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Refractions #323

Each Refractions token is composed as a high-end still-life photograph: a controlled studio setup where light passes through a chosen material — a glass, a prism, a lens, a crystal, a shallow pool, a film — and paints complex refraction and caustic patterns onto the scene.

Materials range from clear glassware and optical blocks to cut crystal, gemstones, soap bubbles, droplets on glass and thin films. Light might be a single tight beam, a soft diffuse panel, coloured LEDs or direct sunlight.

The results include warped backgrounds, spectral rainbows, sharp caustic streaks, overlapping refraction fields and micro-details that reward close viewing. Everything remains physically plausible; nothing is surreal or cartoonish.

Refractions #323

Token information

Collection
Refractions
Token ID
#323
Object / Medium
Triangular Glass Prism
Light Source
Single White Beam
Colour System
Neutral White Light
Background / Surface
Soft Grey Gradient
Camera / Composition
Straight-On Product Shot
Rarity
Common

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