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CONTEXT
shader study, 3d texture,
visual rendering
TEAM
Individual
YEAR
2026
TOOLS
Blender
Cycles render engine
This project explores a custom volumetric shader designed to simulate a CT scan effect on 3D geometries.
By using density-based volume rendering and animated masking, the shader reveals internal structures and layers of any mesh, transforming solid objects into readable spatial sections.
The result is both a technical tool and a visual system, capable of exposing hidden geometries while generating dynamic, scan-like animations.
Greek Slave — volumetric study
Volumetric rendering applied to a digitized sculpture, revealing internal density through transparency and light absorption.
Source: Smithsonian 3D collection.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XZ plane, revealing internal skeletal structures through sectional masking.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XZ plane, revealing internal skeletal structures through sectional masking.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XY plane, exposing layered bone structures through animated sections.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
SHADER STRUCTURE
The effect is achieved through a simple volume shader combined with animated masks that isolate thin sections of the mesh over time.
This way we are able to creates a scanning motion across the object, allowing the viewer to perceive depth, structure and internal composition frame by frame.
Vertebra — visual study
Animation based on a thoracic vertebra of Odocoileus hemionus, exploring volumetric rendering as a tool for dynamic visual output.
Source: Smithsonian 3D collection
VISUAL OUTPUTS
This project explores a custom volumetric shader designed to simulate a CT scan effect on 3D geometries.
By using density-based volume rendering and animated masking, the shader reveals internal structures and layers of any mesh, transforming solid objects into readable spatial sections.
The result is both a technical tool and a visual system, capable of exposing hidden geometries while generating dynamic, scan-like animations.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XY plane, exposing layered bone structures through animated sections.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
The effect is achieved through a simple volume shader combined with animated masks that isolate thin sections of the mesh over time.
This way we are able to creates a scanning motion across the object, allowing the viewer to perceive depth, structure and internal composition frame by frame.
3D enviroment and interior designer
based in Milan, Italy
3D enviroment and interior designer
based in Milan, Italy
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to discover
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CONTEXT
shader study, 3d texture,
visual rendering
TEAM
Individual
YEAR
2026
TOOLS
Blender
Cycles render engine
This project explores a custom volumetric shader designed to simulate a CT scan effect on 3D geometries.
By using density-based volume rendering and animated masking, the shader reveals internal structures and layers of any mesh, transforming solid objects into readable spatial sections.
The result is both a technical tool and a visual system, capable of exposing hidden geometries while generating dynamic, scan-like animations.
Greek Slave — volumetric study
Volumetric rendering applied to a digitized sculpture, revealing internal density through transparency and light absorption.
Source: Smithsonian 3D collection.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XZ plane, revealing internal skeletal structures through sectional masking.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XZ plane, revealing internal skeletal structures through sectional masking.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XY plane, exposing layered bone structures through animated sections.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
SHADER STRUCTURE
The effect is achieved through a simple volume shader combined with animated masks that isolate thin sections of the mesh over time.
This way we are able to creates a scanning motion across the object, allowing the viewer to perceive depth, structure and internal composition frame by frame.
Vertebra — visual study
Animation based on a thoracic vertebra of Odocoileus hemionus, exploring volumetric rendering as a tool for dynamic visual output.
Source: Smithsonian 3D collection
VISUAL OUTPUTS
This project explores a custom volumetric shader designed to simulate a CT scan effect on 3D geometries.
By using density-based volume rendering and animated masking, the shader reveals internal structures and layers of any mesh, transforming solid objects into readable spatial sections.
The result is both a technical tool and a visual system, capable of exposing hidden geometries while generating dynamic, scan-like animations.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XY plane, exposing layered bone structures through animated sections.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
The effect is achieved through a simple volume shader combined with animated masks that isolate thin sections of the mesh over time.
This way we are able to creates a scanning motion across the object, allowing the viewer to perceive depth, structure and internal composition frame by frame.
scroll
to discover
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scroll
to discover
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CONTEXT
shader study, 3d texture,
visual research
TEAM
Individual
YEAR
2026
TOOLS
Blender
Cycles render engine
This project explores a custom volumetric shader designed to simulate a CT scan effect on 3D geometries.
By using density-based volume rendering and animated masking, the shader reveals internal structures and layers of any mesh, transforming solid objects into readable spatial sections.
The result is both a technical tool and a visual system, capable of exposing hidden geometries while generating dynamic, scan-like animations.
Greek Slave — volumetric study
Volumetric rendering applied to a digitized sculpture, revealing internal density through transparency and light absorption.
Source: Smithsonian 3D collection.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XZ plane, revealing internal skeletal structures through sectional masking.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XZ plane, revealing internal skeletal structures through sectional masking.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XY plane, exposing layered bone structures through animated sections.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
SHADER STRUCTURE
The effect is achieved through a simple volume shader combined with animated masks that isolate thin sections of the mesh over time.
This way we are able to creates a scanning motion across the object, allowing the viewer to perceive depth, structure and internal composition frame by frame.
Vertebra — visual study
Animation based on a thoracic vertebra of Odocoileus hemionus, exploring volumetric rendering as a tool for dynamic visual output.
Source: Smithsonian 3D collection
VISUAL OUTPUTS
This project explores a custom volumetric shader designed to simulate a CT scan effect on 3D geometries.
By using density-based volume rendering and animated masking, the shader reveals internal structures and layers of any mesh, transforming solid objects into readable spatial sections.
The result is both a technical tool and a visual system, capable of exposing hidden geometries while generating dynamic, scan-like animations.
Volumetric scan animation moving along the XY plane, exposing layered bone structures through animated sections.
Model: Nycticorax nycticorax, Smithsonian archive.
The effect is achieved through a simple volume shader combined with animated masks that isolate thin sections of the mesh over time.
This way we are able to creates a scanning motion across the object, allowing the viewer to perceive depth, structure and internal composition frame by frame.
3D enviroment and interior designer
based in Milan, Italy