While experimenting with specular materials that exhibit transmission, refraction, and reflection, I observed an interesting phenomenon involving a specular surface made of transparent acrylic and a transmittable material, water. This combination created a mirror-like effect, where the reflected image was only visible at specific angles due to the transparent nature of the specular surface, which allowed light to pass through.

To recreate this effect, I am using a transparent box filled with water, which is creating a mirror-like phenomenon.






STILL IMAGE OF DESIGN

I aim to achieve a lighting transition by keeping the light source and material composition constant and introducing a transmittable material, namely water, into the mix. As water is poured into the composition, the scene evolves over time, creating a dynamic visual effect. By adjusting the camera angle and the angle of projection for the reflected image, I was able to create a mesmerizing, vanishing scene that changes over time.




Transmission
Reflection
Shadow

Scrim…?



The composition is an experiment to explore how two transparent and transmittable materials can turn opaque and cast shadows. To achieve this, I'm using a technique inspired by the observation of the phenomenon of reflection that occurs when acrylic and water are combined. To showcase the scene, I'm using a mirror to reflect it onto the wall for easy observation.

The idea for this composition came from my experience with the scrim effect. I aim to turn a light composition into a scrim-like effect, where the scene is not completely invisible but partially disappears and reappears as the transmittable material, water, is added.