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Gel portion

A portion of clear energy gel on sand, seen close up. The gel is colorless: its rounded edge, the trapped bubbles and the light refracted onto the sand draw it. A click taps it from the side you click, and it trembles and settles.

its own WebGL 2 ray tracer, no dependencies

  • The lightRays are traced through gel and bubbles with Fresnel, total internal reflection and a faint milkiness, and the light from above is refracted onto the sand as soft caustics.
  • Two groundsSand is a light field as clear things are photographed; black is lit from behind with two strips, so the gel is drawn by its bright edges.
Shelf
Identity and instruments
Group
Instruments 01 of 06
Theme
Light and dark
Live pointer
6 steps, until you take over