/ 2026-04-18T21:12:04+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-01-02T05:29:16+00:00 /public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzgellightbrick/start <h1 id="gel_light">Gel Light</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/brickyard/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:start">Brickyard</a> : <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/brickyard/roots/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:brickyard:roots:start">Roots</a> &gt; Lights </p> <p> Implements a light with an image “gel.” </p> <p> By default, Gel lights will automatically replace one another when added to the scene. To add multiple Gel lights, hold down the CTRL or CMD key while you double-click or drag an extra light into the scene from the Content Library tab. </p> </div> <h2 id="snapshot">Snapshot</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> <a href="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzgellightbrick/rootgellight.png" class="media" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzgellightbrick:rootgellight.png" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzgellightbrick/rootgellight.png" class="media" title="Root Gel Light Brick" alt="Root Gel Light Brick" /></a> </p> </div> <h2 id="parameters">Parameters</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <h3 id="inputs">Inputs</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Tint :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Color</a> - Description…</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Field of View :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Float</a> - Description…</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Shadow :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Color</a> - Description…</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Intensity :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Float</a> - Description…</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Light Color :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Color</a> - Description…</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Decay(1/r^2)^{<a href="#fn__1" id="fnt__1" class="fn_top">1)</a>} :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Float</a> - Description…</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Root Settings^{<a href="#fn__2" id="fnt__2" class="fn_top">2)</a>} :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Float</a> - Description…</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>X Scale :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Float</a> - Description…</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Y Scale :</strong> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#type" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Float</a> - Description…</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Sample Mode :</strong> Description…</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Illumination :</strong> Description…</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> In this example, …<br/> <a href="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzgellightbrick/lightinggeltest.jpg" class="media" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzgellightbrick:lightinggeltest.jpg" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzgellightbrick/lightinggeltest.jpg?w=300&amp;tok=2ee137" class="media" title="Example 1" alt="Example 1" width="300" /></a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> When using an image brick, the texture coordinates s and t have to be supplied manually from the variables LightS and LightT. Also, even though the gel light looks and handles like a <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzspotlightbrick/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzspotlightbrick:start">Spot Light</a>, it has the quadratic falloff curve of a <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzpointlightbrick/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzpointlightbrick:start">Point Light</a>. Setting the decay exponent to 0 via the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzlightdecaybrick/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzlightdecaybrick:start">Light Decay</a> brick is usually what you want.<br/> <a href="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzgellightbrick/lightinggel_example.png" class="media" target="_blank" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:bricks:dzgellightbrick:lightinggel_example.png" rel="noopener"><img src="/_media/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/bricks/dzgellightbrick/lightinggel_example.png?w=500&amp;tok=e6c5d4" class="media" alt="" width="500" /></a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="footnotes"> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__1" id="fn__1" class="fn_bot">1)</a>} , ^{<a href="#fnt__2" id="fn__2" class="fn_bot">2)</a>} <div class="content">Available when <strong>Show Advanced</strong> is checked in the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/shader_mixer/shader_workspace/brick_anatomy/start#title_bar" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:shader_mixer:shader_workspace:brick_anatomy:start">Brick Option Menu</a>.</div></div> </div>