Maxwell Render’s stacked layers system allows you to create complex and very sophisticated materials. Each layer corresponds to a specific material, so each layer can contain several BSDFs blended together, coatings, SSS, etc. Think of a layer as a complete material on its own, with its own displacement, BSDFs, and coatings.
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For more details on using Stacked Layers, see the Stacking Layers page in the Maxwell Documentation.
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Chinese satin by henriquelana |
Find more multilayered examples at the MXM Gallery.