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Effect

Pattern Refraction

Refract the image through a repeating pattern for glass and fabric looks.

Refraction through patterned glass or fabric bends light in repeating ridges. Bathroom windows, reeded partitions and textile overlays all produce related optical chatter.

A repeating refraction pattern gives the photograph a material surface without modelling real glass.

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Example

Properties

  • Pattern

    Range
    Flutes, Rounded, Waves, Dots, Honeycomb, Diamond
    Default
    Flutes

  • Frequency

    repeats across the frame

    Range
    1 to 64
    Default
    14

  • Angle

    Range
    0 to 360
    Default
    0

  • Softness

    profile roundness at seams

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0.45

  • Refraction

    how hard the pattern bends the image

    Range
    0 to 4
    Default
    1.4

  • Dispersion

    RGB split at seams

    Range
    0 to 0.5
    Default
    0.2

  • Frost

    scatter / frosted blur

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0

  • Light angle

    Range
    -90 to 90
    Default
    35

  • Highlight

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0.25

  • Highlight soft

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0.35

  • Highlight color

    Range
    Colour
    Default
    1, 1, 1

Command line

Requires Rethings Pro. Install the tool from Rethings → Install Command Line Tool… 

rethings apply --effect pattern-refraction --set pattern=0 --set frequency=14 -i input.jpg -o output.png

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