Jelly Wobbly Water-Like Shapes
Example of what the output looks like when rendered - letters spelling out the word 'WATER'.
import bpy# Clear existing scene bpy . ops . object . select_all ( action = 'SELECT' ) bpy . ops . object . delete ( use_global = False ) # Create 3D Text bpy . ops . object . text_add ( location =( 2.2 , - 4.2 , 0 )) text_obj = bpy . context . active_object . data . body = "WATER" text_obj . data . extrude = 0.3 . data . bevel_depth = 0.04 . data . align_x = 'CENTER' text_obj . data . size = 1.5 # Convert Text to Mesh bpy . ops . object . convert ( target = 'MESH' ) bpy . ops . object . shade_smooth () bpy . ops . object . transform_apply ( location = True , rotation = True , scale = True ) # Add subdivision for smooth displacement subd = text_obj . modifiers .new( "Subdivision" , type = 'SUBSURF' ) subd . levels = 3 . render_levels = 3 # Add Displace modifier for ripples disp = text_obj . modifiers .new( "Displace" , type = 'DISPLACE' ) tex = bpy . data . textures .new( "RippleTex" , type = 'CLOUDS' ) tex . noise_scale = 1.0 . noise_depth = 4 . texture = tex . strength = 0.35 . mid_level = 0.0 . direction = 'RGB_TO_XYZ' # Important line! so you can't see the undelrying 'letter' edges mat = bpy . data . materials .new( name = "WaterSurface" ) mat . use_nodes = True . blend_method = 'BLEND' mat . shadow_method = 'HASHED' mat . use_screen_refraction = True # Optional for Eevee nodes = mat . node_tree . nodes = mat . node_tree . links . clear () # Add nodes output = nodes .new( type = 'ShaderNodeOutputMaterial' ) glass = nodes .new( type = 'ShaderNodeBsdfGlass' ) transparent = nodes .new( type = 'ShaderNodeBsdfTransparent' ) mix_shader = nodes .new( type = 'ShaderNodeMixShader' ) layer_weight = nodes .new( type = 'ShaderNodeLayerWeight' ) bump = nodes .new( type = 'ShaderNodeBump' ) noise = nodes .new( type = 'ShaderNodeTexNoise' ) mapping = nodes .new( type = 'ShaderNodeMapping' ) tex_coord = nodes .new( type = 'ShaderNodeTexCoord' ) # Set node properties glass . inputs [ 'Color' ]. default_value = ( 0.1 , 0.3 , 0.6 , 1 ) glass . inputs [ 'IOR' ]. default_value = 1.33 # Water IOR layer_weight . inputs [ 'Blend' ]. default_value = 0.2 # Soft transparency at facing angles noise . inputs [ 'Scale' ]. default_value = 20 . inputs [ 'Detail' ]. default_value = 6 . inputs [ 'Roughness' ]. default_value = 0.5 . inputs [ 'Strength' ]. default_value = 0.15 # Node layout (optional) output . location = ( 500 , 0 ) glass . location = ( 0 , 0 ) transparent . location = ( 0 , - 200 ) mix_shader . location = ( 200 , 0 ) layer_weight . location = (- 200 , 0 ) bump . location = (- 200 , - 200 ) noise . location = (- 400 , - 200 ) mapping . location = (- 600 , - 200 ) tex_coord . location = (- 800 , - 200 ) # Link shader nodes links .new( layer_weight . outputs [ 'Facing' ], mix_shader . inputs [ 'Fac' ]) links .new( glass . outputs [ 'BSDF' ], mix_shader . inputs [ 1 ]) links .new( transparent . outputs [ 'BSDF' ], mix_shader . inputs [ 2 ]) links .new( mix_shader . outputs [ 'Shader' ], output . inputs [ 'Surface' ]) # Link bump map to glass normal links .new( tex_coord . outputs [ 'Object' ], mapping . inputs [ 'Vector' ]) links .new( mapping . outputs [ 'Vector' ], noise . inputs [ 'Vector' ]) links .new( noise . outputs [ 'Fac' ], bump . inputs [ 'Height' ]) links .new( bump . outputs [ 'Normal' ], glass . inputs [ 'Normal' ]) # Assign material text_obj . data . materials . append ( mat ) # Lighting bpy . ops . object . light_add ( type = 'SUN' , location =( 6 , - 6 , 6 )) sun = bpy . context . active_object . data . energy = 5 . ops . object . light_add ( type = 'AREA' , location =(- 4 , 4 , 5 )) area_light = bpy . context . active_object . data . energy = 500 . data . size = 2 # World background bpy . context . scene . world . use_nodes = True = bpy . context . scene . world . node_tree . nodes . get ( "Background" ) bg . inputs [ 0 ]. default_value = ( 0.05 , 0.1 , 0.2 , 1 ) # bluish ambient light bpy . ops . object . camera_add ( location =( 7 , - 7 , 3 ), rotation =( 1.1 , 0 , 0.8 )) cam = bpy . context . active_object . context . scene . camera = cam # Render settings scene = bpy . context . scene . render . engine = 'CYCLES' scene . cycles . device = 'GPU' scene . cycles . samples = 256 . cycles . max_bounces = 12 . cycles . volume_bounces = 4 . cycles . caustics_refractive = True . cycles . caustics_reflective = True print( "Water surface 'WATER' with clean transparency created!" )
