Mode – Determines which method is used to control the sub-surface scattering effect. Sub-Surface Color + Radius – The subsurface effect is controlled with the help of the sub-surface scatter color parameters. Scatter Coefficient + Fog Color – The subsurface effect is controlled with the help of the scatter coefficient and fog color parameters. Color – Controls the surface coloration for the material. Scatter Color – Specifies the internal scattering color for the material. Brighter colors cause the material to scatter more light and to appear more translucent; darker colors cause the material to look more diffuse-like. Overall Color – Controls the surface coloration for the material. Radius (cm) – Controls the amount of light scattering in the material. Smaller values cause the material to scatter less light and to appear more diffuse-like; higher values make the material more translucent. Note that this value is specified always in centimeters (cm); the material automatically converts it into scene units based on the currently selected system units. Radius Mult. – A multiplication control for the radius. Phase Function – A value between -1.0 and 1.0 that determines the general way light scatters inside the material. Its effect can be somewhat likened to the difference between diffuse and glossy reflections from a surface, however the phase function controls the reflection and transmittance of a volume. A value of 0.0 means that light scatters uniformly in all directions (isotropic scattering); positive values mean that light scatters predominantly forward in the same direction as it comes from; negative values mean that light scatters mostly backward. Most water-based materials (e.g. skin, milk) exhibit strong forward scattering, while hard materials like marble exhibit backward scattering. This parameter affects most strongly the single scattering component of the material. Positive values reduce the visible effect of single scattering component, while negative values make the single scattering component generally more prominent. For more information, see the Phase Function example below. Bounces – Controls the number of bounces a ray of light makes inside the volume. Subdivs – Controls the quality of the sub-surface scattering. Lower values produce a faster but noisier result. Higher values reduce the noise but increase the render times. Light Mult. – Multiplier for the direct lighting on the volume. A value of 1.0 is physically accurate. Larger values may be used to make the volume appear brighter. |