1. ambient occlusion near the edges of the waterdrop2. light enters the water drop, the highlight appears in the same place we would expect it on a regular surface3. This area would be dark if covered by a non-translucent material, it's dark here because light is focused away from it4. This is where the light is focused towards, this area appears translucent, we can see the surface behind the water5. the light exits the droplet6. the cast shadow of the water droplet
>>7433542forgot to mention that it still looks wrong so im wrong somewhere but idk where
Would you be able to see the cast shadow through the water drop or nah?
>>7433555shadow area should be light in the center
>>7433542You can't really get the lighting right like in the reference when you're drawing without the context of the surface its on. Because the droplet is clear you only "see" it because of how the light changes its angle and hits the surface differently beneath the drop. Think about the effects of the surface tension of the water as it travels. That's what you need to get across. Water becomes drops because the individual water molecules are attracted to each other. That's why they can turn into a drop rather than just flowing out into the flattest possible shape. I think your first drawing actually gets that well. But if it's a moving drop like a tear you can see how the bulge at the lowest point is showing how the gravity that's pulling it down is fighting against the electrical forces holding the water form together. The water will also be slightly attracted to the face which is why there's a light film of water that gets left behind as the drop travels down the face. The drop doesn't create shadows, rather, it's a dome that catches some of the light before it hits the surface and refocuses it causing it to bounce out focused as a strong reflective highlight. As a side note you can see how water has an electrical attraction by turning your water faucet on to a light stream and then rubbing a filled balloon against your body to build up a static charge. If you hold the baloon to the stream it will actually bend noticeably towards the baloon.
You're forgetting the fresnel reflections on the edges, and the lensing focuses light away from that area. So no, not really.
>>7433674so that's what they are, well i didnt know it worked liked that but they kinda are there by default when you draw the outline of the waterdrop>>7433606what do you mean
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