit more geometry on his crystals than yours, maybe a SubsurfmModifier, or perhaps a Bevel $\endgroup$
    – Duarte Farrajota Ramos ♦
    Commented Mar 6, 2017 at 23:49
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    $\begingroup$ Oh wow. It indeed was flat shading. After setting it to smooth shading I got exactly the result I wanted. Thanks man $\endgroup$
    – ben-e
    Commented Mar 7, 2017 at 0:03
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    $\begingroup$ Gemstone Material here is a nice gemstone material you can adjust to your liking. It also entails quite a bit of explaining. $\endgroup$
    – J. Brosch
    Commented May 16, 2017 at 15:55

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It eens to me that you should add a little more geometry, make sure the roughness value on your glass shader is the same as your examples and the main difference that I see is the lighting setup. The other person is using some sort of image texture as their light source. A very nice touch. Also, I suggest you turn up your samples so the image isnt so grainy. If you have any questions as to how you can do any of this jut ask

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I agree that you should add more geometry, and your emission appears to be a little bit more on the turquoise side. Try lessening the green a bit, and adding some more facets.

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