How to Use Blender’s Fresnel Node (Tutorial)

[@RyanKingArt]

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[@KionLionGuardOfficial]

This node is cool to make some certain effects. I've used it to create a planet's atmosphere i think. Nice video as always :)

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks!

[@ermet3514]

This is the aura effect I was searching for some months ago. What an awesome feature

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it!

[@ameridraws2383]

I love your tutorials, it's straight to the point & explain the matter clearly

[@RyanKingArt]

glad you like it!

[@juneauz]

Don’t take this the wrong way, but I think you have one of the best asmr voices on KZbin.

[@RyanKingArt]

Haha thanks 🙂

[@rapido53]

bro it seems like a good idea to make individual 'how to use' videos for all major blender nodes

[@RyanKingArt]

maybe I will make more of these types of videos

[@rosalina5755]

when i tell u i gasped then i ran to the like button this is amazing thank u! iv been learning blender for a little less than a month now and u are my favorite!

[@RossleMusic]

Fantastic tool for logos ❤

[@TonyIsCool45]

I've been needing this! Thanks again!

[@RyanKingArt]

You're welcome!

[@mononoca.]

Finally, Goku's glow material💪

[@RyanKingArt]

👍‍

[@wimdg4230]

those are really cool looking effects !! 🤩🤩🤩

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks!

[@Domzdream]

Actually, exactly what I'm needing right now. Especially that yellow-like texture. Thank you!

[@RyanKingArt]

you're welcome!

[@lawrenade]

Amazing as always Ryan! Thank you for this tutorial 😊

[@RyanKingArt]

welcome!

[@MOHAMMEDSIDDIG-wz2ov]

Thank you for this tutorial 🥷🏻🤍

[@RyanKingArt]

You’re welcome!

[@cgxlv]

Nice Ryan. I already made the glass shader but I really like the heated metal effect. I can think of plenty of uses for that.. Thanks a lot buddy. 😊

[@RyanKingArt]

you're welcome!

[@lassekalhauge4801]

So cool - love it. Thanks ❤

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like it!

[@Shmoopyn]

OMG RYAN! I seriously needed this. So I can make my characters have an "aura" around them with this!!?

[@RyanKingArt]

great!

[@Star-ny3fm]

I can see some cool uses for this,maybe stylized(?) blackholes or atmosphere when making planets?Appreciate the tutorial!

[@KudoRedfox]

Or a glow effect

[@tregdemedia]

Was JUST messing with Fresnel settings in Video Copilot plugins and started wondering how to get this effect in Blender. Question answered!

[@RyanKingArt]

Cool 👍‍

[@Angela-ll3zi]

Hello! Yes...so cool! Thank you! All the best!

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks

[@SilkoozdLinks]

really king!!

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks

[@abtarget1436]

Nice😊

[@EternoAprendizBlender]

Thanks for these videos !

[@calansvc]

Your tutorials are fantastic! Any chance you could make one on texturing damage on a car model? I've watched your videos on dented, scratched, and damaged metal, etc... but it would be nice to see how to put that all together on specific areas of a car to simulate crash damage. This would come in really handy for everyone creating cars in blender for racing sims. Thanks for the excellent work!

[@faizcurious7407]

Thank buddy Ryan💐..... Really cool node..... Explain it share it with us ... Fresnal Mix shader Color Ramp Awesome to having this....😎 Thanks alot..

[@RyanKingArt]

Glad you like it!

[@UltraLightDashFlawless]

Thanks Bro 😉

[@RyanKingArt]

you're welcome!

[@Jakeurb8ty82]

learned about this node when i was trying to figure out how to make iridescence. Had no idea about the pearlescent car paint or the hot metal glow effect. Now if i could figure out how o do the new star trek movies impulse engine effects. Its glowing red noisy cells and the larger masked honeycomb grid pattern that seems to be semi random.

[@LewdicideMouse]

Neat! Will you use this in some procedural textures going forward? I can see some potential.

[@testtest-bb2dt]

Love the way you say 'con-traastie'

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks 😄

[@mamodokod]

Holy crap, i didn't know thus was a thing! I was looking up, how to make my models have a different colored shadow, months ago and gave up. Now i know its called fresnel

[@RyanKingArt]

yeah!

[@IPOXstudios]

Do you have a video link to show how to bake this fresnel emission texture? When I tried I got the color (diffuse) bake image ok, but the emit gave me a black and white image and not the emission color. Can anyone help, thanks!

[@WiseOakDakota]

Can the Fresnel be combined with particle effects to make particles emit from only the edges?

