The Snow Effect procedural texture produces a blurry snow-like pattern (figure 1).


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Snow Effect


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Figure 1: The Snow Effect node and it's associated parameters


Snow Effect Parameters

Time - Provides control over animating the texture effect.

Radius - Determines the size of the snow flakes.

Flake Count - Specifies the number of snow flakes.

Blizzardness - Determines the direction and shape of the snow flakes.

Transform - Positions, scales, and rotates the surface texture.

Projection - Sets how the texture projects onto the surface.