Underwater Caustics

Procedural Shaders

By SMOUSE

Bring Your Sea'ns to Life!

Perfect for Pools, Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, or anything abstract you can dream up!
Check out the free demo today, or the full Pro version, if you're really ready to dive in!Runs flawlessly in both Eevee and Cycles, and pairs amazingly well with the Real-Time Caustics feature from it's parent addon, Shaders Plus!

Treasure Chest scene included with Pro

NEW UPDATE!

New Features, Updated Asset Library, & More powerful Light Nodes!

This new update introduces a suite of new features, including...+ Updated Node Group UI (Panel Organization)+ Added "Wave Animation" settings to all caustics types+ Added "Material Presets, Node Groups, Object Presets" categories to the Asset Library, for dragging and dropping in any scenario.+ Added "Falloff Settings" to the Caustics Light Object; Clamp the start and end positions of the lights influence. (Best results when used within Volumetric Environments)+ Added Blur Settings (Falloff Blur for Light Nodes)(This works in Eevee & Cycles; Light Presets are Cycles only)

Stunning Results

No need to fuss with all the settings to get good results; you'll get stunning results right out of the gate!Click the video for sound!

Render by - Carlos Fernandez Puertolas @chapu_art

Light Projection

This also comes with an advanced, but easy to use Light Shader too!Plug the Light Caustics node group into your spotlight, to cast breathtaking caustics over your entire scene!

Ultimate Control

Control the look over the Tint, Shape, Exposure, Animation, Waviness, and even realistic Dispersion!

A render of Poliwag, using the Underwater Caustics Shader. Render by Luis Miguel Maldonado

User Friendly

The controls and settings have been finely tuned so that you can tweak the look to however your little wet heart desires, and you'll always get great results!

Render by Luis Miguel Maldonado

Try before you buy!

Lite vs. Pro

You can try this shader today for absolutely free, with the Lite tier!It gives you the basic functionality of scale, color, and intensity, so you get your feet wet before you really dive in with the Pro settings!

Check out the parent addon!

Shaders Plus

Shaders Plus adds...Real-Time Caustics
Dispersion &
Physically Accurate Thin-Filmeffects to Blender!

Having already been used by DreamWorks Animators, Music Video Directors, and more, it is certain to bring you the Industry Standard power even the Pros expect, at an affordable price!

Learn more and Try it for Free today...