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Reflection 155
Metallic Reflection
Normal, (non metallic), objects reflect
light and colors in the original color of
the object being reflected.
Metallic objects reflect lights and
colors altered by the color of the
metallic object itself.
Blurry Reflection
Many materials are imperfect
reflectors, where the reflections are
blurred to various degrees due to
surface roughness that scatters the rays
of the reflections.
The large sphere on the left is blue with its reflection marked as metallic. The large sphere
on the right is the same color but does not have the metallic property selected.
The large sphere on the left has sharpness set to 100%. The sphere on the right has
sharpness set to 50% which creates a blurry reflection.