This handbook is the result of this exercise and several experiments, which have been organized and simplified so that the reader can benefit from this information in a didactic manner and serve as an aid when dealing with glass in CG.

Content

• Creating the Glass
• Default Glass Shader for Cycles/EEVEE
• Glass BSDF or Principled BSDF?
• How to Prepare Your Scene
• Modeling Tips
• How to Simulate Caustic
• Stained Glass
• Index of Refraction
• Dispersion
• Mirror
• Shadows on the Ground
• Rust
• Black Spots Inside the Glass
• Surface Imperfections
• Molded Glass
• Distortions in the Reflection
• Light Paths