Aerogel
3d: Layer stacking, Refraction, Caustic lighting
The prompt
{subject}, rendered as if fabricated from stacked sheets of semi-transparent frosted glass and aerogel, every form refracting and lensing the layers behind it, crisp specular glints catching the top edges, soft caustic light ripples shimmering across the surface, {palette}, layered optical depth with gentle cool bokeh, full frame edge to edge
- Materials
- Frosted glass, Aerogel
- Techniques
- Layer stacking, Refraction, Caustic lighting
frosted glass, translucency, refraction, caustic light, specular glint
Slot recipes
How the prompt changes for each kind of picture.
- Hero: A lush primary subject filling the frame, built from layered translucent frosted glass with deep refraction, prominent specular edge glints, caustic light shimmer between layers, atmospheric cool bokeh orbs behind, pale cyan / soft lavender / teal with luminous white highlights.
- Feature: A single clear subject in three-quarter view rendered in laminated frosted glass, mid-depth refraction lensing the forms behind, one crisp specular streak along the top edge, soft cool depth-of-field.
- Avatar: A centered head-and-shoulders subject sculpted from stacked semi-transparent glass sheets, gentle refraction across the contours, bright rim glints, clean cool-toned bokeh ground, fills the frame.
- Empty state: A small isolated subject in pale frosted glass floating in generous soft cool space, faint caustic shimmer and a single quiet specular glint, airy and calm, mostly luminous pale-cyan field.
- Illustration: A composed multi-element scene where each object is laminated frosted glass at varied opacities, layered Z-depth with objects refracting one another, caustic light playing between planes, desaturated cyan-lavender-teal palette.
Guidance
Do
- Render the subject as if physically fabricated from layered semi-transparent frosted glass — translucency is the whole point
- Always place a colorful but desaturated cool ground behind the subject so refraction has content to bend and lens
- Add crisp specular glints along top edges and a few caustic light ripples between layers to sell the glass material
- Keep the palette cool and clean — pale cyan, soft lavender, teal, with luminous pure-white highlights
- Fill the frame edge to edge with the subject; use soft cool bokeh for depth
Don’t
- Never render the subject as opaque, matte, or flat — that breaks the glass illusion
- Never let refraction distortion obscure the subject's legibility; the form must still read clearly
- Never use heavy black drop shadows — glass catches light internally, not from a hard external source
- Never drop in text, UI panels, or empty dashboard whitespace — these are full-frame style exemplars, not app comps
- Never push neon oversaturation or warm muddy tones; stay cool, bright, and clean
In the lineage of
- Frosted studio glass sculpture, tradition. stacked translucent sheet forms
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Remix with this style
Apply Aerogel to any UI language and swap the palette: the preview takes this style's hero image.