[@RahulisCool09]

Character animation tutorial pls

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for the idea

[@AlfariziChannel]

NEXT DO TUTORIAL FOR THIN FILM BRO BIG THANKSSSS

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for the idea

[@tcrmnk6370]

How did you get the shiny glossy material for the purple shader? Mine looks like it has the same roughness as the blue shader.

[@RyanKingArt]

did you turn up the metallic value?

[@abdur673]

can we bake it into image texture?

[@RyanKingArt]

I don't think the fresnel node can be baked, because it adapts with the camera location.

[@octarystudio]

Do you have a idea why my render in EEVEE 4.2 looks completely different from the viewport? It does not render the volume correct

[@mazherghabour]

I have a question about this: what is the difference between the fresnel node and the layer weight node?

[@ramalshebl60]

i think layer weight is more linear, which is less realistic or smth

[@ГлебЕгорович-ы8к]

How to export material in substanse painter

[@RyanKingArt]

I don't think the fresnel node can be baked, because it adapts with the camera location.

[@tcrmnk6370]

Why can't I find bloom under glare? I've tried Cycles and Eevee and I tried rendering it too but I still can't see it Edit: Classic case of realizing I haven't updated to version 4.2

[@RyanKingArt]

make sure you are using blender version 4.2

[@mickyyadav9050]

my blender timeline so much lagging to play any video just like i made a tornedo they play so much lag and ocean is not moving why sir

[@iKaGe01]

I know IOR is meant to do this kind of thing realistically but I guess their are times where the IOR value may not accurately depict what else can go on

[@RyanKingArt]

yeah I guess

[@huma-y8u]

@huma-y8u 0 seconds ago Your explanation has always been easy to understand and digestible!! So, here i am for a tut request👋 . Please make a video on water condensation shader. Although, some KZbin creators have used geometry nodes to make it but have not explained well the reasons behind using different nodes in it.

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for the video idea

[@Vosstok-Multi-Talent]

You can make a black hole with this 0_0

[@SSS333-AAA]

i like how every single time you pronounce a sharp letter your accent randomizes for like half a second. you're faking being american we know it. also this shit looks fucking nice. 1:49 funny number thanks for showing this off, i was using a janky solidify modifier setup for things like this (it looked bad) this helps a shit ton.

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks. But What? I am actually an American. I was born in America, and have lived here my entire life.

[@SSS333-AAA]

@@RyanKingArt I’m just making fun of the way you pronounce things, you’re all good 💀

[@RyanKingArt]

@@SSS333-AAA Haha ok thanks

[@gottagowork]

Sorry, but this is *NOT* "how to use the Fresnel node". Use Layer Weight/Facing instead for better and more intuitive control over its output, and you also don't have any consequences for backfacing faces where fresnel will produce Snells Window. The *purpose* of the fresnel node is to blend in glossy at (or near, in some cases) the end of a shader setup. And strictly speaking, *ONLY* that. I would suggest reading up on what the manual says about it. A much better tutorial would be how to use fresnel in a *proper* way, such as: * Describe how it works. What's the math and theory behind it. Maybe touch on complex fresnel and how it relates to metals and why "IOR tables" can be very wrong. * How to calculate substrate IORs if interface is not between air/material but material1/material2. Advanced, but maybe touch on nested dielectrics. * How to correct for backfacing faces if needed, and related to that, what Snells Window is. * How to mimic/fake the Fresnel node using Layer Weight/Facing for architectural glass purposes, glass shadow rays etc. * While at it, explain why you'd want to use Fresnel in some cases instead of faking it (total internal reflections in real solid glass etc). * How does the Fresnel node work compared to Layer Weight/Fresnel. They're not the same. * How to use Fresnel nodes to calculate a "rough fresnel" for a manual PBR setup if Principled doesn't cut it. * Touch on why you might want to use a lower IOR for fresnel for some materials compared to what the theoretical number says. Think "cavity" for this one (ref UE papers). * Only *NOW* do you add that other stuff you presented. Doing weird things like that are okay of course, but shouldn't be main focus of a "how to use".

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks for the feedback

[@TranDuong-uf8fw]

schneller wird nicht

[@RyanKingArt]

what won't get faster?

[@TranDuong-uf8fw]

@@RyanKingArt Fresnel Node zu lernen!

[@ebashuspravoy]

Oh no... Fresnel is the ugliest effect in video games and I hate it so much. Developers pls stop adding this sh*t in every game. Anyway great tutorial!

[@RyanKingArt]

thanks