Caustics, Dispersion, and physically accurate Thin Film Interference Effects!

“Bringing the Industry Standard, to Blender!”

v3 – Modular Update (07/06/2023)

New Demo (08/21/2023)

We are proud to offer a powerful yet affordable solution that gives you access to features that were once exclusive to high-end render engines, such as Octane or Redshift!
With Shaders Plus, you can achieve Real Time Caustics, Dispersion, and Physically Accurate Thin-Film Interference Effects within Cycles and Eevee – without sacrificing quality or breaking the bank on monthly fees.

What really sets Shaders Plus apart is our commitment to making it accessible to everyone, regardless of their hardware. Whether you have the latest computer or the most basic setup, Shaders Plus will run smoothly and quickly, delivering stunning results such as Caustics, in just seconds, instead of hours.

We’ve worked hard to make Shaders Plus easy and intuitive to use, by building these features into the default shaders, so you can start creating right away without disrupting your existing workflows. And with 69 presets included, you’ll have endless inspiration right at your fingertips! Nice!

We’re committed to empowering our users to achieve their best work… Try it now and see the difference for yourself – your Blender rendering will never be the same again!

New Demo!
Get the new Tech Demo, which includes interactive scene files of recreations of the iconic Blade Runner 2049 scenes. Study how Shaders Plus plays an important part in achieving the Real-Time Caustics, so you can hit the ground running with the full version, and making iconic pieces of your own!

Carlos used Shaders Plus for the unique slime creatures in his short film, ‘Across Dimensions with Terry Benson’

Real-Time
Caustics
Really, real-time! Replicating how Shadow Caustics work, but through a shader, we’re able to achieve real-time Caustics results within Cycles! Simply enable the shaders Caustics Strength slider, add a light, and voila!
In fact, these caustics actually tend to render faster than anything else in the scene! Even on the lowest end of hardware!
Scroll down for rendered caustics results.

Physically Accurate
Thin-Film Interference
(you won’t find any rainbow gradients here!)

The Thin-Film effect in Shaders Plus is indeed Physically Accurate, thanks to the extensive formula developed by Robert Moerland PhD. It incorporates over 1,000 vector math nodes to cycle through the natural interference range of light seamlessly.
This means you have precise control over the thinness of the “film” as well as its index of refraction (IOR), similar to how you would in industry standard renderers like Octane, Redshift, or Arnold.

A glorious, abstract use of the Thin-Film effect, created by NotImportantStudio.
Continuous
Dispersion
Shaders Plus offers a highly realistic Dispersion option, with a multitude of settings that allows you to custom tailor your desired look!
What sets our dispersion apart from other options, is it does not use multiple shaders to create an RGB split, but instead, re-creating a physical prism effect inside the shader, that mimics physically accurate light biases.
Perfect for glass, liquid, lenses, or even chromatic aberration filters!