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What’s the difference between how to use subsurface vs translucent?

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  • December 3, 2024 at 9:13 pm #19288
    Sid Edwards
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      Subsurface scattering and translucent shaders seem to create similar effects. When would I want to use one versus the other? Why are they different shaders?

      December 4, 2024 at 2:50 am #91564
      Martin Bergwerf
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        Subsurface Scattering takes the volume  (thickness) into account and Translucency doesn’t. See answer to your earlier question.

        December 4, 2024 at 8:47 am #91565
        Omar Domenech
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          Maybe a lame way to think about it is, Subsurface is for skin, translucent for candles and stuff like that? I image that colored paper that is semi-transparent for translucency. 

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