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Refractions #38
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.
Token information
- Collection
- Refractions
- Token ID
- #38
- Object / Medium
- Cut Gemstone Cluster
- Light Source
- Backlit Window Glow
- Refraction Pattern
- Rainbow Dispersion Through Prism
- Colour System
- Magenta & Cyan Split
- Background / Surface
- Warm Wooden Tabletop
- Camera / Composition
- Macro Close-Up Detail
- Rarity
- Uncommon
Owner information
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